Playing With Grandbaby

If I were to have children all over again, I would do it much differently today.  I get to babysit my grandbaby often and I have learned som...

Sharon Osbourne's Regrets

Sharon Osbourne was on Katie recently and Katie asked Sharon if working mothers could have it all?  Sharon's answer was so profound I ...

Taylor Swift's Other Dream

  She said the only other thing she'd want to be doing if she wasn't making music is, "Being a mom full time, doing everything...

Spankings Cause Mental Disorder

According to this  article , the findings suggest that eliminating all physical punishment of children would reduce the prevalence of menta...

Protect Them From Evil

When I was a child I knew almost nothing of evil...Was our home not a place of humility and purity?  I think it was.  It was also a place of...

It's Not Fair!!!

I started into one of my famous discipline lectures. Yes, my best form of discipline was a long lecture that got to the heart of the prob...

Raising Happy Children

We may look upon rules laid down for children as the stakes and ties that keep the vine from rank growth and entangle it to produce the best...

Protect Their Creativity

There were few diversions for children in the early twentieth century, and one gets the distinct impression that they were happier because o...

Coming Home To An Empty House

Dr. James Dobson was recently on CNN.  He is concerned about the state of the family today.  He thinks children coming home to empty houses ...

Sharing Your Convictions

If you are a young mother raising children, I would like to encourage you not to share all of your convictions with others.  If you have con...

Obedience By Eighteen Months Old

"If you don't get obedience by the time they are eighteen months old, it is too late!"   stated a father of ten children.  I t...

Preventing Picky Eaters

There were several people who were upset that Ryan would make Emma eat her food .  Every morning, he prepares her breakfast and she eats it....

Emma Isn't The Boss!

Emma would love to be the boss.  Most children would love to be the boss if they could.  Ryan made Emma's breakfast this morning.  He st...

Keeping Children Productive

If you don't want the precious baby to grow up to be into materialism, drugs, sex, violence, or crime - do something!  Rip the TV out by...

Women Raised In Legalistic Homes

She was raised in a "Christian" home.  She was homeschooled.  She had to wear clothes that completely covered her body.  They had ...

Healthy Fear Of Parents

Children should have a healthy fear of their parents, just as we should have a healthy fear of God.  God says we reap what we sow.  A child ...

French Parenting

This  article claims that French parents are superior to American parents.  The main reason the author believes this to be true is due to t...

Affording Lots Of Children

If you listen to society, you will think that you can only afford one or two children at most.  It costs hundreds of thousands of dollars to...

Children Overeating ~ Off Limits?

When you see your children overeating or gaining weight, are you allowed to talk to them about it?   I would venture to say that most parent...