Present Parenting: Small Moments Add Up Fast
My 6 year-old asked me to walk down the stream with him last night. Literally, we walked down the middle of the stream because there is so much vegetation you can’t walk on the side. The water was deep...
View ArticleInexpensive/Free Kids Activities
Kids activities can quickly get expensive when you add up the price of admission, parking, food, or souvenirs (which we hardly ever buy) . At the same time, you want to provide a wide range of...
View ArticleTeaching Children to Work
There is no substitute for hard work. – Thomas A. Edison Before my husband and I had children, we talked about the kind of things we wanted to teach our children. High on our list was teaching our...
View ArticleSTOP! and Other Futile Parent Phrases
Futile parent phrases are everywhere. We say them every day and, yet, they don’t get us anywhere. I love my children. I really do. My children are four of the greatest things that have ever happened...
View Article4 Steps to a Successful Family Dinner
I wrote a post several weeks ago about our typical family dinner. Yes, it’s chaotic and usually pretty frustrating. However, I have noticed that there are certain steps that, if I take them, make for a...
View ArticleGoing from Stay-at-Home Mom to Work-at-Home Mom (with 5 ways to help the...
Times of transition bring anxiety. Sometimes that transition comes smoothly, as though you are adding chocolate to the milk. It’s good and wonderful and everyone thinks the change is great. Other...
View ArticleSummer Learning Loss: A Simple Plan to Fight It (with free writing jar...
Kids are getting out of school, hallelujah! I love summer time. I love the lazy mornings. I love that I don’t have to make sack lunches every day…although I still have to make lunch. I love that we can...
View ArticleTalking to Kids About Tragedy
Let’s face it, talking to kids about tragedy is a fact of life. We live in a world where traumatic events happen. It cannot be avoided. As much as I would love to put my kids in a bubble for the rest...
View ArticleParent Judging: When There’s No Right Way
As a new parent, you want to do things right. If only children came with an instruction manual. If they did, this lovely manual would tell you the best way to get your baby to sleep or how to potty...
View ArticleThe Best Way to Teach Kids to Say, “I’m Sorry”
There is something supremely frustrating about having to stop children from beating each other like a piñata. Then you try to sort through the excuses and get down to the root of the problem. The...
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