Check out the website Free Range Kids. The idea is that our children don't go out and play anymore, and because of that, they are not learning life skills. One sugges...
My children have always been very close. They hardley fight and everyone always told me "just wait, they will". Well, at 5 and 9 they are still like PB&J. Anyhow, m...
What do you do to protect your kids without keeping them in a box - with so many horrifying stories in the news about kids being hurt, killed, etc, it's hard to not b...
Hi, I recently moved into a new house with my husband and our 15 month old son. I love the house, the yard, everything but one thing is bothering me. Since my son was...
I took some time tonight to review with my daughter, aged seven, the strategies for getting away from strangers. This is after getting my first chance to read about t...
My kids bus stop is literally the corner of our front yard. The girls are 6 and almost 8. Last year, they walked to and from the bus stop every day by themselves (unl...
My child's 6th grade class is planning a trip to Disney. It is a one day trip, they leave at 5am and come back at 11pm. The only issue I have with it is that it said ...
I am in the process of getting a divorce and I was just wondering if there are any other moms out there that have been divorced and regret not putting something in th...
My 6 yr old and his next door neighbor friend who is almost 6 are allowed to play in our yards or ride their bikes on our cul de sac without us being outside every mi...
Hi Moms,
This may be an odd question but why is it that when I am out with my children people (strangers) always ask what my children's names are? I am uncomfort...
