New mom? A mom veteran? Somewhere in between? As a working mom, we all have information we need. How does this make you a mean mom? Here are some tips on why that is OK. And tips to help working moms be successful at work and home life.
There have been revelations about some YouTube influencers touting strict rules for children who have crossed the line from strict to cruel. I NEVER physically punished my children. (Yes, I told them the “the smacking hand is coming out,” but never hit them.) I NEVER denied them food (Yes, I made them eat their “real […]
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Should Kids Get Paid For Doing Chores? This is a very important question that has divided parents for as long as I can remember: Should Kids Get Paid for Doing Chores? Part of the seminar I talked about in the Allowance post talked about creating terms to hold both your children and yourself responsible. As
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No matter how hard we try to do everything right with our children, we are going to make mistakes. Some of these mistakes will cause our children unintended trauma. I’m not talking about physical or psychological abuse. I’m talking about everyday things that stick with your child for the rest of their life. If you
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Budgeting is a tough thing to master, but understanding the value of money is relatively easy. When my son was still a toddler, I was at a seminar where they talked about things that lead to money issues as adults. One of the things they talked about was teaching children the value of money by
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