iPhone app iPad app Android phone app Android tablet app

Micromanaging Kids

A To-do List From a Mom Who Wants to Do Better

Erin Smith | Posted 03.25.2013 | Parents
Read More: The Balanced Life, Time Management, Reflection, Individualism, Patience, Scrapbooking, Parenting, Keeping in Touch, Self-Reflection, Micromanaging-Kids, Resolutions, Life After Kids, Clutter, Organization, Pediatric Cancer, Stay at Home Mothers, Cancer, Childhood Cancer, Stay at Home Moms, Parents News
Erin Smith

We only get one chance at this life and one of my biggest fears is getting to the end with regrets. The only way to minimize regrets is to take stock of where we currently stand in life and be willing to change, or at least slightly adjust, direction.

Read Whole Story

Why I DON'T Want My Teen To Be A 'Passionista'

J.D. Rothman | Posted 05.07.2012 | Parents
Read More: The Neurotic Parent, Helicopter Parenting, Micromanaging Kids, Parents and College Admissions, Teen Interests, Kids Too Many Interests, Preparing for College, College Admissions, What to Study in High School, Parents News
J.D. Rothman

"Stop right there," I said. "You cannot study all those things. How would that look to the admissions committees at the colleges where you're applying to four years from now? They want to see that you have just one passion, two at the most. Top candidates choose something they love in third grade and stick with it."

Read Whole Story