Raising Rubies

This isn't the typical post for me, but it's probably the most practical for moms of newborn babies. You wouldn't think that a little thing like a binki would cause so much good or bad in the life of a baby, and so much stress for the parents! But it...

Written by Guest Author, Chelsey W. Chelsey doesn't know where the last 9 years have gone. One day she was a fresh, newly-wed, and the next she was the mother of 6 children. Her confidence in her knowledge of mothering seems to be inversely related to...

In marriage and in parenting, we have 100s of interactions each day. During our interactions, how often is criticism okay before it is destructive? Looking at it another way, how positive should we be with our spouse and children in order to maintain...

My husband and I are attending a parenting class offered through the school called The Incredible Years. Over the next 11 weeks, we will focus on a different concept each week. To compliment the class instruction, we will read a chapter in this book...