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How to Make Summer Chores Fun
I don't know about you but I've redesigned our chore chart more times than I can count. This summer, I've finally found an easy way to mix up our regular chore chart and get the kids motivated to help...
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Stop Sibling Rivalry in its Tracks
We’ve all been there. Your home is peaceful and happy one minute, then the next it’s an all-out war zone. Sibling rivalry is an age-old problem that’s never completely going to go away. If you’ve...
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Travel: How to Dine Out on Vacation and Stay Sane
I am on the heels of a whirlwind road trip with my two little ones, ages nine and seven. Since school resumes three weeks from today, I’m squeezing in last minute travel to see family we don’t see...
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Parenting: 6 Tips for Helping Kids Handle Rejection
Whether struggling with family, friend, or work relationships, adults are used to the sting of rejection. However, many, in their parenting years, have forgotten how often kids also experience...
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Personal Time: Mom Needs a Summer Break Too
It is summer, and it is a great time to be a mom. I was ready for the school year to end even though I only had one in school, just finishing up kindergarten. We have been looking forward to not having...
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The Importance of Being Bored
We are winding down the summer weeks and it is easy, as parents, to look at our bag of tricks and realize that we've burned through most of our ideas. We've taken the family trips, we've done the...
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The Debrief – Using The Precious Moments When They’re Home From School
When my kids get home from school, it's as if they haven't eaten in five days. They are starving. I've learned one little secret - if I have a snack ready and waiting, and I just linger around the...
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Cultivating Happiness in the Midst of Mothering
How do you find happiness? Kids tend to find happiness not through heightened stimulation or vast leisure, but by engaging their energy. My challenge as a mother is to remain neutral through the...
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Food: Healthy Eating Tips to Banish Snack Time Hunger
When my kids were younger, the only meal I really stressed about was a healthy dinner. Now that they are a bit older, dinner isn’t the only thing I’ve got on my mind. I know that when that school bell...
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Parenting: How to Avoid Over-Parenting When Kids Go Back to School
This just in: Parenting is hard. We all just want to be involved in our kids’ lives and make sure our kids are responsible and successful. Is that such a crime? Apparently, intense involvement in our...
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Parenting Tips From an Expert
If you had the chance to ask a parenting expert for advice on specific topics in real time, what would you ask? I know there have been moments in my parenting experience where, despite all the books...
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Family Activities and Life Lessons: Teaching Kids the Simple Joys in Life
Life Lessons—The other day I looked out my back window and saw this beautiful sight. Yes, it is a dump truck unloading dirt. I couldn't wait to tell my kids when they got home from school that we had...
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Literacy: Why Reading Aloud is Essential
Reading—After raising four sons and working as a teacher, I would have to agree with the experts that reading aloud is essential. Why Reading Aloud is Essential Decades of Literacy Research Encourages...
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Mommy Dating: 4 Ways to Get to Know the Moms of Your Children’s Friends
Relationships—Now that school is back in session, hopefully you and your child are over the first day jitters. I know for our house, they can last for a couple of months. There are many things that...
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Thanksgiving Neighbor Gifts: Pastries Are a Delicious Way to Show Gratitude
Thanksgiving—I have been busy on Pinterest lately, pinning all my favorite holiday desserts and neighbor gift ideas to a board I created called "Holiday Yummies." I have found cute hot chocolate...
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Reading as a Family Is a Win-Win Learning Opportunity!
I truly believe that families that read together learn together, and have the opportunity to experience life and bond with one another in a whole new way. It's one of my favorite past times and a...
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10 Tips: How to Raise a Child on a Budget
Money should be the least of your worries when bringing home a new baby. Unfortunately, for most adding a baby into the household budget is one of the biggest stresses of becoming a new parent. But do...
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Fairness vs. Equality: Teaching Kids the Difference
Does this sound familiar in your household? “Dad!” How come she got a flowered sun hat and I didn’t?” “Mom! He always gets to stay up later than me. It’s not fair!” If cries of “UNFAIR!” are the...
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Taking the Guilt Out of Guilty Pleasures
Are you a mom who feels guilty when you take time for yourself? I know I do. Day in and day out, there is just so much to do and so many other people’s needs to be met, that spending time on myself...
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Three Simple Crafts for Preschoolers
Craft time can be a lot of fun for preschoolers. Cutting, gluing, and coloring all to make something new and one of a kind. Craft time does not have to be be a huge event. Even making simple crafts at...
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