Category: Parenting

Being a Single Mother

Claire Lerner, director of parent resources at Zero to Three and psychotherapist, discusses the struggles and joys of being a single mother.  She shares tips on how to make single motherhood enjoyable and successful.

Summer Jobs Help Kids Learn about Money

Kathy Peel, America’s Family Manager, discusses how summer jobs teach kids about money and how to work with others.  She shares a list of 37 business ideas for kids and ideas for helping your kids work and earn money for things like camp.

Kathy is the author of our bible for motherhood: The Busy Mom’s Guide to a Happy Organized Home. Her website has many great tips.

Check out this list of 37 business ideas  for kids!

Check out how to Teach Healthy Respect for Money!

Check out how to Teach Kids to Make Friends and Influence Clients!

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Breaking the Good Mom Myth

Alyson Schafer, psychotherapist and parenting expert, discusses the Good Mom Myth and how we can break it and learn what we really need to do as moms.

Alyson is author of Breaking the Good Mom Myth and Honey I Wrecked the Kids as well as the host of a popular parenting show in Canada.  Check out her site at http://www.alyson.ca/

We found very good advice in Breaking the Good Mom Myth and recommend this book to mothers!  You can find her on Facebook and Twitter too!

When Parents Parent Differently–Keeping the Room Clean

What if your partner’s parenting style differs from you?  Should you intervene or not? Maggie Stevens, author of Parent Fix,mom of 5, shares her down-to-earth parenting tips with us. We talk specifically about what to do if parents differ in how clean a child needs to keep his room.

Attachment Parenting

Amy Webb, mother and creator of The Thoughtful Parent, discusses Attachment Parenting.  Amy has a PhD in Human Development and Family Sciences and loves to be a translator for parents in sharing research-based parenting information with those of us without PhDs!

Whose Responsible for Homework?

We discuss who is really responsible for homework and what we can do to help our kids succeed.  If you are a helicopter mom or one that really tries to make sure your kid get everything done, this is definitely a show you need to watch.  Or, if your kids are just starting school, listen so you don’t make mistakes.  Great content about how to help your kids succeed in life!

Protecting Your Child’s Motivation

To stay motivated, your child needs small successes along the way. Whether it is in spelling, math, music, or athletics, the key is to protect that motivation. Maggie Stevens, author of Parent Fix is the mom of 5 children and has many down-to-earth parenting tips to share with us.