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When you're a new mom, it's truly hard to keep your sanity at times because of always juggling. Even seasoned moms are overwhelmed at times when you have a small brigade to chase after and keep up with (and that's not including keeping your significant other happy either).

Homes should be run by parents, not children. So many times, however, either the children are in charge or the parents are so eager to be liked, that whatever rules and standards are talked about, few are enforced, especially on a consistent basis.

Tell me something you like about yourself? Help your child to focus on her many strengths.

Many families, ours included, have learned that breakfast is eaten after we are dressed and have made our beds.

To have reasonable expectations of our children is an important aspect of wise parenting. Reasonable expectations leave room for a child to be a child but understand they are on the road to learning to be a mature adult.

What one word best sums up summer fun? Water. I bet your favorite memories as a child involved getting wet, running through sprinklers on a sweltering afternoon, water fights in the backyard, wading at the beach, playing on the slip & slide, and skipping rocks across the river. Your kids will relish the same experiences if they share them with you.

Get down from the table top right now! What are you doing? Floors are for standing on, tables are for eating. You need a time out, young lady. You go to your room and think about how you have been acting today.