A few months ago, I was visiting a dear friend of mine. We were sitting in the kitchen with our hot cups of coffee talking about life and motherhood. Her two children, who are three and four, were playing in her son's bedroom. Every once in a while, we'd stop to listen to … [Read more...]
5 Sure Fire Ways to Stop The After School Attitude
It's a rainy August afternoon and I'm in my kitchen cutting up vegetables while my boys build forts in the living room. My phone vibrates in my back pocket and I'm happy to see it's a friend calling. "Hey! How is the first week of kindergarten going? Does he love it? Are … [Read more...]
Grocery Shop with Kids Without Losing Your Cool.
There was a time when I'd sit my boys down and have the talk... "We are going to the grocery store and we're only buying what is on the list. Do not ask for anything else at the store, I'm not buying it. If you keep asking for more items, you won't get a cookie in the bakery. … [Read more...]
How To Raise a Helpful Child
My 6-year-old is my helper. He puts his clean clothes away, he helps with cleaning up after meals, he likes (yes likes!) to help me unload the dishwasher, he helps set the table, and he cleans up his toys with little prodding on my part. Daily, this boychild of mine … [Read more...]
How to Survive Living With A Loud Child
My 6-year-old is loud. Like really, really loud. If he's not talking to me, he's singing, chatting to himself, tapping on tables, and overall just making noise. Lots of noise. Unfortunately, noise is one of my yelling triggers. I get overwhelmed when I can't hear … [Read more...]
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