Articles | American Family Magazine

How to Avoid Bedtime Battles

12 tactics for avoiding bedtime battles with your children. Parents share tips for establishing a bedtime routine that gets children in bed and off to sleep peacefully.

Exercise your brain and impress your friends by learning to count to 10 in 10 languages. It's fun. It's easy. And it's smart because our brains need to be fed too! There are 10 languages provided in this article. Please consider sharing more languages in the comments section.

Share Your Recipes With The World

Posted by Editor in Recipes

Get praises for your braises and cheers from your peers! Share your recipes with the world.

Celebrate Mothers in May

Posted by Dr. Charles Margerison in Amazing People

Single moms, working moms, stay at home moms, adopted moms, all demonstrate the strength of motherhood and know of the sacrifices...

When Are Kids Ready for Overnight Camp?

Posted by Editor in Kids & Things

Is your child emotionally ready for camp? Is s/he the outdoor type? Should young kids go to camp with older siblings? YMCA offers these tips:

Teaching Self-Reliance and Responsibility

Posted by Doug Thiel in Family & Life

You still in charge, or are you cutting the grass, walking the dog, and whatever because your child won’t, doesn’t have time, or is allergic to helping out?

Plant Ornam-Edibles This Year!

Posted by Robin Haglund in Gardening

If you haven’t set aside a specific plot in your garden for edibles, consider integrating edibles into your decorative beds as...

The Herb of Love

Posted by Sara Thiel in Nature Rx

Basil graces the kitchen garden with scents of cinnamon, lemon, clove, licorice and mint. His pedigree is long and stalwart with regal relatives from the mint family.

Raising Rabbits for Cash

Posted by Doug Thiel in Pets & Animals

I was 14 and on my way to developing a rabbit business. I had a deal already made with the Safeway butcher in town, and the owner of Nauditt’s Grocery...