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I've found that if the baby gets upset during the night, I can take her into the living room and put on some soft soothing music and it's much easier to get her to sleep. Do you use music to calm your kids?

What chores do you give your kids to do? I have a set list of chores the kids can pick from and then do. It includes loading and unloading the dishwasher (not the younger two because they would break more than they put in the dishwasher), taking trash to the curb. Helping me with the yardwork (I...

I have had to deal with a lot of things in my time but I, as any man does, soldiered on and did what I needed to do. But, sometimes I am just at the end of my rope. I really can't say what has come up but does anyone else just have a "want to be by myself" day sometimes?

I have a strong family history of cardiac disease. Even though I have always watched my diet, my weight and worked out, I think one of the things I feel better about is getting a cardiac check up at a cardiologists office just to be certain everything is going well with me. Has anyone else ever...

I have put in a wood stove this year in our family room because we HAVE to get our gas bill down this winter. Now I'm worrying about my little one getting burned on it. Have any of you ever dealt with this situation? I know I can tell her about the stove and it's "hot" but how well do kids...

I am so tired I can barely stand up. Besides working all of the overtime I can get, I've been helping out with the 2 year old who has decided he doesn't want to sleep at night. Both my wife and I have been taking turns but if he doesn't start sleeping all night soon, I may have to handcuff...

My oldest child is my daughter who is 12. Of course she has what she calls a "boyfriend". I don't mind and I know she is a good kid. But she has asked me if she could stay overnight at his house. Of course, I said NO. She has been giving me the cold shoulder ever since and my wife has told me...

I have to have one of the pickiest children on the face of the Earth. He is going through a phase where he doesn't want to eat anything "fuzzy" which includes marshmallows, whipped cream, yogurt, on and on. I have no idea where he got this idea but it's driving me nuts. We had ice cream the...