It’s been proven that children who read achieve. They boast higher test scores and recognize letters and numbers more often than their peers who read less often. But getting children to crack open a book sometimes can be the tricky part for parents and teachers.

Nine years ago, the...

What’s wrong with kids today? Although every generation seems to ask the same question, the debate on children’s manners has heated up significantly with articles, Op-Eds and even TV shows like “Nanny 911” that paint an alarming picture of manners and misbehavior...

As the name of our website suggests we help you in managing your finances when you think it is time that you had a baby but are worried about the cost and responsibility of a new life on your shoulders and pockets.

Expecting a baby soon? Worried how youll be able to manage in the limited...

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, more children are killed as passengers in car accidents than by any other type of injury.

Many of these deaths and injuries can be avoided with the proper use of child safety seats and seat belts. While 97 percent of...

There is a chore in my home that brings out the procrastinator in me. This particular chore is so big and so difficult, that I create new tasks just to avoid starting the dreaded job. What could be so bad: My toddlers bedroom a.k.a. fighting the battle of too many toys!

The problem...

Summary: Are you having trouble finding time to be with your children and to be with each other? Discover how important this balance is, and what may be the underlying issue in the way of couple time.

A reader emailed me the following question:

Many dads and moms, especially those...

It seems the more advanced the online technology, the more trickery there is online. It may be hard to believe, but there are people who spend their time dreaming up ways to hack into strangers’ computers to swipe their identities and simply wreak havoc with their files. What is even more...

Juggling children and work can be a challenge, whether you work outside the home or you are a work from home mom, but, in some ways, work from home moms face more challenges than moms who work outside the home. After all, when youre in a traditional office, you dont need to worry that a coworker...

Summer is a great time for children. School is out for most of them and its time to play. Running, climbing, building sand castles, swimming…

Sweating, sunburns, complaining.

It isnt necessarily all that easy to keep the kids busy all summer long, especially on particularly...

Children are more sedentary than ever, watching television and playing video games instead of biking to the playground or playing kickball in the backyard with their pals is a major cause. And even schools have stopped emphasizing fitness, in some school districts, physical education has...

The kids love going to engaging activities in summer and meet new friends. Parents love having a few weeks of peace and quiet. Its no wonder summer camps have retained their population for several decades. Summer camp may seem like a perfect move for your family, but there might be a problem:...

Why do some animals seem to know before we do that a storm’s coming? One theory is that they can sense changes in barometric pressure.

For house pets, as well as animals in the wild, tiny environmental changes warn of danger, and instinct tells them to flee. But even when safely...