Home Management
By Kerry Chafin, About.com Guide
Managing the home isn't as easy as it looks - as parents in every generation have discovered. Planning meals, cleaning the house, managing the money and more can take up a significant portion of any parent's day - and that does not include basic childcare. Make the process as easy as possible with easy-to-implement, family friendly ideas.
Cleaning
A smooth running household relies heavily on keeping the house clean and organized. A never ending battle against lost toys, germs, and kids. Staying on top of the task, and enlisting age-appropriate help from the children, will help keep the house clean.
- Make Your Own Cleaning Products
- Essential DIY Cleaning Ingredients
- How to Make Your Own Kitchen Cleaning Products
- How to Make Your Own Bathroom Cleaning Products
- How to Make Your Own Cleaning Supplies for Dusting and Polishing
- How to Make Your Own Laundry Products
- How Do I Remove a Chocolate Stain From My Carpet?
- 5 Home-Ec Skills You (and Your Child) Should Know
- Late Night Bedwetting
Cooking
Feeding the family, especially when the kids claim to be starving, is a must-happen project each and every day. From quick breakfasts to healthy dinners to yummy desserts, ideas abound on how to give kids the fuel they need to thrive - without wearing out the cooking skills of the parent tasked to feed them.
- 5 Quick and Easy Meals For Busy Parents
- 7 Kid-Friendly Recipes for Snow Days
- 7 Recipes for Breakfast with Fruit
Finance
Balancing the family budget can be the most difficult of all your juggling acts. There are great ways to help you stay afloat.