Author Archives: Mom

Music Binds the Family

Tweet In an ideal world, we parents would just lounge around the house all day, and sip pinacoladas as we watch our kids frolic around our 6-bedroom mansion.  Reality bites though, and we have to work like horses just to put food on the table.  That being the case, we find ourselves grappling for more…

Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

Tweet Imagine a life without knowing who your mother is.  That can hardly be called a life, can it?  That would be just one dreary existence totally devoid of love.  We may get love from other people, but the truth is, nothing quite beats a mother’s love.  It is love in its truest form: genuine…

How to Deal With a Rotten Neighbor

Tweet It’s a quiet Sunday night, and you’ve decided to pitch 2 person tents in your backyard to have a simple home-based family campout.  In between making smores, you are suddenly jolted by your neighbor’s resounding electric guitar solo.  You don’t mind that he has dreams of becoming a rock star- just as long as…

How to Cultivate Your Child’s Musical Talents

Tweet Music, they say, is a universal language.   It crosses borders and spans social classes.  No matter what age you are, or which corner of the world you come from, you are sure to groove to the beat whenever you hear a drum solo.  As a parent, you may want to make your child plunge…

How to Prepare Your Child For a New Sibling

Tweet Change, whether good or bad, is always stressful.  When changes in the family happen, it affects everyone, most especially the kids.  One such change is when you’re expecting a new addition to the family. With the coming of a new baby, everyone is naturally excited and just about ready to trade in their prized…

Family Dinner Topics

Tweet There are never enough hours in a day. Many a parent has spoken those words. With our careers and other daily preoccupations taking up most of our time, moments when the entire family is able to get together for dinner become few and far between. So when a rare opportunity for a family dinner…