Looking After Your Grass in Autumn – A Wet Weather Guide
After the blazing summer months, the wet and windy autumn weather can be a bit of a shock for your garden. The cooler weather leads to the moisture hanging around for longer, which can lead to pests, moss, and unhappy lawns. But all is not lost, lawn maintenance is...
How To Stop Your Dog From Being Stolen
It’s something that no one wants to contemplate – our beloved canine companions going missing, or worse still, being stolen. With an increase in demand for dogs, dog theft is on the rise. Currently classed as a criminal offense under the Theft Act 1968 with a maximum...
Back To The Home Office – Tips To Use Zoom Like A Boss
It looks like a lot of us will be working from home until the new year now that the second lockdown, extended furlough scheme, and festive season are upon us. So, why not take this as an opportunity to streamline your home office set up and become a zoom web...
How to Make it Through the Lockdown with Kids – Our 5 Top Tips
Back in March, we all became much more than just parents overnight. We were multi-subject teachers, caretakers, chefs, friends, playmates, and more, all while still doing our jobs. It. Was. A. Lot. Then the coronavirus lockdown ended and we relaxed. For a little while...
Expressive Mom Will Go On Hiatus For Some Time
I apologize for this, but am actually quite busy with other commitments and cannot spend as much time on this blog. However, that does not mean I am abandoning it. I am going to brainstorm on how to make this blog more appealing to the audience. Send me an email if...
5 Tips On How To Create Rules For Defiant Teens
Adolescence is a difficult time for parents and the teens themselves. In fact, this is the most transformative time that anyone goes through in life because adolescence is when kids are literally transforming from children to adults. Think about it. A 13-year-old is...
Parenting Disagreements: How to Remain United
On that day you and your spouse said 'I do', you are not prepared for the fact that you and your spouse who you will be living with will have different ways of doing things. That is unless you already have been living with your spouse during your engagement or prior...
53 One Liners That Sum Up The Life Of A Busy Parent
There is absolutely no doubt that parenting is the toughest job in the world, that is unless you make a living by cleaning out septic tanks- however, at least you are being paid for that job. Not to mention, being a parent involves plenty of cleaning out gross stuff,...
A Mom-Blogger Defends Making Online Parenting Course After Being Mom-Shamed
I was thinking about something earlier today since I was thinking of how problematic mom-shaming really is! One of the things that moms are shamed for is if they work outside of the home because they are not with their babies. But they don’t have a choice since most...
5 Parenting Myths That Need To Be Busted Right Now
First-time parents are overwhelmed as it is because no one can ever prepare them for them what to expect when they have a baby no matter how anyone tries to do so. All that anyone can do for them is to give them encouragement and offer them a helping hand during the...
Stop Giving Unsolicited Parenting Advice If You Don’t Have Kids – Actress Dabota Lawson
Dabota Lawson brings out an important message. If you do not have kids, never give advice that is unsolicited to parents. You don't know a thing about parenting and besides, parents have their own way of parenting that suits them best. Do you have any idea of what it...
What Parents Need To Know Before Giving CBD Oil To Their Kids
People are quite excited about how CBD oil is being used to treat many ailments such as depression, anxiety, and physical ailments as well. And this is known because there is so much buzz about the healing effects of CBD oil for many ailments that people have which...
What Are The Common Modern Parenting Mistakes?
It is so easy to judge parents because they make plenty of mistakes, but you have to remember that parents are winging it just like you are (if you are a parent that is). However, the mistakes in the linked article below are not typical of ones that you would think...
We Need To Stop Judging People On Their Parenting
You will parent your kids very differently than I do and would, and you would parent your kids very differently than I would. As long as your kids are clothed, fed, and housed, and obviously loved, then there is no need to judge otherwise. And when you are talking...
Alcohol, Parenting and the Pandemic
I can only imagine how pandemic parenting has brought in not-so-healthy coping mechanisms among parents. They are stressed, and they are not only afraid of catching the virus and bringing it to those that are vulnerable, but they are stuck at home with their kids....
Pandemic Parenting | Exasperated With Your Kids? Here’s What To Do.
Your elementary-age school child is taking his spoon and purposely knocking it over and over again on the table because he is bored. However, the sound of the spoon constantly hitting the table over and over again is grating on you. And you once and for all lose it...
How Common Are Cavities And Other Oral Health Problems In Children?
Many kids end up with cavities or tooth decay in the USA, Canada, and in other countries as well. The reason for this is due to the fact that kids don't brush their teeth properly as it is easy to miss spots on teeth while brushing as the back of the teeth doesn't...
Central Coast Voices: Parenting Children With Special Needs During COVID-19
One thing that I am so thankful for is that my son with complex special needs is no longer living at home. He left for the residential school three years ago and again, the timing was excellent for that. Firstly, he is doing well, and he is happy, and thriving. He is...
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