Always remember, everyone is hungry for praise and starving for honest appreciation! ~ David Brandt Berg ~ [Source] It’s often so much easier to tell the kids, “Why didn’t you put your dirty clothes in the laundry basket?” They will do it but grudgingly and will not put the dirty clothes to be washed in [...]

Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in. ~ Leonardo Da Vinci ~ [Source] Young children often need to be guided on completing their homework and submit on time. As an adult, you can help them by establishing a schedule for them. Teach them on how to schedule their [...]

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.  ~ Aristotle ~ [Source] photo credit: jemsweb Young children attending school for the first time may quiver at the thought of going to a huge strange place without their parents. They may scream, cry and even hide just so that you can’t get them [...]

If we don’t stand up for children, then we don’t stand for much. ~ Marian Wright Edelman ~ [Source] Parents are often worried about the friends of their children as they are afraid of them leading their children astray. Some parents will filter through each friend of their children and tell their children not to [...]

Don’t tell me where your priorities are. Show me where you spend your money and I’ll tell you what they are. ~ James W. Frick ~ [Source] Having children means you have to spend on them too instead of just for yourself. Your child may want to buy that cute puppy whose tail is wagging [...]

Pear Soup is the place to read funny quotes by kids. It is maintained by 2 mothers; Marie-Hélène and Melinda, who have children who just say the darnest things. Funny Quotes You Are A Fat Cow! Ripping Someone’s Head I’m a Superhero Handsome Sleepover Welcome to Puberty Princess I Can’t Marry Her I’m Going to [...]

The worst sensation I know of is getting up at night and stepping on a toy train. ~ Kin Hubbard ~ [Source] Image by Getty Images via Daylife Having children can bring joy to our lives, including the frustration when they refuse to listen. My Tiny Kingdom is from the viewpoint of a mother who [...]

This is an age-old question. You read posts in forums asking about the right time to marry, right age to marry and right person to marry. How do you know it’s the best age to marry? You don’t. Men go ahead to commit when they feel it’s time. photo credit: K. Sawyer Women needs to [...]