When I Was Your Age
How do we raise children who aren’t little jerks? Here are several ways we try to get there. Teach manners, tell them no, give boundaries.
1210, 2019
0810, 2019
Adventures in Parenting?
Kids will have accidents or get hurt. Our job as parents is to help them feel better and take care of them while they do!
1009, 2019
Mom Chores vs. Kid Chores
Teaching your children that part of being a member of the family is doing their fair share around the house is a good lesson! Giving them chores each week helps them grow up to be responsible adults.
2808, 2019
“Logistics Manager”
Being the “Logistics Manager” for my family includes scheduling everything, but also helping the kids figure things out and being in charge of their mental as well as physical health. And the housework…and all the things!
1408, 2019
Back to School
We all learn from new things, and the freedom of summer gives us opportunities to see and do more before we move to the structure of fall.
1008, 2019
The Best Parenting Advice We Were Ever Given
These are some of our favorite pieces of baby/parenting advice from friends…pre-baby.
0508, 2019
Time Out
Each of our kids – at every age – needs to learn how to control their emotions, and when we put them in time out or give them breathing room to re-set their attitude, we are showing them how to handle big things.
0208, 2019
traveling vs. vacation
Vacations and traveling are two very different things. Here is my take on the two.
0207, 2019
Family Dinner
All of us have busy lives, and sometimes we all just need to take some time to sit down and enjoy each other. In our house, family dinner is that down time.
2406, 2019
You Want the Truth? You Can’t Handle the Truth
Parenting is relentless. Love every minute – it goes by fast!