Mothering

The Invisible Woman

Jonathan Edwards & the Jukes' Study

Give Me Jesus - Fernando Ortega's Ruth Graham Tribute

Win a copy of Mommy, Teach Me! - plus reviews

Everyday miracles for mothers

Teaching kids to tie shoes

Hymns for Kids - I Sing a Song of the Saints of Old

Montessori Monday: Kid-friendly Art

Preschool at home - Mommy, Teach Me! photos

Why preschool? Why not home?

Piper Palin - early signs of leadership in kids

Down syndrome: mother/child pictures

Martha Sears endorses Sarah Palin

Can Sarah Palin have it all?

Palin and Trig pictures - and more!

Montessori Mondays - praising the child

My book sale - last day!

Teaching children compassion

Memo to Jennie Chancey on Sarah Palin

Kids and car trips - beyond videos

Consumer-proof your teens

Babies a blessing, not a burden

Montessori Monday - pincer grasp

The Mom Song - William Tell overture version

What is MommyLife about, anyway?

Children and theater - a win/win scenario

As a child heads for college

Baby's smile makes mom high

Breastfeeding, oxytocin and love

To be a mother

Montessori Mondays - set the example

For mothers of grown-up sons - Sam Beam sings it for real

Coming home from Camp Easter Seals

Siblings co-sleeping

Mother/daughter quiz - find out how close you really are

Sometimes it's the little things. . . .

For any mom who needs a lift today

A mother looks different as children grow

Teaching children compassion

How much is a mother's job worth?

Having a baby in your forties - revisited

Bless your children every morning

Elisabeth Elliot on motherhood

When the mom/teacher role doesn't work

Montessori principles working at home

Montessori Mondays - oops! but now it's fixed

Montessori Mondays - sensitive periods

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

A Tribute to Dr. William and Martha Sears

Every Mother's a Working Mother

Do you need to forgive your mom?

Harvard prof says children bring unhappiness

Another good reason to breastfeed: smarter kids

Vaccines - make an informed decision - Part 2

Vaccines - make an informed decision - Part 1

Freedom vs Protection - thinking it over

National Wear Your Apron Day - May 12

How to choose a Montessori school

Working through your history with your mom

The Mom Song from Go Fish - fun and inspiration

Tribute to Dr. Sears and Martha - deadline tomorrow

Protecting your sons from aggressive girls

Happy birthday, Maddy!

A Tribute to Dr. Sears and Martha #2

Homosexuality - helpful information

Montessori Mondays - children's puzzles

My life - full speed ahead!

SAHMs - how do you fill in the occupation/employer blanks?

Free downloadable flash cards, coloring pages, art

Today's moms - under pressure

A tribute to aprons

Praising children's efforts - the Montessori approach

Children in the arts - balancing home and instruction - your input, please

Personality and Multiple Intelligences test: I'm ENTJ

Choosing not to have children - your thoughts, please

Motherhood, sacrifice, monasticism

Postpartum depression stories sought

Divorced grandparents woes - reader input?

The Nursery - a new site for new (and old) parents

Teens: when things don't work out the way you planned

Book on motherhood: your input needed

Books for toddler expecting new baby - your suggestions

Speaking in Redwood City, CA March 11

Montessori Mondays

Question for introverted moms

Motherhood and personality types

When a child balks at work

When a child seems too needy

Humor: Evolution of a Mom

Dove ads - give your girls security and love

Montessori at home - the best foundation is love

Montessori at home - the best lessons don't end at noon!

Montessori at home - the best classroom has no walls

Montessori at home - the best teacher is forever

Your input needed: preschool aggression

Is College for everyone?

Letting go of an angry daughter

Terms of endearment - what do you call your kids?

Singing with preschoolers and toddlers

Reader: Turning into a psycho mom. . . help!!

Montessori at home: best coloring supplies

Montessori at home: encouraging a work ethic in children with Down syndrome - or any children, for that matter

Kids with disabilities need responsibilities too!

What about when playmates are mean?

Struggling with homework - and it's only first grade

Changing bad habits in kids - part one

Magnesium sulfate prevents cerebral palsy in preemies

Montessori at home - create a book nook

Montessori at home - second-hand finds

Military wife with toddlers needs ideas

Moms: finding emotional freedom

Christian mom and anger problem

Montessori at Home - a child-friendly environment

Your advice needed

A modern day Proverbs 31

SAHMs - dealing with criticism

Keeping kids warm - inside and out

Having kids later in life

Moms: when you know you need to change

How do you stay encouraged?

Elisabeth Elliot on spanking

Montessori at Home #13

Do mothers of big families and/or kids with special needs face more judgment?

Organizing toys

Tantrum-proofing your child - Part 2

Ashburn MOPS 10/12 - see you there!

Tantrum-proofing your child - Part 1

Why I'm glad this isn't a one-woman show - more on teasing

Teasing and bullying - a story can help

Call for photos - "Full Quiver" Families

Just say no to Baby Einstein - and rethink TV

Readers: your wisdom and encouragement needed

A mother whose life has been renewed and radically changed - and even more good news!

Raising compassionate and aware children

Homeschooling Today reviews of Mommy, Teach Me!

More about my books - and last day of sale

Wisdom from a mother of twins

Releasing your child's learning potential

Mommy, Teach Me! - one reader's thoughts and a few of my own

Parenthood as a rollercoaster ride

Having another baby in your forties - revisited

Advice for working mother

Daniel makes my days brighter!

Sibling rivalry

Loving our prodigals

Praying for a prodigal

Help! Preparing children for a move

Teaching kids concentration

Kids at work

Balking at chores, childish misery and leading your child out of bondage

Bible curriculum

Teasing, bullying, rejection

Mommy, Teach Me! Montessori in the home review

You know you're a mommy when. . . . - part 2

Because I'm the mom :)

"The talk" - teaching kids about s*x

Celebrating BOYS! A Salute to Future Fathers

You know you're a mommy when. . . .

Elisabeth Elliot on motherhood

The Feminine Mistake: Nobody's buying

Reader advice needed on over(?)-sensitive child

Children with Down syndrome and the mothers who love them

Montessori at Home - Developing Concentration

Mealtime for baby

Montessori at home - A prepared environment

Advice for older moms?

Raising boys - great advice from a reader

Why the hand that rocks the cradle needs a heart and head for news

Raising boys

Greetings from an Irish SAHM

Parent - job description

Mothering and personality types

Building future heroes

Advice for moms who want to be writers

Teaching kids to be careful

Kid-friendly home decor

Back on Mommy Track

Guest Blogger: Spunky on working wives

The Feminine Mistake: yet another anti-SAHM woman seeking five minutes of fame

Being a mommy in a me-first world

A sprinkling of politics in a well-rounded diet

New baby and sibling rivalry

Children need Jesus too!

Love languages

Having another baby in your forties

Apron Talk! Part 2

Apron Talk!

Every Mother's a Working Mother

Why forgive your mother?

Got 3 under 3? Need some inspiration?

What about Preschool?

Feeling Grateful for you all

Mother needs help with out-of-control preschooler

Chesterton on Domesticity

Kids and sexual safety

From KSMilkmaid

Encouraging a work ethic in children with Down syndrome - or any children, for that matter

Readers' Forum: Personality Types and Family Size

Elisabeth Elliot on broken relationships

Just another adventure in motherhood

Mommy Time - revisited

Q & A: What about Mommy Time?

Writing from the (broken) heart

Focus on the Family mother/daughter conference

Further thoughts on aprons

Eating problems in children - your input, please

Hooray for Aprons!

The Mommy Survival Guide

Teaching toddlers

Puppy Dog Blues - Part 2

Extracurricular activities - finding the balance

Pioneer Parenting

Siblings sharing beds - advice, please

Teaching virtues, good manners, and character

Mothering SOS

Turning off the TV

All in the life of a mother

Being a mom is the most important job in the world

Dove - evolution of beauty ad

Kristy's Baby - PS

Welcome to Kristy's baby!

Apron Power!

Children's table and chairs

Elisabeth Elliot on Too Many Children

My so-called life

The downside of the gathering impulse

Review of The Mommy Manual

The future of my guys with Down syndrome

The scoop on my books

The busy lives of my guys with Down syndrome

My new book is here!

Montessori at home #11

Preparing for a new sibling

Thanksgiving at our house

Kids with disabilities need responsibilities too

Kids with disabilities need the same things all kids need!

Stickers, coloring books, and pincer grasp - plus Christmas advice

See the world through children's eyes

With kids, a few words can make a big difference

On grandmotherhood, motherhood, and spiritual growth

Toddlers CAN put on their own jackets

Important note on product reviews

Ben

A meeting of the Catholic and Evangelical minds

Please vote Tuesday - and send me a picture

My interview posted today at LargerFamilies.com

Yesterday: Elisabeth Elliot on meekness

A cloud on my horizon

Finding time for housework

Art on the cheap - from your own little artists

Prayer and encouragement needed for single mom

Parenting Q&A - 8 month old fighting naps

Keeping your home kid-friendly

Larger families - More on chores for young children

Mommy Teach Me - make the most of the preschool years!

A little motherly advice

Preparing future mommies and daddies

Parenting Q & A - Keeping healthy

Enjoying fall - a project and some mothering tips

What I've been up to - a glimpse of the next books

Another mother in the midst of renewal

Responsibility, renewal and joy on the journey of motherhood

Feminism and the sexual revolution

Modesty and responsibility

More on modesty

Moms for Modesty

Good News on a Paper Route

What to do when husband and wife are not agreed on more children?

Elisabeth Elliot on servanthood

Guerrilla Parenting

So long to family planning

Are kids from big families disadvantaged?

On a personal note. . . .

Good touch/bad touch - Teaching kids to be safe

Parenting Q&A

What every kid needs to know

Teaching kids contrition

For mothers who need a fresh start

More on the mom who's bored by her kids

Mommy motivator of the day

Working parents selling kids short

Motherhood and personality types

Parenting Q&A - distractibility in older children

Fan Mail

Parenting Q&A - delegating diapering

A few thoughts on the "Mommy Wars"

More on daycare

What's wrong with daycare?

Sweet Baby James Update/ Thoughts on Adoption

Building a work ethic in kids

Fulltime motherhood found "not worthy"

More on Jonny

Laundry - sharing the load

Helpful books for parents

Not all wounds are the kind that need a bandaid

Prodigal daughters/ prodigal sons

About Sophia

Teaching compassion and generosity

Children's table and chairs

Parenting Q&A - your input, please

A little something from me to you

Mommy Contest

Infertility

Women in Dresses

Bye-Bye Boredom!

More Mothers Day

Mother's Day Devotion

Every mother is a working mother!

Happy Mothers Day!

The Hand that Rocks the Cradle

What's a mom worth?

What about a strong-willed child?

Toddler climbing out of crib

Children at Work - a beautiful thing!

Being a mommy in a Me- First! world

Perfect Mother's Day gift

Parenting Q & A - Accepting Change

The other side of motherhood

Mothers Day Gifts

With Maddy in New York

The birds and the bees and NYC

Monday Greetings to you!

Media and Kids - Choosing Wisely

Elisabeth Elliot on Obedience

Family Worship

For mothers with medically fragile children

Parenting Q & A - Gift Ideas for One-Year-Old

Parenting Q & A - Age gap in siblings

Parenting Q & A: Reluctant Readers

Kids, Culture, and Self-Control

Parenting Q&A - Trashing rooms at naptime

The Beatitudes for Friends of Exceptional Children

To Moms who need a fresh start

Adoption - participating in a miracle

Family Devotions / Teaching Children about Jesus

My favorite doctor!

Parenting Q&A Should I homeschool?

Is college for everyone?

Parenting Q&A Grandparents

Laundry Room Mom #31

Laundry Room Mom #30

Laundry Room Mom #29

Laundry Room Mom #28

Laundry Room Mom #27

Laundry Room Mom #26

Parenting Q&A Unreasonable Feelings revisited

Parenting Q&A In the Kitchen

Parenting Q&A Unreasonable feelings

Laundry Room Mom #25

A Diet Devotional?

Laundry in perspective

Laundry Room Mom #24

Laundry Room Mom # 23

Laundry Room Mom #22

Laundry Room Mom #21

Laundry Room Mom #20

Diet Report and Contest Update

Laundry Room Mom #19

My history as told through laundry rooms

Laundry Room Mom #18

Boys' haircuts - and thinking outside the box

Laundry Room Mom #17

Boys in the kitchen

Laundry Room Mom #16

Laundry Room Mom #15

Laundry Room Mom #14

If you're new here . . .

Laundry Room Mom #13

Laundry Room Mom #12

Laundry Room Mom #11

Laundry Room Mom #10

Laundry Room Mom #9

Laundry Room Mom #8

Laundry Room Mom #7

Laundry room review

Laundry Room Mom #5

Laundry Room Mom #4

The Chapel of the Wash and Dry

Laundry Room Mom #3

Laundry Room Mom #2

Laundry Room Mom #1

Baby Watch: Looks like Amy's not musing today

Love that Laundry Room! contest

Talking to Teens

Parenting Q&A

I'm back - where I've been and where I'm going

Picture Book Preschool

Parenting Q & A - Screaming behavior

Sunday Update - 2 new sites

Sons and roses

Beyond pegboards - the last frontier :)

Extreme Mom Makeover

Inspiring words on motherhood

Pegboards - and a few thoughts on homeschooling

Parenting Q&A Birth control

More reader advice please!

Welcome Midday Connection listeners!

. Radio alert: Midday Connection tomorrow

When Your Child Stutters

Delayed gratification

Happy Birthday Zach - and hope for every mommy

And now to return to our regular programming

Celebrate February with a visit to Semicolon

Teaching your preschooler

An invitation

For moms who need a fresh start - Part 4

For moms who need a fresh start - Part 3

For moms who need a fresh start - Part 2

For moms who need a fresh start

The pain of miscarriage

Why a big family?

God's role in birth defects - Part 3

God's role in birth defects - Part 2

Transitioning to megamotherhood

Building the Christian Family You Never Had

Mothers in the hands of a merciful God

All Kinds of Mothers

Step Stool Revolution Part 2

Children at Work - a beautiful thing

Step stool revolution :)

Montessori at home/ Birthday request

Intentional Parenting

The Mommy Brain

SAHM -Your work really matters!

A blog you'll enjoy

Parenting Q & A : Destructive behavior

Inside Out

Maddy's picture surprise

How I spent Christmas Eve

Christmas greetings and thoughts on traditions

Just a detour on the way to Christmas

On teachability

Fighting off flu

Elisabeth Elliot on welcoming grandchildren

Rethinking Veggie Tales - The time Has Come

Open forum - Husbands and spiritual leadership

Parenting Q&A #10 New Baby Blues

Parenting Q&A #9 Potty Training

Post-Thanksgiving ponderings

Parenting Q&A #8 Destructive Behavior

Thanks for answered prayers

Parenting Q&A #7 Appropriate Consequences

Welcoming children

Head Start on the Arts

Thanks for a hubby who cares

Close encounters of the ER kind

More on Raising Kids with Hearts to Serve

Children at Work

Raising kids with hearts to serve

New mothers: something to look forward to!

Random thoughts

Open Forum: How many children?

Fire safety

Parenting Q&A #6 Keeping Kids Busy

Kids' crafts

Parenting Q&A #5 Childhood Fears

A pro-life picture worth a million words

Ten Great Reasons to Have Another Child

Welcoming children

Question about the pill

Kid-friendly home decor

Ideals should lift you up, not weigh you down

Epidurals - fine by me

Those were the days

No More Chore Wars

Barbara's Picks!

Where's Barbara?

Motherhood is risky business

More help for Moms

Parenting Q&A #3 Activities, Toys, Montessori

To my oldest on her birthday

No more sacred cows

Dobson on motherhood and boys

Worn out welcome

RethinkingTV

Mothering by personality type

Parenting Q&A #2 Finding time for housework

Call for Questions

Back to Basics for Mommies

Overcoming the past

Why Mothers Matter

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

Starting Over

No Frills Q&A #1

New to this site? Welcome!

Security in routines

The Truth About Boys and Girls - Part Two

The Truth About Boys and Girls - Part One

Emotional disabilities

Labor and delivery tips

Montessori at Home #8: Building Movement Skills in Toddlers

Too beautiful for words

What it's all about

Sharing the load

Mommies: think outside the box!

No more chore wars

Their futures - what really matters most

The art of apology

Birthday reflections from a Mommy-Come-Lately

Where the Wild Things Are

A secret sibling

Like mother, like daughter

A baby with Down syndrome? Congratulations!

The anti-child view

Countering a Culture of Plenty

Montessori at Home #5

Sleeping through the night

Tangling with tweens

Saturday Morning Round Up

Guerrilla Parenting #3

Guerrilla Parenting #2

Art for the masses

Snow, tonsils, and the wisdom of mommies

A Day in the life of a megamom

Down syndrome - there's a purpose

About that extra chromosome. . .

Montessori at Home #4

Mommy Misunderstandings

Motherhood -- It's all about choice

More Mommy Madness

Look! No Whining T-shirts!

Here, have a kleenex -- it'll be alright

The sound of women whining

A Valentine for mommies

Montessori at Home #3

Hormonal terrorists

Waiting for dating

Montessori at Home #2

Maybe moms need Workers' Comp

Montessori at Home #1

I'd rather be a mommy

A book by its cover

Life Lessons From My Kids #1

Blowing out 32 candles for Roe v. Wade

Ouch.

Snow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When the going gets tough. . .

One thing you should know about me