Sorry You Feel Bad,

But Don't Tell Me Not To Celebrate.

Parents/primary caregivers are the most important advocate for their children in all areas of their development, including social-emotional.  May is Mental Health Awareness month.     Children as young as newborns can have social-emotional issues.  Research shows, behavior problems that surface in early childhood are the single best predictor for several long-term outcomes, such as adolescent delinquency, gang involvement, incarceration, substance abuse, divorce, unemployment (Center for…

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Memorial Day Weekend is not just a holiday weekend celebrating all our fallen defenders of our country for our family.

Our 2 oldest boys will celebrate their 12th and 13th birthdays as well. Unfortunately our 13th year old will not be with us this year. BUT our 12 year old flies in tonight. Anyone…

10 FREE Things You Can Do to Keep Your Kids Entertained and Active This Summer

School is out!  How will you keep your kids physically active this summer?  

Camps can help keep kids physically active and kids love camps but they can be very expensive.  I have scheduled a couple of camps for my kids and they were over $200 for 1 week of 1/2 days!  Ouch.

Create Your Own Camp

Block out one hour per…

Parents play a key part not only in making healthier options for their kids but also in educating kids how to make healthier options for themselves. One of the best methods you can help your kid maintain diet plan is to inform them to work on their portion control. Your kid's doctor can assess your kid's body weight and growth and let you know if your kid needs to lose or put on body weight or if any nutritional changes need to be made. Simple methods to reduce fat consumption in your kid's…

By the Editors at FamiliesGo!

There’s no such thing as traveling light when you travel with kids. So we value anything that allows us to carry less, carry smaller, carry lighter or that keeps the kids comfortable longer. Here are 10 products (and 1 service) that get get high marks for cleverness in our book. Let us know what you think.

1. Bubble…

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• Pretty sure I killed a 12 pack over the course of the week and do not feel an ounce of guilt for it either.

• Somehow tossed in an old unused diaper in the wash. I did spend an hour cleaning it out and crying the entire time.

• Gave in and fed the kids bottle (gag) Alfredo sauce because I was too…

Here's yet another one of my Friday list of crazy things I've discovered lately.  Included this time is the realization that Mother's Day should really be Mother's Weekend.  Click over to my blog for the full list:…

I remember years ago having coffee with a friend who had children older than mine and telling her how guilty I felt about not bathing my water-hating child every single night- but not guilty enough to actually do it! I remember clearly her smiling at me and saying;"Welcome to the Unfit Mothers Club."

The rules of the club are just like the first two rules of Fight Club.

 Rule one-You do not talk about the unfit mothers club.

Rule two - You do…

Ok…so a 13-year-old boy had a lot to say about creativity and education these days and I really hope you will check him out first and foremost:

http://thinkjarcollective.com/articles/13-year-old-on-creativity-and-hackschooling…

It’s no secret that I have had issues with kindergarten homework. Last fall, I got scolded by the teacher for not making my daughter follow directions and color.

Color.

(You can read the sordid details here.)

But it’s May now and my 6-year-old daughter and I have found our groove when it comes to kindergarten…