Parenting

• Finance Quiz To Test Knowledge Of College Students

  For many first year college students, it will be the first time they’ve been 100% responsible for their personal finances. As a result, many college students will fail to budget and manage their money properly, and may experience for the first time what it’s like to run out of money.

• Wikibooks Aim To Make School Textbooks Free

  Knowledge is an expensive business. Every year, schools are faced with the dilemma of either using out-of-date and worn textbooks, or dipping into their budget and purchasing new and expensive ones. A similar scenario exists for college students. Just as schools are pinched for money, poor college students wrestle with purchasing either a used, older edition textbook, or spending two to three times more on a brand new updated edition.

• Becoming A Father

  Over time, our healthy selfishness started to become stale. Going to the bookstore to look at books and magazines began to get old. All of our routines slowly became dated, and we were starting to long for something more significant and meaningful in our life. We were looking for something that was a part of us, yet wholly separate and unique.

• Preventing And Treating Diaper Rash

  Diaper rash is a common ailment that many babies experience. It’s marked by bright red skin that may look raw and tender. As any parent knows, diaper rash is often painful for babies. In fact, many babies will try to steer clear of getting their diaper changed, because the experience is so uncomfortable.

• New Research Suggests “Self-Reliant Nuclear Family” Is A Myth

  Despite the long-cherished belief that the nuclear family is independent and self-sustaining, most families with working parents depend on a network of care to manage work and family demands, according to research by Brandeis University sociologist Karen Hansen. More than half of all U.S. households with young children have two employed parents.

• Back To School Tips

  As summer comes to an end, many parents are gearing up to send their children back to school. Going back to school introduces many new dynamics into home life. The family has to adapt to a new time schedule, new costs (school supplies, clothing, and food), and new emotional ups-and-downs experienced by their children at school.

• What Parenting Style Is Best?

  Parenting style refers to how a parent behaves around their children. A parenting style isn’t determined by individual events, like a moment of conflict. Instead, it’s defined by the overall demeanor that a parent has when they are engaging their children.

• Letting Go

  By the end of the day, I feel frazzled and chock full of pent up feelings and thoughts. I don’t want to let all that out on my kids or my husband – and I hate it when I do – so do you know any ways to get rid of this stuff without exploding?!