The Parenting Weblog

You're pregnant or you've recently given birth. You will have to take care of a baby as part of your family.

You may be a pet lover too, and you may already have some pets or you're pla…

Parenting is no matter how you look at it the hardest job there is. Parents will often wonder if they are doing a good job and often seek advice and read some parenting magazines and blogs. Parenting …

When you have young kids at home, you can't really decorate your home the way you want it. As a parent to a very energetic 8-year old boy, I know very well what's it's like to have a toddl…

These days, going generic is the cheap option. While there are stuff for your household that can be bought generic, there are just stuff that can't pass for generic.

Here are a few items that y…

Every parent does everything in their power to protect their children. It starts off with the correct car seats, then training wheels on tricycles, next it's protective gear for sports. If a paren…

Summer holidays are just around the corner and unless you're taking a loooong vacation somewhere, you probably need some ideas on how to keep the kids busy at home. You don't want them permane…

Now that spring is upon us, kids are going to spending more time with outdoor activities. And if you have kids like mine, who are like stain magnets, that means, more toiling over the laundry!

But …

After a 10-month school year…my son (a first grader) is now on summer vacation. He will have a full 3-week vacation before he comes back for a summer class in math and reading. Because those are his…

This morning, my first grader didn't want to get up at 6 am (his normal wake-up time on school days). That would have given him enough time at a normal pace (without rushing) to eat his breakfast,…

What do you do when you badly need (or want) a pedicure but you don't have the time to go to a nail salon? It's important to have some me-time, everyone knows that, but there are times when th…