OCM Blog discusses parenting, dilemmas, and personal tales

Children’s Milestones Bring Mixed Emotions for Parents – Don’t be sad as your children grow – CELEBRATE the accomplishments! Many […]

When Does the Fun End for Kids? When the fun of being a kid slowly melts into more responsibility in […]

When Mean Girls Become Mean Moms – Gossip. As parents we try our best to warn our kids of the negative […]

The Joy of Grandparenting – I abuse the cliche’ “I wish I could stop time.” I’m the mom that looks at […]

Midlife Crisis Mom to Motorcycle Mama – Can a Mom have a midlife crisis? Or, is a midlife crisis “just for […]

Summer Media Allowance Update – A few weeks ago I dropped the parenting hammer on my 2 kids and instituted a […]

Summer Fun Things To Do – local summer ideas and fun things to do with kids that are cheap and affordable. […]

I’ve come up with a plan of regulating my kids’ appetite for media and screen time this summer and I […]

Standing Up to Bullies – As kids interact, we teach them to use their words. When toddlers play and they get […]

Do Allowances Work? Should you ask kids to do chores in return for getting a fixed amount of money? I don’t recall […]