Could you feed your children on one dollar per child per meal?

I know it would be a struggle in my home with five kids and a husband. But millions of American parents may have to tell their kids “there’s nothing to eat tonight.” In this land of plenty, it's hard to believe this could happen.

Here’s a little background:

• Last week both the House and…

My future lawyer (aka my five-year old son) has become quite good at arguing.  I know he is about to start a great debate when I hear....

But.......

Wait a minute.....

Let me tell you what I think......

Mom, that's crazy...... (my least favorite one)

Lately, I do not have to hear any of those statements first to know…

Parents of children with special needs, such as Autism Spectrum Disorders or ADHD, sometimes feel powerless when it comes to helping their children. Most of the therapies available to treat these and other neurobehavioral disorders need to be administered and monitored by professionals such as physicians, psychologists and occupational therapists.

Yet, there are 3 things you can do at home to help your special needs child! Click the link below to learn how…

Do you ever sit back and wonder that everything you do has a purpose? Do you ever wonder what it is that makes you who you are! I have been threw alot of traumatic things in my life and I start to wonder why me? I'm sure that alot of you have always wondered the same thing! I've never trusted anyone with my life non the less the lives of my children!

I have 2 children whom are 7 and 4.. soon to be a year old in a few months.. I hate to think that I can miss anything in their…

I am sure you are familiar with the term “Stranger Danger”. Do you remember as a child how your parents & grandparents always told you not to talk to strangers? That’s a conversation that every parent has had with their child and most of us are 100% confident that we have done such a great job at this that “our” child would never talk to or go with a stranger, right? Well according to all those television specials where the kids are setup to see if they will talk to/approach a stranger…

Mommy confessions.  I'm not proud and they aren't pretty, but they are what they are.  Please feel free to comment and add your own.  Click here to see the full post.

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When my wife first told me that we were expecting, I found myself flooded with emotions – the largest…

http://www.loveplayandlearn.com/2012/12/christmas-tree-traditions.html

For a few years during my childhood, my parents would take a us to a Christmas tree lot and we would pick out our very own Christmas tree. I remember…

Are you the parent or relative of a child with Autism? Maybe you are a teacher or provider to someone living with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. If so - the book shown above, compiled by R. Wayne Gilpin, will hit home for you. It will touch your…

Today is a new day.  It is not yesterday, and it is not tomorrow.  This election

had friends, neighbors, coworkers, family, religions, bloggers, the entire

country divided.  There were mean-spirited arguments from both sides just as

there were calm disagreements from both sides.  There was mud-slinging and there

was praise.  And there were the children of this country that witnessed it

all.



Children are impressionable, they do as they see and they say what…

As soon as you become a parent you try to keep your little one, or little ones in my case, out of trouble and harm’s way. This is sometimes hard when there are so many things that can potentially hurt a little baby or toddler.  

My twins are now four and we have had our share of close calls or near…

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I usually associate the first week of school with stress, conflict and illness at home, but this year has been different.  To be honest, there was some illness, but it started a couple of weeks ago with a sinus infection…

Yesterday I had one of those rare moments that we cherish with our kids, a heart to heart conversation.  While sitting in the driveway splitting and spitting our sunflower seeds (something you get really good at as a baseball mom) my son opened up and asked…

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