In a world where the norm is 2-3 children, larger families experience difficulty finding acceptance, encouragement, or simple resources to help handle the unique challenges of day-to-day life. Though a small endeavor, we hope this site will be able to fill a need for those families, offering a place to find friendship, ideas, and general support for those who decide to have lots of kids. Whether by birth, adoption, or blended family, anyone with a houseful of children is welcome!
Many people who consider having a large family find themselves barraged with criticism, derrogatory remarks, and general discouragement from society and family members. This pressure oftentimes leads to a questioning of the idea of a large family, and may even lead to the choice of not adding another member. We believe that the choice to have one or ten children lies with the family that will raise them, and that such decision should be respected and supported. With that in mind, we also invite those who are thinking of having a large family, or those who can't but would like to know more and understand the "LOK" philosophy, to explore and frequent Lotsofkids.com. We hope that this website will offer a ray of hope for those individuals, and give them a place where they can see first hand life with lots of children, and find ideas of how to budget, feed, clothe, and deal with a number of children. |
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The Lots of Kids Website offers numerous different sections and features to help large families deal with the many different facets of life. This site is continually growing, and more features will be added in the future. Below is a listing of the site categories and a little about them. |
Blogs. Blogs are a great way for individuals to share bits of their lives in a more informal manner. Unlike articles, blogs tend to be more personal and allow the author to share tidbits about life, family, and other matters. Lotsofkids.com is proud to feature over a half-dozen blogs with over a dozen contibutors, covering life with large families of all sizes, to current events and more.
Calendar. Just like it says. Future updates will be listed here for reference.
Chat Room. LOK host chats at scheduled dates. As of now we don't have a set pattern, but hope to in the future. You can find listings of planned chats on the LOK Calendar.
Community Bulletin Board. Here you will find a listing of events, attractions, and other noteable news about the LOK Community. If you have an LOK event or announcement and you would like to add it to the bulletin board, contact the webmaster.
Contact. Need to contact the webmasters? Have a question? Want to leave feedback? Want to report a broken link? You can find out how to do that in this section.
Features. Monthly and stand-alone articles and essays on life with lots of children, many written by people like you.
Frequently Asked Questions. All you wanted to know about Lotsofkids.com and were afraid to ask! This page will tell you all about the site, as well as addressing many general questions about large families.
Fun Stuff. Our new and growing section that features games and other fun items of interest suitable for everyone. Also features LOK's original webcomic, "Just One More."
Homeschooling. A place where all homeschoolers can find information, resources and support in their endeavor to teach their children at home. There are projects, utilities, articles, polls, and a message board where you can meet others and exchange ideas.
Household. Keeping a household up can be a challenge, especially with a group of children around. Here you'll find helpful tips, articles, print-outs, and other information to help you keep your household running smoothly and looking its best. Also included in this section are articles on frugal living, as well as general articles about making the most of large family living in general.
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Kids Only. A special section for children in large families, where they can meet other kids with lots of brothers and sister. Games, polls, articles and more! This section also hosts a special set of password protected, moderated message boards where kids can safely chat with other LOK kids. Parents are encouraged to browse this section as well.
Kitchen. Feeding a crew 7 days a week can seem like a full-time job in itself. This section is full of recipes and meal ideas, helpful tips and articles about food preparation and fun facts. There is also a board where members can post their own recipes to share with the visitors of the site.
Links. Links to many helpful websites and articles for the large family. Also lists some interesting and informative non-family sites.
Meet the Staff. Here you can learn a little more about the people who keep Lotsofkids.com running smoothly.
Message Boards. The LOK Message Boards cover a range of different topics, and are full of lively conversation, tips, and fun. We are very proud of our easy-to-use message board system, and the wonderful people who frequent them every day. Whether you are just curious to see what's going on, or would like to join the conversation and possibly make some friends, the message boards are for you.
Parenting. Parenting is a big job whether you have 1 child or 10. In this section we feature various articles and pieces which we hope will help, encourage, and inspire parents.
Pregnancy/Trying-To-Conceive. While most people will think a mom with "her hands full" is crazy to want another child, we understand the desire to add a new member to your the family. With that in mind, we have created a section with fun utilities, articles, and more.
Reviews. People often look to review in order to determine if a movie, or product, or service is right for their family. This section features reviews of books, movies, products and more, critiqued with an eye as to how they benefit large families. This section also features our Reviews forums where readers can add their own reviews, or browse those submitted by other visitors.
Search. Just like it says! Search for a specific article or feature by typing in keywords. You can find a link to our Search on the bottom of most pages throughout the site.
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We hope that you enjoy your visit to Lotsofkids.com and will continue to return to our site. We are continually adding content, and you can always find something new on our message boards. Thank you for dropping by. |
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