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I love my kids. The energy they bring to our home, the warm embraces I receive every morning when they wake, and the joy of watching them learn and grow. All of these things make life beautiful. I want them ...

Ever heard of nature deficit disorder? Don’t shrug it away as just another one among the plethora of “New Age” disorders. Nature deficit disorder is not exactly a medical condition. But that’s no great consolation; its consequences are grim enough ...

Raising kids I have raised three daughters, now 20, 16 and 14. My children, for the most part, spent the bulk of their early childhood years on about 500-plus acres where they roamed freely. They built forts, played in creeks, ...

Riding mass transit has been added to the list of activities that are too dangerous for our children. In fact, one father — Adrian Cook — was investigated by social workers because his kids rode the public bus to school. ...

Those of us who have kids must take them into consideration in our survival planning. As parents, we want to protect our children from harm, which could very well cause us to do everything for them. But in doing so, ...

Believe it or not, children as young as two years old can begin contributing to work around the house and homestead, and there are a lot of good reasons to get started this early. Giving children tasks inside and outside ...

What does it take to raise happy, well-adjusted kids? A UNICEF study broke this question down into five factors: housing and environment, behaviors and risk, education, health and safety and material well-being. They used these categories to determine which industrialized ...

For many of us, owning a gun is all about being able to defend ourselves and protect our loved ones if needed. But how do you follow the conventional rules of gun safety – keeping your firearm unloaded and secured ...

A common question of new parents on the homestead is this: “When should I teach my kids about guns?” This is a tricky question, as there is no one right answer. Generally, age doesn’t matter; maturity of the child does. ...

Does becoming a foster parent mean you have to give up your Second Amendment rights? Perhaps, at least in some states. Rod and Kristi Beber had been model foster parents in Nevada for years, taking in more than 100 children, ...