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A teaching degree didn't help me figure out how to help my baby sleep more at night, but it has helped me train my toddlers how to be well behaved. Read More...
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Winter Break. Otherwise known as the second-longest period of time your kids are out of school. It's great to get a rest, but sometimes after they take too long off of school you can start seeing mental dust bunnies pile up in front of your eyes. Read More...
Everyone knows that you should have a to do list, but few know the reason why they're actually such a powerful tool. Read More...
If you listen to the internet, it sounds like you might need a second mortgage to pay for all the things you "have" to buy before you have a baby. After my first was born, I realized I didn't end up needing half of what I had bought. Read More...
Whether or not you accomplish your goals depends on how you set and structure your goals. Learn how to set goals you'll actually accomplish. Read More...
By understanding what's happening in a toddler's brain when they're throwing a tantrum, you can both help create future emotional stability and make the shrieking stop. Read More...
There is one behavior that couples who stay married do an average of 86% of the time, but couples that get divorced only do 33% of the time. Learn exactly how to perform this critical marriage skill and feel more connected to your spouse. Read More...
Childhood is when kids learn important skills like money management, work ethic, and intrinsic motivation. Having a properly-designed chore chart can teach all three. (AKA My parental love letter to chores.) Read More...
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It's easy to be romantic when you first get together, but after years of marriage, kids, jobs, and everything else life throws at you it gets a lot harder. Read More...
To help you cull through the overwhelming number of mommy blogs out there, here's a list of the absolute best up-and-coming mom blogs. These women will make you laugh, take notes, and (most importantly) become a better, saner, happier parent. Read More...
There are more 'make money online' adds on the internet than there are toddler tantrums in Target. (Read: a whole effing lot.) These are the only ones that have ever actually yielded real, cold, hard cash. Read More...
It's easy to ask questions to get to know someone you just met, but according to marriage researchers, it's just as important to keep getting to know your spouse after years of marriage. Read More...
For those of us about to do battle with Thanksgiving, you might have noticed that the "how to cook" thing isn't nearly as hard as the "how to get all the dang food to come out of the oven at the right time" part. Here's how to make sure nothing gets cold. Read More...
What makes a marriage last (or not)? How can I make my marriage happier? There's a lot of opinions out there but not a lot of hard facts. Learn what the research has shown to actually predict which marriages stay together and which ones end in divorce. Read More...
Is your to do list is taller than you are? Maybe you work without stopping all day and still don't feel like you got enough done when you pass out on top of your partially-folded laundry pile? Read More...
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