Here are some common feelings, and things you can do before your kids leave and after to work the feelings out and enjoy having an empty nest instead of lamenting it:Sadness: To work this feeling out you want to recognize before your child ever leaves that it will be a loss. How … [Read more...] about Working Out Feelings While Coping With Empty Nest Syndrome
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What the Experts Say About Parenting Styles
Everyone has something to say about how you should raise your kids. That doesn’t make everyone right or mean that you should listen to any of them. Remember though, some advice comes from life experience, some comes from book learning, and some people will tell you what they … [Read more...] about What the Experts Say About Parenting Styles
Things to Do if Your Child is Flying Alone
If your child is flying alone there are some things you will want to do:•Make sure they have a working cell phone. This way they can reach you if there is a problem and reach the person picking them up if they are late.•Make sure they have money, such as cash or a … [Read more...] about Things to Do if Your Child is Flying Alone
What Parenting Style Works For Your Children
When you start looking at having a family it means that you start looking at how you are going to parent that family. The decision can be a tough one, and sometimes you might feel like you made the wrong decision. There are a few things that need to be kept in mind when … [Read more...] about What Parenting Style Works For Your Children
The Skinny on Unaccompanied Minors Flying
Kids are flying more and more these days, especially without Mom and Dad. For a while after September 11, security concerns and a series of "misplaced children" incidents during the summer of 2001, unaccompanied minors were not allowed to fly. But, now they are, so you need to … [Read more...] about The Skinny on Unaccompanied Minors Flying
Parenting viewpoints from parents in the trenches, because parenting doesn’t come with a manual. In addition to