Parenting & Raising Kids

Parents Behaving Badly
Have you heard about the new book, Tales From Swankville:The Town May Be Fictional But The Problem Is For Real, that is causing controversy among in the media among parents, especially those in the author’s hometown who say the town’s fictional setting of Swankville is really their own real town of Pleasanton, […]

When Children Commit Crime

I don’t usually write much in this blog about current events news stories that feature kids behaving in a criminal manner. There are plenty of those type of headlines out there on plenty of sites with their sensational headlines about child criminals. I usually write articles here that are universal […]

Kids Halloween Party DVD
Are you looking for Halloween movies for children? Here’s an idea that is sure to please both children and adults – a double DVD pack that includes Scared Shrekless abd Monsters Vs Pumpkins Halloween. Kids will enjoy the animation and cute Halloween stories while adults will enjoy the parodies and […]

I promised in the previous report card entry that I would write about parent-teacher conferences or PTC’s as some parents, teachers, and school administrators call them.
Here are some tips for parents in order to use their time efficiently while meeting with their children’s teachers.
1. Go To The Conference – I know that might sound silly, […]

Familiy Travel At Thanksgiving
As we approach the Thanksgiving weekend, which is traditionally the busiest travel time of the year, I’m wondering if you have firmed up your travel plans.
With all the recent news about the airline industry, I wonder if some people will really think twice before they purchase flights and make other travel […]

Can it really be that time of the year again when kids are bringing home report cards?
Doesn’t it seem like parents just got through Halloween and are already getting requests for wanted Christmas toys? We haven’t even mentioned that we are little more than a week away from Thanksgiving. Somewhere in there, it’s […]

Finding A Job After Graduation
We don’t talk too often on this parenting blog about parents and the roles they play in the lives of their college age kids. We tend to think that by that point in their children’s lives, the parents should have given the kids a strong foundation in how to behave […]

Prescription Contacts For Children
Parents have to make the final decision between getting eyeglasses or contact lenses for kids. Whatever is decided, parents should think through the pros and cons of both choices. In either case, shopping online to get the best prices for glasses or to find low priced contact lenses (after […]