Solving Problems and Helping Things Go Smoothly
I’m really good at worrying. The problem is not that I worry. It’s how I worry that is the issue. I’m trying hard to become a proactive worrier. Here are 11 suggestions for solving problems and helping things go right.

Handfull and Heartfull - How to Parent Multiple-Birth Babies
Twins!! Triplets!!!  Multiple births have been fairly common in our family. Here are helpful tips from three amazing mothers of twins/triplets.

Why I Didn't Sing Lullabies to My Children
Mothers need not worry about, and waste their energy on, what they cannot do with their children. Rather, it is better for mothers to spend time doing what they can to nurture them and connect with them.

An Investment with Eternal Returns
I desired more for my children than lack of neglect; I wanted to create for them an environment rich in love, security, training, teaching and testimony. I wanted to give them my time—serving them, teaching them, listening to them, showing them the way, and loving them. I wanted to give them all I had, my very best.

Not Julie and Julia, but Daryl and Becky
Her “dirty little secret” was that her house was a disorganized mess, and she decided to do something about it....

Insights on Being an Inlaw
These desirable character traits are likely to make those around you like themselves and feel loved through your interactions. They are specifically applicable to maintaining positive relationships with your married children and their spouses.

The Wit and Wisdom of Little Children
Every family has its own list of wit and wisdom provided by their children. Make sure yours are recorded before they become forgotten.

Empty Nesters: Still Dealing With Clutter
An ’empty nester’ writes, “I thought by the time I reached this stage of my life, my home would be orderly and organized... But, alas, such is not the case. How do I begin to lighten the load in this home?

Divine Love
It is the desire of worthy parents to love their children as God loves us, His children. Somehow, however, there is a misunderstanding among many parents about what God’s love really is.

My House, My Rules: When Adult Kids Move Home
It can be tense and tricky to have grown children move back home. How do you ease the way?

Teach Your Child an Orderly Way of Life
Here are 5 secrets to teaching children to be neat and orderly from a young age and to make life easier as a parent.

A Quilt for Every Computer: Adding the Soft Touches of Love to our Homes
As helpful as technology is in our lives, our homes must be also be filled with the soft touches.

Do the Right Things Right
It is important to do the right thing, but it is also important to do the right thing right.

A Treasure Chest—or Keepsake Box—for Your Children
How would you like one solution that could work for several problems that might be of concern to you?

The Top Job
My first stop was a fourth grade class. I held up my book and began to talk, only to realize I didn’t know what to say. How does one explain The Ultimate Career to ten-year-olds?

Little Things That Make a Big Difference
Many families have their own personal repertoire of short sermons that teach a lesson in a dozen words or less. At our house I like to think of these one-liners as power phrases that stand for powerful principles. Here are some that have worked for us.

Mothers with Additional Careers
One woman wrote, "I have had to leave my home and work full time after being a full-time stay-at-home mom. I still have three children at home. I am finding it really hard to 'do it all.' Sometimes I feel so down and like I will never be in control of my life again." Here are my suggestions for women, married or single, who have additional careers.

Order: A Heaven-Made Law
We have found enemy #1 to successful home management: it’s too much stuff! All this stuff makes clutter, and clutter detracts from the appearance of the home and interferes with its function. We owe ourselves and our families something better.

Going Home
Whether it's going home after a busy day, returning home at the conclusion of an honorable mission, or the transcendent hope of going back home to our Father in Heaven at the end of a good life, going home can brighten our lives and warm our hearts.

Peace [On My Spot] on Earth
As mothers, we are the heart of the home, and as such it is within our realm of influence to foster peace in some very specific, practical ways in our homes. This we can do, in spite of challenges and problems, by helping things go right.

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Your family, that's who! Most parents would agree that eating together as a family blesses the lives of everyone involved in many ways. Family dinner time can help keep your keds free of today's temptations. But, with our busy lives, how do you make it happen?

A Christmas Gift for Mothers Beyond Measure
Even though a righteous father and patriarch in the home may declare, "As for me and my house, we will honor the Sabbath," it is generally the mother who manages the home in such a way that this can actually happen.

Traditions That Bind and Bless Families
Traditional events or activities may seem fairly insignificant standing alone, but put together and enjoyed time after time, they spell solidarity in family life. Blessed is the home that is rich in them.

The Pattern for a Gospel-Centered Home
In the dedicatory prayer of the Kirtland Temple in 1836, the Lord revealed the high standard of devotion he desired for his people as they endeavored to become temple worthy and visit his house. This is also the pattern for each of us to follow as we strive to establish gospel-centered homes.

Finding Balance in Homemaking
The purpose of a home is to provide a setting that is conducive to the happiness and well-being of the family. Having a clean and orderly house can help facilitate this, but that should not become the goal in itself. The principle to be considered here is balance.

Make Way for Back to School
You have heard over and over that it is important to organize ourselves. Here are some ideas that will help even the stubbornest procrastinators do it in a way that they may find themselves having fun in the process.

How to Build a Better Kid: Summer Self-improvement Program for Children
It can be the best or the worst of times - just ask any mother whose children are on an extended break from school. Here are some suggestions for helping your children have a fabulous summer vacation.