Name: Tall-tale TammyScientific name: Fibulosus innovatisAge: 9Traits: Excuse generators always have an exciting adventure to tell and tend to have more excuses than completed homework. From ...

Your daughter helps with the dishes. Your son takes out the trash on a regular basis. Do you pay them allowance? Some parents do; some don’t. ...

With kids back in school and flu season around the corner, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on its Web site has steps to help ...

Almost.  There is a new game that will keep your children busy for hours – maybe even all winter long. It’s much less expensive than costly video ...

Mothers certainly help set the tone of their homes. The old saying “When Momma’s happy, everyone’s happy” is so true. In raising five children, I learned ...

The following are 10 ways to make your home a haven in this shifting world. This is adapted from Authentic Parenting in a Postmodern Culture (Harvest ...

Some call it fall. Some call it autumn. When I was growing up, we called it “back to school,” and it was my mother’s favorite season. ...

Now that your kids are back in school (or headed that way), it's time to think about homework, bedtimes, healthy lunches ... and, yes, backpack injuries.Overloaded ...

You probably have memories of you or a friend covered in the itchy spots of chickenpox as a child. While vaccines can now prevent instances of ...

John Maxwell – an internationally recognized leadership expert, author and speaker – recently told attendees of a leadership conference in Virginia Beach, Va., that one of ...

For years my kids and I wanted a dog … but my wife didn’t. But a few months ago, a friend was moving to a big ...

It is natural to be nervous about leaving your child home alone, but if both you and your child are prepared, this can be an experience ...

Your children may not know:A raven was the first animal out of the ark.Enoch and Elijah never died. They were taken to heaven.Pharaohs ruled Egypt for ...

Since schoolchildren have gone back to the classroom after summer break, we all need ways to motivate them and support their learning. You don’t have to ...

Position:Mom, Mommy, Mama, Ma, Dad, Daddy, Dada, Pa, PopJob Description:Long-term team players needed for challenging, permanent work in an often chaotic environment. Candidates must possess excellent ...

Is ADD a blessing or a curse? The answer is probably going to be different depending on whom you ask. For some teachers and school systems, ...

Sara burst through the door in tears. She was so upset, she could hardly speak. But after a long hug from her mother, Sara finally was ...

Kids these days learn how to use the Internet at a very young age, but what can parents do to keep them safe while they surf? ...

If you communicate with Fitness for Youth, an organization that works to improve children’s health, it’s not hard to see why children are overweight. Fitness for ...

While it is nice for a child to have a summer break from academic studies, it is also important for a child to challenge his brain ...

Just like their bodies, kids’ brains need exercise to stay in tip-top shape. It’s no surprise that during the long, lazy days of summer, many students ...

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 ...

Our fishing expedition on Flathead Lake this summer was comical. Despite our best efforts, we were unable to catch anything, even though the boat next to ...

Sure, they may talk back, roll their eyes and tune you out at times. But take heart, parents. Your moody, growing, changing, baffling children need you ...

As a parent of a school-aged child, you can relate to excuse-writing when your child is absent from school. And as a parent, you will get ...

My kid’s tooth is hanging by what seems to be a steel thread. Each night he entertains his siblings by wiggling the tooth, pulling on it, ...

Every year, at least once, I try to write each of my kids a letter. In the letter, I tell them all the things I love ...

My daughter loves music. Only 10 years old, she already has a stack of CDs. At night I’ll walk past her darkened room, where she is ...

We all know the parents who let their child get away with everything, or the parents who are so strict that their child is afraid to ...

If you’re like most families, every day of the week – including Sunday – is packed with work or activities or errands or demands of some ...

When our children are babies, they depend on us for everything. But as they grow, it is important for our children’s growth to teach them to ...

According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, tweens ages 8 to 12 see the most food advertisements on TV, an average of 21 ads a day, or ...

The temperature has plummeted, snow blankets the roads, icicles dangle from the eaves of your house. The airport is closed, your cars are snowed in, and ...

According to Nielson Media Research, 82 percent of MTV viewers are 12 to 34 years old, with 39 percent under the age of eighteen.That’s scary. According ...

Not sure when you can cut your oldest child loose to babysit her younger siblings? If you’re like most parents, you might be tired of forking ...

If your kid is pushing the limits when it comes to what she says, you’re not alone. Many children will naturally say things that are inappropriate, ...

Can’t seem to get out the door on time each morning to catch the school bus? Forget the lunch boxes on the counter? Or the library ...

Want junior to understand the stock market, or what happens when a company goes public, or where Wall Street is and what happens there?Or maybe you ...

    So your kid just won’t stay in bed no matter what you do at bedtime. That’s a fact in countless homes across America. But a few ...

National Treasure: Book of Secrets did $171 million in its first three weeks. That’s only $2 million less than what the original did. That should tell ...

If Dr. Richard Dobbins is correct, pornography — especially on the Internet — is ruining lives, including those of children and teens, and the Church doesn’t ...

What happens when there is nothing for your school-aged children to do? Not much — if you don't help them find something to do. According to ...

No parent wants to hear that their child has gotten into trouble, whether it’s at school, daycare, a friend’s house or in the neighborhood. But when ...

When a mom or a dad becomes seriously ill, inevitably their children will have questions: Is it contagious? Will you die? Is it my fault? Tough ...

Finally, the potty-training period is over, the diapers are gone and your children wake up in dry beds. But what if the latter doesn’t happen? While ...

You don’t have to just wonder and worry about the potential for violence at your child’s school. There are ways to proceed, and facts to be ...

As a parent your words can make or break your son or daughter. Bill Glass, a four-time All Pro NFL star, found that out the hard ...

Lindsay Harrup, a colleague’s daughter, attends church regularly, is active in her youth group, is an honors student at a Christian school and is an ace ...

One of the most important things parents can do is to prepare their children against bullies. Bullies not only hurt children emotionally and physically, but also ...

Last year attorney generals lashed out at MySpace.com after the company refused to turn over the names of registered sex offenders who use the site.“MySpace is ...

Young people may be shocked to learn that MTV began life as a music channel, one that aired a constant stream of videos with nubile women ...

Sam and Gwen went on a date a few months ago. They got a babysitter, made reservations at a restaurant then ventured into the local Cineplex ...