The Problem with Credit Card Parenting
Why you should not wait for your baby, toddler, or child to get older and “easier” before you face a problem. Face it now before the problem grows. Have you …
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McKenna Preteen Summary: 10 Years Old
This is a summary for McKenna. She is now ten years old! This summary covers from 9 years 9 months old through 10 years old. The life of a 10 …
5 Tips for Making Laundry Easier and More Tolerable!
How to make laundry day easier. These tips are fantastic for families. Find products to make the day easier and how to get kids involved. If you have been reading …
Train To Obey Your Voice
Why you want to train your child to obey you rather than just memorize rules of what is okay to do and what is not okay to do. “The goal …
5 Rules for Giving Kids Instructions
The five principles for instruction. Five rules to follow when you give your child an instruction. Always keep these things in mind. On Becoming Babywise II lists five principles to …
Macro vs. Micro Cleaning: Cleaning Personalities
Understand your cleaning personality and preference. Learn about macro versus micro cleaning to understand yourself and your family members. Have you ever looked at someone’s idea of “clean” and scratched …
Discipline Phrase: “I didn’t ask if you wanted to…”
How to respond when your child tells you he doesn’t want to do what you have instructed him to do. Respond without anger or yelling. I find it really helpful …