Being raised by a single mother was the most significant life lesson I have ever had. At a young age, I learned how to take care of myself and how to take care of others. I also learned how to take care of a home.

I searched and searched for tips that would work for my family and me. Ultimately, it was trial and error, and nothing quite helped me the way I wanted it to. Here are the tips that helped me the most.

Sleep is not something we just have to hope, pray, and wait to get. There are things you can do tonight to encourage longer stretches (or full nights!) of sleep for your little one.

I’m Susan Frazier, a Certified Pediatric Sleep Consultant and owner of Dream Again Sleep Consulting. I am a Wisconsin girl (GO PACKERS!) and a lover of all things sleep, DIY, and summer.

As we are getting ready to send our kids back to school after a wonderful summer break, I wanted to share a few things that we will do to support them and set them up for success this school year.

Even as a teacher who sends a lot of that paper home, I am also swimming in my children’s papers and art projects. Here are a few quick and easy ideas to save, preserve, or memorialize your children’s work.

I recently learned about a relatively new feature on the iPhone, and I think it’s SO COOL. Haven’t we all looked at a plant and wondered what kind of plant it was? Well, now you can take a picture of it, and there is embedded software to help identify it.

There’s nothing simple about parenting (or even living!). So how can simplifying your life possibly be simple?

The reason time-outs are so effective at modifying childhood behavior is that they briefly take away the most important thing in young children’s lives: attention. Children yearn for the attention of their parents and for physical touch. Your attention and touch are more valued than any bottle, pacifier, lovey, or toy.

Toilet training does not have to be a mystery, and it doesn’t have to be a battle, either. With some basic tips, and most importantly, patience, you can successfully transition your child from diapers to using the toilet.