Lisa Barker writes from home amid the chaos and confusion of a busy household. Mom to five kiddos and nine cats, she finds ample material to keep the smiles and laughs coming.
This column is brought to you by the Academy for Coaching Parents International. They have a new lifestyle coach certification program which is designed to train people to become parent coaches. This column will be written by various parenting experts, parent coaches, and Academy instructors, and will include practical guidance on many everyday childrearing issues.
Elisabeth is the Author of "Calm in My Chaos." With her monthly column, Elisabeth aims to encourage and inspire women in their mothering! We hope you enjoy Elisabeth's warm style of writing :).
Dawn Miller is a member of the National Association of Women Writers, an independent public relations & educational program consultant, and a real-life stepmom! She is trying to change the way Americans think about stepfamilies!
Child ID has been in operation in North America for the past ten years and have numerous success stories on recoveries, including the relocation of eighteen children. This column contains child safety articles.
Michele Howe is a book reviewer for Publishers Weekly, FaithfulReader.com, Aspiring Retail and has published over 900 articles/reviews. She works as a manuscript critique editor for the Christian Communicator and writes on women's health issues for the Toledo Free Press, CatholicMom.com, and Radiant. Howe is also an established author of books for women, and is sharing her knowledge on women's health topics that are most pertinent to today's adult female.