Are you tired of picking up after your kids? A toy by the door, a magazine carelessly thrown on the couch, a video game console’s controllers all over the coffee table, a jacket on the floor… The mess is only half the frustration — the other half is that it happens constantly.
What if you confiscated these items and allowed your children to retrieve them only on a particular day? Call it your “Monday Turnover Box.” The rule: Any item that isn’t picked up or put away after dinner will be placed in the box. Kids (maybe even Dad) can …read more

Last week, I asked our readers their opinion regarding children cycling home on their own. It has been a dilemma for my Husband and myself. Actually, if I’m being honest, it’s more of an issue with me. Hubby thinks that our daughter is ready to cycle to and from school on her own. Me, the overprotective mother thinks she’s not.
I am pleasantly surprised with the advice given by our readers and I’d like to feature them below as you may also find them helpful:
Freddie says:
Have you considered letting her ride the route with you at a weekend/holiday? That way you …read more