I remember babysitting children at a very young age, I can’t recall exactly what but I know it was after 8 and before 12. Today there are so many rules where you can or cannot leave your child home alone, certain states have certain rules for when a person can babysit and some even require a child to have a license to watch children.
So it shouldn’t surprise you that many don’t know when their children can actually let their children babysit.
To be honest I have no clue what the age is, there are different ages for different places. I believe …read more

To celebrate the re-launch of Blisstree, and to send our appreciation to Mothers everywhere, we are hosting a month’s worth of giveaways. We Love You, Moms! announces a new wonderful prize each day in the month of May. Click through on each day of the calendar to learn about the day’s prize, then enter your name and email to be eligible to win (winner’s are picked at random).
This Mother’s Day do away with flowers, chocolates or anything ordinary. Why not really pamper mom and get her something she deserves – a break! And so, Care4hire.com is offering 2 gift certificates …read more

As you know, we’ve had somewhat of a trying year with our teens. At the very least, they’ve been a handful. Between the teen attitude, teaching them to drive, trying to get them to do their dang homework, battling over chores and everything else, I’m worn out.
But then here we are on Thanksgiving Day (at least here in the U.S.) and I’m reminded about all of the things I’m thankful for with these teens.
I’m thankful for their love. We have our arguments (usually about homework with the eldest and chores with the younger one), but I get unconditional love from …read more

“Stay-at-home dad: It sounds like an idea for a sitcom. In fact, it was — last season’s Daddio on NBC. And, of course, it was the basis for Michael Keaton’s 1983 comedy, Mr. Mom. Yet there’s a sizable group of men — and their wives — who take the concept very seriously.
Although there are no exact statistics on the number of fathers who elect to stay home to take care of their kids, James Levine, director of the Fatherhood Project at the Families and Work Institute in New York City, puts the figure at around 300,000 — and growing, he …read more