It’s hard to watch kids struggle
Isn't it so hard to watch our kids struggle with something? Whether it's learning to use a spoon, tying a shoe, or completing school assignments - we want to help! We want our kids to be happy...and sometimes we just want to save time! Struggling is an important part...
Do you speak your child’s love language?
Do your kids know you love them? The question isn’t do you love your child (of course you do!!!), it’s more does your child feel loved. According to Gary Chapman, author of the Love Language series, there are 5 universal ways people express and interpret...
Presence over Presents: How Fewer Toys Benefits Kids
I remember my son’s first Christmas when he received a play garage from his grandparents. It was brightly colored, made sounds and had cars to drive around. I was sure he'd play with this for hours! Well, maybe not hours, but certainly he'd...
Three Steps to Have the Holiday That YOU Want
The holiday season can bring a lot of stress (not such a jolly feeling!) This holiday season can be different if you have a plan. Here are three ways to have YOUR best holiday. 1. Decide how you want to feel during the holidays....
Establishing Smooth Morning and Evening Routines for Families – Video
I was recently interviewed for The Whole Mom Summit, put on by Sarah Hembree and Jennifer Bloomingdale, and we talked about: - How to create morning and evening routines for your family so that you can have more time to connect with your...
A Homework Plan
Empowering my kids to make their own choices is something that's important to me. I want them to feel confident they can make their way in life and for them to feel capable they need to practice how to make good choices, and what to do when their choices aren't so...
He got more than me!!! A solution for when kids feel something’s not fair.
Okay - if you have more than one child chances are you’ve heard fighting over who got a bigger piece or more of something! It can be really frustrating to hear bickering between our kids and situations can turn into a “big” deal depending on how we handle it. I mean,...
TV for years!
How many years do you think you’ve watched TV? Believe it or not, I’m not talking how many years that television viewing has been a part of your life I’m talking about entire years. The American Academy of Pediatrics concluded that by the time the average person...
Good Decisions Come From Experience, And Experience Comes From Bad Decisions
Empowering my kids to make their own choices is something that's important to me. I want them to feel confident they can make their way in life and for them to feel capable they need to practice how to make good choices, and what to do when their choices aren't so...
How I Avoided a Meltdown With Meal Prep
Here's an example of responding to our kid's needs and emotions rather than their behavior. One night my youngest came inside from playing and asked what we were having for dinner. When he noticed I was washing potatoes he yelled, "I don't LIKE potatoes!” Then started...