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Smart Parenting: Raising Happy and Responsible Children in the 21st Century

Go For Your Goals: Goal Setting for Kids

Being A Happy Effective Parent (CD)

Café Mom - FREE Online Community for Moms

Better Behavior Wheel Parenting Tool

Talking to Toddlers

Discipline Your Kid The Right Way Without Shouting or Spanking

Child Anger Management for Parents

Total Transformation - Parenting Strategies for Oppositional & Defiant Kids & Teens

Instant Baby Sleep

Outdoor Activity Games to Play for Labor Day Weekend

If you’re planning a party to celebrate the end of summer, you may be looking for outdoor activity games to play for Labor Day weekend. The following list of activities may be what you’re looking for or may spark other ideas of your own.

Most children, and those who are children at heart, love to play [...]

Fun Summer Outdoor Games for Children

As a parent, you want your children to be active and have fun during the months they’re off of school. You probably don’t want them stuck in front of a television or computer screen for three months. These fun summer outdoor games for children may encourage your child to get outside and have fun rather [...]

No Cost, Fun Summer Activities for the Whole Family

Although you may not be able to afford a summer vacation this year, there are no-cost, fun summer activities for the whole family. Here are a few ideas.

Pick a tree in your back yard and lay down a blanket. Have some lemonade and cookies, and read the books you’ve checked out from the library. Take [...]

How to Inspire Kids to Embrace Exercise

As a parent, you want what’s best for your children. You want them to be healthy and happy. One way to ensure they’re healthy is to inspire them to embrace exercise. If they learn to love to exercise as a child, they’ll be more likely to continue into adulthood.

Very young children seem to be a [...]

Exercise in Boys Improve Insulin Resistance and Body Fat

A recent study presented at the American Diabetes Association 70th Scientific  Sessions demonstrated that aerobic or resistance exercise (weight lifting) in obese boys can decrease the amount of total and visceral body fat and improve insulin resistance compared to boys who did not exercise.  Insulin resistance can lead to Type II diabetes.  The initial study was [...]