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Parenting Nov 8, 2012

How to Teach Good Character to Kids

Good character… it’s something all moms want their children to have. But how do you teach it? Watch the video below then check out all of iMOM’s Good Character for Kids series. Next, download the printable tiles to post around your house, or to give to your children. Here are just a few of our Good

Encouragement Nov 6, 2012

The Key to a Good Future

Love This Nov 4, 2012

Red Velvet Cake

Red Velvet is my kids cake of choice. I make it for just about every birthday and since Christmas is Jesus birthday, Red Velvet is our Christmas Eve tradition, too. So here it is and it is easy… Just throw it all in the mixer, bake and frost. I made this recipe into four layers because one layer usu

Parenting Oct 24, 2012

The Parent Rap

This is hysterical! We are this family!

Parenting Oct 22, 2012

Fashionably Wasted

This makes me very sad. It used to make me mad, now it’s just sad. We are killing our kids by making drinking and smoking marijuana fashionable and tolerantly illegal (meaning very little legal ramification if caught). I have featured Urban Outfitters apparel above, but there are other companies wit

Parenting Oct 21, 2012

3 Reasons Why Kids Cheat

Whether cheating stems from laziness, fear of disappointing, or pressure from parents, the temptation to cheat is everywhere! Help your children understand your views on cheating with iMOM’s I Will Not Cheat Pledge.

Parenting Oct 11, 2012

How Parents Make Their Kids Hate Sports

Organized sports for kids, whether it’s baseball, soccer, or lacrosse, can be great at teaching them teamwork and discipline. But that benefit can quickly be lost when a mom or dad do things that can make a child hate competing. So avoid these seven things parents do to make your kids hate sports.

Parenting Oct 4, 2012

Teach Your Child How To Manage Time

I have an ulterior motive for teaching my kids to manage time well—They’ll have more time for me! It’s true. As my kids have aged their academics and extracurricular activities have squeezed out family time. There are a lot of opportunities out there and most kids get involved or over-involved. If y

Parenting Oct 2, 2012

How to Help Your Kids Improve Their Grades

Many times a child may struggle with a particular subject or teaching style. The trick was to keep them confident despite difficulties and to keep an eye on problem areas that don’t resolve.

Parenting Sep 30, 2012

Improve Grades From C- to B to A+

Is there a mother alive who wouldn’t like those grades to climb a little? I have been accused by my children of never being satisfied with their grades. I confess it. However, doing your best is best, and if a child can make his grades climb, he should. So how can you teach your child to improve his

Parenting Sep 25, 2012

Behaving in Class = Self-Control + Respect

My sister, Kathie, taught ninth grade last year. She is an amazing math teacher—the kind you pray your kids will get. I was surprised at how difficult the year was for her. You see, I know Kathie—she can be tough, she can teach creatively, and she really cares about her students. If anyone can teach

Parenting Sep 20, 2012

Teach Your Children How To Communicate

“But, Mom, I don’t know what to say!” If only I had a dollar for every time my kids said those words. It seems that most kids don’t like to ask questions, give tough answers, or explain struggles. Actually, most adults don’t like to either! But the child that learns how to communicate with teachers,

Love This Sep 20, 2012

The Kid President Asks Parents to Agree

So cute and he has a point. At this point in time, I would vote for Kid President. Who is this kid?

Lessons I Learned Sep 18, 2012

Only 3 Things Matter In Life

3 things. There are only 3 things that matter in life. When I was seventeen I learned that my days were numbered. I had a cardiac arrest. I was a senior in high school and our football team was in the district championship. The game was intense, and I was on the sidelines as a cheerleader catching e

Parenting Sep 17, 2012

8 Ways to Teach Your Child to Overcome Obstacles

Love This Sep 17, 2012

From iMOM to dotMOM

In just 48 hours this iMOM will be boarding a non-stop to dotMOM. I am excited, relieved and expectant. I’m excited because this year for the first time ever I will be leading two break out sessions – one on protecting your child in the world and another on preparing your child for the world. Both w

Marriage Sep 15, 2012

When a Cheeto Marries a Dorito

When a Cheeto marries a Dorito it can work, but it is not easy because they are different chips. I am a Cheeto – mild, munchy crunchy, not very sharp and predictably cheesy. My husband is a Dorito – bold, powerfully crunchy, sharp if you are not careful how you chew and often accompanied by dips. We

Parenting Sep 11, 2012

Make Friends And Make It A Better School Year

Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. “Pooh?” he whispered. “Yes, Piglet?” “Nothing,” said Piglet, taking Pooh’s hand. “I just wanted to be sure of you.” A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh To be sure. To be sure that when you get to the bus stop you will have someone to stand with. To be sure that when you

Parenting Sep 9, 2012

Be Organized: It Is Not Just For The Kids!

So let me just confess straight up — I struggle to stay organized. Therefore, consider this an addendum to the Teach Your Child To Be Organized lesson in my Ebook Every School Year Counts (download Lesson 1 below and the full version of the Ebook here). For every time that one of my kids yelled down

Parenting Sep 6, 2012

Every School Year Counts

Did you know that in the first 18 years of your child’s life 6.4 years will be spent in school? Over one third of the days you have with your child until they go to college will be spent in school. Your child’s education is important and every year counts. Having three children that began school at

Marriage Sep 6, 2012

Sorry Flowers

The sorry flowers delivery was ten days in the making. I moved on Friday, in the Florida, August heat, after a year of not seeing my stuff that was boxed by strangers after the flood and stored for a year. I unpacked, sorted, sifted, and purged for four days until 2:00 a.m. because the workman were

Encouragement Sep 5, 2012

An Etsy Mom-ent

It’s midnight and my house is silent, so where else is a mom to go to find some action? Etsy. That’s where all the Proverbs 31 women hang out after midnight. Those girls are up all night! She sees that her trading is profitable, and her lamp does not go out at night. (31:18) In fact, I am in a conve

Encouragement Aug 28, 2012

Clutter Catastrophe

122 BOXES of ???????? I really have no idea. It has been has been 441 days since I saw this stuff. The catastrophe part of my clutter catastrophe happened over a year ago when a black storm flew in off the Tampa Bay and turned my world box-brown. When I arrived on the scene of my flooded house, an e

Parenting Aug 20, 2012

4 Types of Parenting

Walt Larimore and I discuss the 4 different types of parenting: the eagle parent, the Labrador retriever parent, the grizzly bear parent, and the sloth parent.