Jul

27

Tough Times, Tough People Giveaway

Posted by Cindy

July 27, 2009 | 72 Comments

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tough Times, Tough People reminds us that tough times won’t last, but tough people will. Tough People is all about overcoming adversity, pulling together, making do with less, facing challenges, and finding new joys in a simpler life. This new collection shares tales of people who have been laid off, [...]

Jan

15

Chore Chart Winner

Posted by Cindy

January 15, 2009 | 1 Comment

Congratulations to Lara, MomBizCoach. Her entry was chosen by Random.org as the winner for the Chore Chart Giveaway.
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I want to thank everyone who entred the contest and left wonderful comments here at Mommy Babble.  I love hearing from my readers! Is there a parenting or education topic you want [...]

Jan

10

Chores To Pay or Not To Pay

Posted by Cindy

January 10, 2009 | 1 Comment

Paying for chores is probably a bigger decision than that of having kids do chores. As in everything, there are 2 sides to this one. We have done it both ways.  We used to pay for chores but we haven’t paid for chores in the last 8-9 years. When trying to decide if you should [...]

Jan

5

The When’s and What’s of Chores

Posted by Cindy

January 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment

When should my child start doing chores? What chores can they do at what ages? Are questions I am often asked by moms. Every child is different, so you need to base what jobs you give your child by what they can accomplish. You will probably be surprised though, most kids are able to do [...]

Dec

30

New Year’s Resolutions for Teens

Posted by Cindy

December 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Teens today have so much going on in their lives it is often hard to get them to stop and look at their life objectively. Find some time to spend one-on-one with your teen and talk with them about their life.  How do they feel about themselves, their friends, the activities they are involved in.  [...]

Dec

28

New Year’s Resolutions for Parents

Posted by Cindy

December 28, 2008 | 1 Comment

It is that time of year when we look back at the past year and reminisce. Then we look to the new year ahead and decide what changes we can make that will have a positive impact in the next year. As parents, we seldom think about parenting or family New Year’s Resolutions. Usually we [...]

Jun

21

More thoughts on discipline and spanking

Posted by Cindy

June 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment

I hope I didn’t scare anyone away with my post yesterday on discipline. As a parent I’m always growing and changing and trying to find new ways to work with my sons. As I find new ideas and thoughts I’ll share them here in hopes of getting some great conversation going. Itnever hurts to look [...]

Jun

20

The effects of punishment

Posted by Cindy

June 20, 2007 | 1 Comment

What do you do when your children act out? Well you punish them, of course! That’s the answer you will hear from nearly every parent you talk to. But what about the parents who choose not to punish their children? I’m sure you can see it now. Children screaming, throwing things at their parents, demanding [...]

Jun

18

Consensual living

Posted by Cindy

June 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Here’s a senerio for you: Little Johnny is 3 and has decided that he is never again brushing his teeth. What do you do? You could try forcing him to brush them, though forcing a 3 year old to do anything often turns into a bigger war than any mom plans for. You could try [...]