Are you in need of some crafty ideas to do with your preschooler? I regularly find myself on a quest for a new—and simple—project to do ...

If you’re anything like me, the mere thought of running errands with small people whose fingers suddenly become sticky and whose voices turn into vehicles for ...

With all the gift giving of the holidays, a greater way to make a lasting impression on your little one is by setting a good example ...

Children’s Chore Helpers—It may help to have a tool that is tangible for preschoolers in order to incorporate chores into their routines. Try this: Paint two ...

A group of people posed the question “What does love mean?” to young children. The answers were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined, and ...

The dishes are stacking up. Soggy cereal from the kids’ breakfast is caked inside your sink (by the way, cereal is much easier to clean when ...

There are many, many days when I think, God must be crazy to entrust a third child to me. Swimming around in my womb is the ...

Here’s how it works. Make slips of paper, write a chore on each one (preferably something you don’t want to do, like scrubbing the toilet or ...

If I have to answer one more insignificant question, wipe one more runny nose, or bandage one more boo-boo today, I’m going to pull my hair ...

Socks hurl across the kitchen, a hail of chaos splintering morning routine and order. Thunked in the back of the head, I spin from the sink ...

"Blue’s Clues" is pumping too loudly in my right ear. The attractive, large library headphones are strategically placed on my head. One ear is covered, thereby ...

Summer, for many moms, is a time to relax and throw the schedule out the window. Kids need downtime too! But it’s always nice to have ...

I was once referred to as a statistic by my college professor. According to him, based on my family history, I should have been on drugs, ...

Think your child may be spoiled? Need ideas for effective discipline? At your wits' end trying to get respect from your children? Renowned parenting coach Timothy ...

I have loved watching my husband speak – even whisper – Scripture over our children. As he tucks them in at night, as he shows them ...

Do you ever get the feeling that your children aren’t listening to your instructions? You have just offered an ocean of wise counsel, but your little ...

The Today show on July 3 offered a piece on the dangers of parents leaving their young kids in a hot car over the summer. Today ...

I’ll be honest. Housekeeping is not my forte. If you were to enter my house, you would undoubtedly find evidence of a speedy little boy and ...

Many days I read a blog created by mother of six Ann Voskamp. Her wisdom and tenderness are thought-provoking, convicting and inspiring. On a particular day, ...

So, it was a typical Saturday morning in my house. Breakfast had been eaten, and dishes were still waiting for me in the sink. Miraculously, a ...

I would venture to say most mothers look at their children and see beauty. I have felt as though my heart would burst just looking at ...

I grew up in a household where dessert was a special treat, not an everyday occurrence. However, I married a man who comes from a family ...

If you’re a mother of tiny tumbleweeds tanked with testosterone, you will appreciate the tidbits my close confidante Ariel Lawhon shares in her blog. Ariel has ...

As I sit at my computer, I can hear my son crying as he wakes from his nap. I am exhausted, and I don’t want to ...

In the last year, the word “boundaries” has shown up in my life like a rash that just wouldn’t go away. I know it’s there. I ...

She is three years, seven months and nineteen days old. Her hair fluffs about her head in golden brown ringlets. Enchanting blue eyes with thick, curled ...

Words can’t express how excited we as parents become when our children utter their first sounds. Now that they’ve grown to toddler and preschool age, their ...

Childhood obesity has been a growing problem in this age of TV, video games, computers and DVR. But Dr. Gail Saltz, Today show contributor, explains how ...

With all the media attention in recent months about kids' toys being made in China with lead paint, the question has surfaced: Do the Chinese produce ...

When his son was born, Mitch had imagined tossing a giggling Jordan up in the air and teaching him to kick a ball — just as ...

Two weeks after I learned I was pregnant, my mother called me in tears — not tears of joy, mind you, but tears of sadness as ...

Does it takes forever for your baby to fall asleep? Does he or she only fall asleep if you breastfeed, give a bottle or pacifier, rock, ...

Do Child Development Videos Fuel the Learning Process?Whether or not videos for babies and toddlers actually increase a child’s learning potential has been a source of ...

‘Train up a child in the way he should go,Even when he is old he will not depart from it.” — Proverbs 22:6, NIVProverbs 22:6 is ...

Babyproofing Your Marriage: How to Laugh More, Argue Less, and Communicate Better as Your Family Grows, by Stacie Cockrell, Cathy O'Neill, Julia Stone and Rosario Camacho-Koppel ...

When a woman is carrying two or more babies, it is called a multiple pregnancy. In the past two decades, the number of multiple births ...

This gives new meaning to the old adage “Go with the flow.” Below is an email a working mom of three sent to the telecommunications department ...

Reviewed by: Mary L. Gavin, MD The image of a baby and parent dozing off together isn't an uncommon one. But the practice of cosleeping, or ...

Most of America's populace thinks it improper to spank children, so I have tried other methods to control my kids when they have one of "those ...

How many of the following tests would you pass?1) Mess test: Smear peanut butter on the sofa and curtains. Place a fish stick behind the ...