Discipline

How Can We Prevent Bullying? Start with Our Own Children.

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Small children experience bullying.  Childhood bullies are as common as childhood friends, often, in my opinion, because the issue is not taken seriously at a young age. Image Credit: Safe Network Perhaps we think our children are simply fighting back, or learning to stick up for themselves. Perhaps we think kids will be kids and [...]

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How to Get Little Kids to Clean {Win a Full House Cleaning}

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Sometimes I wonder what I could get done if I had a dozen children and I taught them all a different task.  I imagine by the 10th  child I would have my house totally taken care of and could spare two little angels to fan me and feed me grapes.  It is nothing more than [...]

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Excuse Me Ma’am, What Manners?

Today’s word is brought to you by the amazing Nina Badzin, a published writer, aspiring novelist and mother.  She’s also quite the twitter guru and shares her secrets on her blog and with all who follow her @NinaBadzin.  She’s funny and feisty wherever she goes and I love that Nina shares her opinions and opens [...]

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Bring Back the Family Meeting and Give Your Kids a Say

Last month Kenmore asked for my biggest household challenge.  This month, I’m sharing my Genius Tip on how I overcame that challenge!  Kenmore is on the search for everyday genius & each month they are giving away $3,000 in Kenmore gift certificates and a chance to have the best idea turned into an ad!  Enter [...]

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Share Your Decision Time Challenge and Win an iPad2!

As parents, we make a lot of decisions. In my house, I decide a lot of things for the family. While the kids are small, this sort of works, but it is a challenge to find the time to review our rules and plans for our little group. I mean, maybe I am not always [...]

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