Ever wonder if Cupid is playing an early April Fool’s joke placing the day most associated with love just weeks after the financially taxing gift giving holiday season.  Between preparing to plunge into filing your income taxes, and rebounding fr... [more]

  Recently, we marked a special occasion in our home—buying our two twin daughters their own keys to the house. Why? My husband and I had decided that the girls were ready to stay home alone.   My husband and I didn’t just wake u... [more]

A barky cough.  A scratchy throat.  A stuffy nose.  All signs that cold and flu season is once again upon us. Children come down with an average of 7-10 colds each year, most during the winter months. That can mean a lot of stuffed up nose... [more]

      “Men are respectable only as they respect.” Ralph Waldo Emerson, author, poet, and philosopher Picture this: 5-year-old Sarah is sitting in the grocery cart, next to her little brother. When she reaches over and pull... [more]

Dear Manners Mom: My daughter recently went to a birthday party that included a thank-you note in the goodie bag. I thought you were supposed to send thank-you notes a few days after the party, not as part of the goodie bag. Isn't this a bit tacky? - O... [more]