5 Tips to Help Kids Resist Digital Distractions During Homework
In an age where digital distractions are everywhere we are sharing some tips to help you help your child so that homework time can be a little more productive and a little less painful.
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Parenting While Caring for Aging Parents
As people are living longer and raising kids later in life, many parents are struggling with the particular demands of parenting teens while caring for their aging parents. Judy Zexter, psychotherapist and teen parenting expert, breaks down the challenges and urges parents to practice self care.
12 Tips To Get Your Kids School Ready
Kindergarten teacher, Susan Hamilburg, shares some excellent tips for parents on practical things like what to pack and tasks to work on along with how to emotionally prepare their children going in to the school year.
Have Baby Will Travel: Tips for Traveling with Infants
5 tips to help you get the best rest possible when traveling with a baby.
How Strict Should Parents be with Teens
An interview with best selling author Dr. Cara Natterson offering advice for parents of teens trying to find balance on what to allow when it comes to drugs and alcohol.
How to Navigate the Teen Years
The teenage years do not need to be fraught with screaming fights, chronic friction or exaggerated rebellion. Parenting expert, Judy Zexter, shares tips to help guide parents of teens.
How NOT to Parent Your Child When They Become a Big Sibling
I was five and a half when my sister was born. “Your life will …
Four Tips to Defeat Back Talk and Sass
Is the back talk and sass emanating from your precious child’s mouth getting you down? Dr. Michele Borba shares four doable tips to turn that bad attitude around!
Bully-proofing Our Children
Education consultant, Ellen Sanchez shares some valuable tools for how children can handle bullying, when to get help and the distinction between tattling and reporting.
Our Year in Review for 2018
The Mother Company had an exciting year and we wanted to share the top five highlights.