By Paula Spencer I often say that I spend more time and energy on my one boy than on my three girls. Other mothers of boys are quick to say the same. Forget that old poem about snips a...

The recent post about Stepparents and discipline got me thinking.  What is and isn't acceptable discipline and who does and doesn't have the right to discipline a child? While I will ...

It is about 5 o'clock in the evening on a Sunday night. My husband and I have done everything over the weekend except grocery shopping, and it can't wait because we were out of 3 basic staples in...

So today I thought about making 'chore coupons' if my child does her chores she gets a coupon that says her chore and I put it in a empty tennis ball can with the lid slit open to insert coupons.Sh...

Ihv tried everything with her, i hv tried grounding her i hv tried timeout and yes i hv tried spanking. i hv even tried taking her tv away. Nothing is working im at my wits end with her i dont know...

Okay, So I have a 30 month old, and a 10 month old. When "Ant" was born, (10 month old) His older brother "Miah" was fine about it. I made sure to include him in everything and spend seperate time ...

The subject of discipline is almost always a hot topic.  The following is excellent material for those who are concerned about the true nature of Godly discipline: "To gain a deeper understan...

I live in a neighborhood, not by choice, that is a low socio-economic status.  I would say that probably all of the parents in this neighborhood are single parents.   There seems to ...

Too many times I've given up or avoided doing something just becasue I didn't feel like doing it.  I want to practice "walking by faith" more often.  Doing things (that are hard, complica...