Valentine's Day Party

Valentine’s Day party!! This is great for couples you know who don’t want to spend a ton of money going out for v day. It is also great for a pre-teen/teen party to keep your teen out of any trouble, and keep the romance level at g rated.

A day with mom or dad

 Spending the day with your kids is important, It will help you grow a closer relationship filled with trust and understanding. When you teach your child that they are important to you they will see you as important as well, they will listen better and trust you more. You don't have to spoil them at amazing pizza machine for this infact you will spend less face to face time with them. Spending time alone with each of your children doesn't have to break the bank.

Vocabulary you don't want your child to say

Words like no, and mine are some of the worst words you can hear from a toddler’s mouth, but what about teens?  Besides the obvious, I have a no no list of words in my home for any age.

To time out or not to timeout and how

Time outs are defiantly something I suggest. They are the perfect way to discipline without having to raise your voice or spank. Just a simple “ok timeout, no ________.” Such as when my son starting hitting other children when he was finally old enough I would say “Ok timeout no hit.” Not yelling just commanding. Now according to the leading authority on disipine, Boystown parenting guidelines states, timeouts are to be giving when a child misbehaves. Time outs are 1 minute per age and state simple one sentence explanation of why behavior was inappropriate, previous to setting the child down for timeout. After timeout immediate loving response to child is appropriate. ( this is not word for word quote just summarized)