parenting

If you have kids, the decision of what allowance and chores are earned and required has probably come up more than once. I'm presently wrestling with this again with my son.

I think one of the most crucial things I've learned in the last few years, is the importance of spending deliberate time with my son. More than things, I want to make memories.

If you need someone to watch the kids on New Year's Eve, book now before it's too late. And prepare yourself for cost! It's going to be about 20 percent higher than any other time of year.

If a cute new puppy is at the top of your kids' Christmas list, you might be running through the big list of pros and cons right now. Dogs are cute, but they poop. What else?

At Halloween, the key for kids' movies might be that they're not too spooky. Just enough cute fright is festive, and it won't keep the kids up in the wee hours with nightmares. Did Idaho kids follow the trend?

For the last two years, my kiddo had this bunk bed set up in his room. This weekend, the move to a new "big bed" was completed, and it struck me how quickly time is passing by.

A new program is coming to Boise to help inspire elementary kids to soak up as much as they can in science-related fields, and it will give them a chance to learn hands-on at an Air National Guard base. One grade level will get the opportunity, and they hope to have 1500 kids involved at the peak.

We're two weeks into the school year and it's been nothing but high fives and happy thoughts around my house, about sending the youngest to kindergarten. And I've got three reasons why all moms should be celebrating with me!

It felt familiar yesterday, sitting behind the fence and watching my kiddo take the field for little league. Spring season last year was his first, and he liked it enough to come back for more.

I'm not quite sure how it happens. Well, actually I understand that part, I guess it's just a little hard to accept how fast time flies and embrace that I now have a 4th Grader.