Does your kid dawdle over his food? Does he cry about everything? Is he spacey and clumsy? Does your lean, active child get short of...

If you've ever looked for sleep advice online, you'll find tips like "turn off screens that emit blue light" and "exercise in the...

This is my first time linking to a podcast, so I hope it works. In addition to podbean, it's also on iTunes under Bright Families....

A friend with many children had found to her dismay that she was very prone to urinary tract infections that would quickly escalate, and...

The other morning my husband and I were discussing insurance costs. We participate in a health sharing ministry, and our monthly share...

As a kid I could tell that it was different to be an adult. Adults got headaches and seemed to find different things funny, and they...

What determines the return of fertility while nursing? If you read the older books about nursing and amenorrhea (such as Breastfeeding...

The basic advice I always give girls and women about their periods, to minimize PMS and cramps, is to 1) move 2) eat fiber 3) sleep, and...

Steph writes from a houseful of boys, and has been practicing gratitude with her family for many years. Not too long ago, I heard a story...

By Wendy-Irene Zepeda (Years ago, we had an Epiphany party with a short Nativity play. When we needed a narrator, Wendy's oldest child,...

I'm a morning person. As a kid I would wake up so early there were only colored bars on my grandparents' TV, and I'd wait for Gilligan's...

My 12-year-old asked me to buy her a "custom" acne formula she'd seen advertised, and I said no. More specifically, I told her she could...

Sara has many ideas to share from their family systems for various chores and details of daily life. How do you distribute chores? Their...

Mary Kate's helpful post inspired questions about how to get kids to actually DO the chores fairly willingly. For example: " I am still...

We emphasize independence around our house, with kids doing chores and serving themselves food as young as possible. So this is the...

Sara homeschools in the Pacific Northwest and says that having a routine frees up her energy to focus more on the needs of people around...

Mary Kate's kids range from 16 to 2, and her family is joyful in the midst of many activities. In her own words: Routines "First of all,...

Today it's ideas from Briena, a homeschool mom of 5 boys ages 12 to 2: "One of the things I try hard to do as a homeschool mom is to stay...

Years ago the doctor asked my oldest daughter what was a healthy breakfast. She was 6 or 7, and she looked at him blankly. "We don't use...

A friend's daughter, home for the summer and halfway through college, told me over dinner that she's developed allergies to nuts,...