The Parenting Weblog

According to researchers in Canada, limiting the number of embryos used for in vitro fertilization (I VF) could prevent up to 40 newborn baby deaths within that country each year. In addition, wit wou…

Many families and households are on a tight budget. Particularly with the most recent economic crisis, households want to decrease their costs and to save money. When purchasing a new washer dryer, ho…

Have you already finalized plans for this year's summer vacation?

If you have young kids, Florida family vacations are probably the easiest to arrange and most enjoyable for the entire family. …

Three years ago, my son and I came home to live with my mother.

You see my mother is a very loving person. She is woman of few words and if she's angry with somebody she just cries in a corner …

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 4309370Hope you all had a good start into 2009!

A new year, a fresh start. I'm personally not a fan of making New Year's resolutions, but I have somethin…

Some days there is just nothing better than a break in the daily routine by going out to eat. However when you start to total up the bill for a family to eat, it seems to get pricier every day. Howe…

I'm slowly feeling better. Of course I haven't really stopped doing all the things I need to get done but I'm napping a lot between them.

My parents came over to go to school with our dau…

Some days there is just nothing better than a break in the daily routine by going out to eat. However when you start to total up the bill for a family to eat, it seems to get pricier every day. You …

I was born in 1970. I have vivid memories and grainy photos of the birthday parties of my youth – backyard events with games and cake and once, even a party at local McDonald's. The idea was mor…