How quickly can you calculate simple mathematic problems? Can you do mental arithmetic easily, for example, could you calculate the interest you pay on your home in your head? Do you love mathematics? If you feel positive about Math does this help your child at home? Children can learn to love mathematics.

Sometimes I feel like I am the only one in the world with this problem. But I’m sure there are many others who experience the same thing as I do. Dynamics change between families and I guess having four kids makes it tough for me. But I would like to share some of my experiences with other parents in the hope that I might help a few.

With all the news about hazardous ingredients in your favorite cleaning products, do you wonder at the constant barrage of advertisements that convinced you that these products were ?New and Improved?? The drive to create and market more powerful cleaners has displaced the greater concern for the health of the public using those products. People are now asking the question whether they can trust these companies who mislead us before.

Do you ever wonder what you have done wrong when your child does something wrong? Well, this morning I couldn’t get my daughter motivated to get ready for school. She just stayed in her bedroom and pottered around and I was getting quite concerned about the time.

Today two of my children asked me for a go on the computer before school. I was surprised as they know our rule is “no computer before school”. Nevertheless there they were, asking me for a turn. They had first made sure that their rooms were tidy and they had packed their school bags. Everything had been done. Then came the begging…

Nobody wins in a power struggle. They are the most unfruitful things we can do with our children, yet often as parents we find ourselves having a power struggle.

Honesty is one family value that I strongly encourage in my household. How do I do that, you say? The consequence is always much less severe when a child confesses and is honest.

Route 66 in Texas offers the Baby Boom generation or the Silent Generation the opportunity to take a trip back in time. Here you will enjoy the days of the past as you visit the panhandle of Texas and see what the people of the 30′s, 40′s, 50′s and 60′s saw when they traveled across the country before the Interstate Highway system. Meeting the people along the way will make your trip extra special.

Parents are always on the look-out for tools to help make potty training easier. One of the tools available is the potty training doll.

Nothing is more important than your child. There can be no compromise in the clothes that he wears and the toys that he plays with.