This week for Manners Monday we’re looking at starting the day off on the good foot. There’s a lot to be said about getting out of bed and facing the day with a smile. Teaching our kids to greet the people that they meet each day with a “good morning” will

Do you remember that game? How messed up is it that one person identified as the “mother” gets to dictate the rules and decide whether you get what you want even if you ask politely?! Ha. If you don’t remember the rules here you go: the kids line up at

It’s summertime and we’re going to the beach or park or lake, i.e. attempting to relax, while our children are having the time of their lives filling their bathing suits up with sand and their buckets with treasure. Life is good. This week’s Friday reads range from simple travel tips to

Having a baby and knowing what steps to take when, and deciding which are right for your family, can be stressful and exhausting. I mean, you’re trying to do it all on no sleep and with a fussy, gassy, scream machine by your side. If you have/had a quiet baby,

This is just one of many Manners Monday posts to come about the art of conversation. Texting and technology in general has taken us further away from actually communicating with each other. We don’t talk like we used to. We need to make time to have meaningful conversations and teach