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Faucet Extender for Toddlers to Help Kids Reach The Taps

What do you do when your kids can’t reach the taps in the bathroom? This inexpensive Faucet Extender is easy to slip on over your taps to bring the water to your child’s hands. It’s easy to put on and...

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What To Do When your Kid’s Afraid to Sleep Alone – 40+ Solutions That Work

40+ Tested and true solutions to try when your kid’s afraid to sleep alone at night. Banish bedtime monsters and bedtime battles for good!  If your child is afraid to sleep at night, whether it’s...

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Toddler Biting: Why it Happens and How You Can Stop It

Toddler biting solutions from real parents and teachers: Why toddlers bite, how to handle it, and ways to put an end to toddler biting at home and daycare. You’ve know the scene – the kids are playing...

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30 Time Saving Tips and Hacks for Home

Get organized and save time, space, effort and energy with these 30 time saving tips and hacks for the home. Household tips, life-hacks, time-savers, short-cuts, game-changers… call them what you will;...

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How to Get Teens to Hang Up Their Towels: 10 Fail-Proof Solutions

10 easy, effectiveways to get teens to hang up their towels after every single shower! “Hang up your towel!”  “Where’d you leave your towel?”  “Why is this towel on the floor?” “Is that where your...

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Simple Trick to Organize Gift Cards and Rewards Cards in Your Wallet

Tired of digging through your wallet to find the right gift card or reward card at the checkout? Save time and keep all your cards organized and easily accessible with this one simple trick! The post...

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When Your Child Won’t Poop on the Potty – Real Solutions that Work

Here are 10 solutions for kids who won’t poop on the potty. They’ve been tried and tested by multiple families, and they work. One of the most common toilet training challenges a parent can encounter...

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25+ More Great Books for Boys

25+ More great books for boys! These novels are filled with action, suspense, adventure and drama, and will captivate even the most reluctant readers. A few months ago, I wrote a post titled 40+ Best...

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40+ Ways to Save Money on Groceries when you Have a Hungry Family to Feed

Looking to reduce your grocery costs? Check out these tips and tricks to help you spend less at the grocery store every week. The post 40+ Ways to Save Money on Groceries when you Have a Hungry Family...

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When Your Child Hates the Bath – 10 Proven Solutions

Does your child hate bath time? Don't worry, you're not alone. It's parenting challenge that I'm asked about often. Recently, I took the question to my Facebook page, and asked "what can you do if your...

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Pacifier Weaning – Easy Ways to Help Your Child Give Up the Soother

Weaning your child off a pacifier can be stressful for both parents and child, so let's make it as pain-free as we can for everyone. I've asked my Facebook followers for their best tips, tricks and...

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What to Do When Your Baby Won’t Take a Bottle – Real Solutions from Real Parents

If your breastfed baby won't take a bottle, going back to work, getting out for a few hours, or just getting some feeding help can seem like an impossibility. You are not alone. It's a really common...

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How to Get the Disgusting Stink Out of Your Hockey Gear At Home

Pssst. About that stink wafting out of your kids' hockey bag... It's enough to knock you over, right? Well, today I'm gonna tell you how you can get rid of that stink by washing all of your kids gear...

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When Chore Charts Don’t Work – What To Do Instead

You have the highest hopes when you launch your new chore chart system to your kids, but what happens when the system totally fails?  If Chore Charts aren’t working for your family, don’t stress!...

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My Kid Wants to Quit an Extracurricular Activity. What Should I do?

There's a situation that almost every parent dreads, but is certain to go through at one time or another. It's when your child wants to quit an extracurricular activity that they asked to sign up for....

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11 Sure-Fire Ways to Stop Sibling Fighting and to Encourage Kids to Get Along

Tired of listening to your kids arguing all the time? Here are 11 effective and simple ways to stop sibling fighting and to encourage your kids to get along. Sibling rivalry, bickering, squabbling,...

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How to Stop a Toddler from Taking their Diaper off at Nap Time

This simple solution is guaranteed to prevent toddlers from taking their diaper off when left alone in their crib at nap time. Bonus: no onesies or duct tape required! If you’ve ever had a toddler who...

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Powerful Words of Wisdom for High School Seniors – 20 Things Your College Kid...

If you have a teen graduating from High School this year, congratulations! Your son or daughter is about to enter a whole new chapter of his or her life, and embark on the path that will carry them...

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Best Homemade Laundry Detergent – 80 Gallons for $20

Slash your laundry costs to 10 dollars per year. You know what's crazy? The number of toxic chemicals in a jug of commercial brand laundry detergent. You know what's crazier? Our babies have their...

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Stress-Free “All You Can Play” Birthday Party at Chuck E. Cheese’s

Hey! I just wanted to give you a little heads up. Have you heard about Chuck E. Cheese's new "All You Can Play" birthday party packages? Your kids won't run out of tokens! They get to play all the...

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What to Do When Your Child Hates the Car Seat

Hey Lovely! A bit of a different post today, as I'm working on a series of posts about common parenting challenges. If your child, or one of your daycare children hate the car seat, you know how...

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Painted Heart Worry Stones for Kids with Separation Anxiety

Good morning, Lovely! I have the sweetest craft to share with you today. Your kids can make these, but you might want to make them too! They're "worry stones" with a heart painted on the front and a...

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What to Do When Your Child Can’t Make Friends at School

Hey Lovely, Several times over the years, I've had parents write to me asking what they can do if their child has trouble making friends at school. Each time, I've taken the question to my Facebook...

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What to Do When Your Child Isn’t Settling Into Daycare

Happy Friday, Lovely! Today's post talks about a common challenge that many parents (and daycare providers) experience... What to do when a child has difficulty settling in at a new daycare. I've...

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How Many Days in a Month – Easy Trick to Remember

Use your knuckles to figure out how many days are in a month. This knuckle trick is so easy, even young children can learn it. It’s so much simpler than remembering that rhyme!  I don’t know about you,...

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Should I Give My Child an Allowance?

There comes a time when you will be asking yourself the question: Should I Give My Child an Allowance?   It is a topic that comes up often on my Happy Hooligans Facebook Page, so today, we wanted to...

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