kids

Why Is It a Good Idea to Pay Your Kids for Chores?

Lately, I've started a system where each of our boys has a couple of new chores he must do each…

7 years ago

Do your kids love writing thank you notes???…..So here’s a solution.

Our family has never been known for our stellar thank-you note etiquette. Instead, thank you notes typically make my boys…

7 years ago

Exciting News, Dirt Angels, and Checking on Daniel

I'm sitting by the bathroom, making sure JD does not splash while he takes his bath. I can hear some…

8 years ago

Cleaning Chores For Kids, By Age

Cleaning Chores For Kids, By Age   Hello, friends! April is resting a powerful case of tendonitis, so Edna Thompson,…

8 years ago

VBS and Art Camp. Ready or not, we are doing this.

This is the big week, the BIG BIG week. The boys are going to Vacation Bible School, at our very…

9 years ago

Making Transitions and Solving Sleep Problems

John David handles change about as well as I do. I've been talking a lot about my hermit problem, and…

9 years ago

But where are your children? Moving Cross Country

Off and on for the entire month of June, our family has been in the process of tackling this cross-country…

10 years ago

The 11th Park Tribe: The Archaeologists

"Bring on the summer," they say. This group of boys is so adorable, and this is just a few. There's…

10 years ago

Charitable Chicken and Other Little Tales

Lots of little things are going on here in the House of Many Little Men.... This is the thing I'm…

10 years ago