By Chrissy Bernal My stepson has, at times, been known to exhibit a sense of entitlement. We often wondered if we were ever going to get him to understand the value of a dollar. Well, it looks like we might be making headway. He got his first actual job this Summer. He’s working in the warehouse doing good old fashioned hard work. He’s keeping the warehouse clean, keeping the tools read more

Courtesy of Cy-Fair Hospital After your first child was born, you learned to sing “Rock a Bye Baby” and recite the entire book Good Night Moon from memory. You stayed up countless nights and changed more diapers than you care to count. Are you ready to go through it all again? For some parents the answer is a resounding “yes.” But for others, that question may be a bit tougher to answer. read more

By Sara Parker Apparently I should have screened the Bible before setting off on my goal of reading the book of Proverbs with my 6- and 8-year-old sons. You see, the New International Readers Version is a lot more frank and easy to understand than the New International Version—and a large portion of the book of Proverbs focuses on avoiding adultery. I wound up skipping over sentences read more

By Shara Lawrence-Weiss - Did you know that using photographs has been shown, in research, to increase awareness and learning? Photos can teach facial recognition, numbers, letters, colors, concepts, feelings, sequencing and more.

Teachers and early childhood providers have long known the value of utilizing photos in teaching. You can put that research to good use in your own home, car, at the post office or on a plane ride!

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By Diana Saufley Choosing a countertop surface for your home can be confusing and overwhelming. But doing a little research and talking to professionals in the business can help you sort out what will work best for your particular family or needs. I will help walk you through some of the basics and give you a checklist to use when making your selection. The first thing you should read more

Courtesy of Cy-Fair Hospital All children need to play it safe when it comes to protecting their eyes. Eye injuries can result from mishaps that occur during sports activities; misusing toys; falling out of bed or against furniture; mishandling everyday objects such as forks, pens, or garden tools; and coming in contact with harmful household products. Parents can treat many minor eye read more

By Chrissy Bernal One of my daughters has a friend whom I have often seen walking along the streets of our neighborhood by herself and at various times of the day/night. This same friend required a ride, during the school year, to various functions as her parents always seemed to be unavailable. Many times, we would drop her off after a function and see that both parents’ cars were in read more

By Sara Parker Our sons were 2 and 3 years old when it started. I would look in the rearview mirror and wonder who would fill the next seat in our car. I’d set the table and imagine another little one in one of the empty chairs. At night I would lie awake, scheming about which room would be used for our next child, and what colors I would paint it if the new member of our family happened read more

Courtesy of Cy-Fair Hospital A distance of more than 7,900 miles and a time difference of nine-and a-half hours did not keep Lance Corporal Preston Luke Jones from seeing the birth of his son, Preston Myles Jones, on April 23, 2011. That was the day his wife, Sarah, delivered their first child at 9:18 a.m., Houston time, at Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital. An Unexpected read more

By Shara Lawrence-Weiss Today is Independence Day in the United States. Learn more about Independence Day and explain the history to children: Kaboose.com. Hang and Seek Game: A fun way to teach word match up and reading! Pledge: Help your child learn the Pledge of Allegiance. July 4thMaze Older children may enjoy a little maze action. July read more

By Stacey Gliniewicz Do you have a parent that is approaching senior citizen status and realizing that they are not getting any younger, hence starting to live and enjoy life even more than they did as a young adult? Only now, that parent is living life with a bucket list? My husband and I became aware of this bucket list belonging to my Mother, affectionately called Princess Grandma by read more