Parenting Advice

A new year, a new start. Each year 62 percent of Americans make New Year’s Resolutions hoping to make positive and healthy changes. Statistics show that within the first two weeks 25 percent of…

Fourteen-year-old Annika Natividad of Stafford excels at everything she does. She is a part of the National Junior Honor Society and Girl Scouts. She is a captain of her volleyball team, was the…

Why leave cash in the store? Holiday bargains are to be found, it’s just a matter of when and where to shop. When you are planning your shopping, consider waiting for these dates and save: Nov 24…

by Kimberly Blaker
Volunteering is a great way for families to make a difference in their communities and offers lots of benefits to those who volunteer their time and skills. First and foremost,…

Hello? I’ve been looking for fall… the season, that is, not an action or infinitive or any such thing. Winter never really happened, and then summer was kind of only hot, like, D.C….

Today’s parents are the first generation to be challenged with raising their children in a completely different digital environment than how they grew up. Twenty-first century children are being…

GPS watches help parents feel at ease when letting their children play freely Parents of the younger set who feel their children aren’t mature enough yet for a cell phone but still want to keep…

In 2014, in the United States, 236,968 women and 2,141 men were diagnosed with breast cancer. According to the CDC, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women of all ethnicities, and the…

You know those moments. Those times when parenthood just hits you like a freight train. Your baby simply stopped sleeping. Like, full stop no sleep. Your toddler is cutting all her teeth. Your kid…

Before becoming a parent, the idea of disciplining children seemed fairly straightforward. It follows logic that if you set limits, use consistency and respond firmly, but lovingly, children will…