Parenting With Heart And Humor
The best homework tips for parents with tired kids! I glance at my calendar, count the days and my heart sinks a bit. In a few short weeks, the kids will be back at school. After a long summer, I do long to get our family in a daily routine, but I will miss the freedom to sleep in, have family View Post
Middle school! I can’t even say those two words together without getting sweaty palms, thinking back to my own awkward teenage years. Slowly, school was a becoming more like a chore and less of a fun challenge. However, one thing always stayed a constant in my life: books!I remember spending View Post
LEGO Road Trip Activities I teamed up with LEGO® to bring you these fun LEGO road trip activities. All the opinions stated are 100% mine.Jordan looks at me with his piercing blue eyes. “May I please go to bed?”Wait… WHAT?He smiles that cheesy grin he’s known for…. “Yes, please come View Post
Keeping your young readers engaged and entertained is easy with this great list from the Sunshine State Young Readers Award books for grades 3 - 5. Sunshine State Young Readers Award Books for Grades 3 - 5 It's summer. The kids have been a little TOO well-behaved and quiet today. I last saw them View Post
Awesome Rock Painting Ideas and Activities For Kids I was overwhelmed, stressed and downright worn out. After dropping the kids off at school, I grabbed Jonah’s hand and asked him what he would like to do. I had high hopes that he wanted to do something that would make me forget about my worries View Post
Parenting a confusing tween is, well, confusing! I knew he needed me, his tears told me so. His words were lacking, but also unnecessary. His eyes said it all. Parenting a Confusing Tween: I sat down on his bed. Well, first I pushed aside three stuffed animals (the ones he will NEVER admit to View Post
When your kids fight over the fact that they have nothing to fight over, it's time for some good sibling rivalry solutions! Our pediatrican recommended this!“MOM? MOM! MOOOMMMM? MOOOMMMMMMMM!!!!!! He’s doing IT again! Can you come tell him to stop it?”I told the kids to get in the van so we View Post
This post is written in collaboration with the National Park Trust and Northside Shoes. May 20, 2017 is the 7th annual Kids to Parks Day. Our family was provided shoes in return for our honest review. Every opinion in this post is 100% mine. The kids are slowly getting up this morning, after a View Post
We may not understand their Pokemon obession, but we can still score major cool-mom-points with Pokemon crafts and activites.I often find myself staring at my kids with a strange look, thinking “who are these creatures and why do they keep referring to me as “mom” because clearly we cannot be View Post
Before he’s even buckled, he says “Mama, we have our big test tomorrow.” The mood is set. I can feel his tension, my dear child with test anxiety. He jumps in the van, as he does every day. He’s our silent, but OH SO emotional tween. His experiences from the school-day are fresh when he gets in View Post
Did you know that paper can be so much fun? Some people spend hundreds and hundreds of dollars on toys to entertain their children. To each their own, but we have so much fun creating our own out of paper! Don’t get me wrong, I still buy my kids toys, but the times we have spent making our own, like View Post
Imagine how impressed your kid will be when you know how to play Pokemon cards?! Your child's Pokemon obsession is explained in this guide for parents.You are reading this article because you are an awesome parent!Your child came home from school recently speaking a completely foreign View Post
The change was drastic, from one day to the next he went from happy to silent. Our child was bullied, but thankfully an expert gave me advice days prior.The change was drastic, from one day to the next. He had been an open book all year. Cheerful, happy and full of funny stories about his View Post
If you find yourself searching for the source of an odd smell in your house, turn to your kid! It's time for healthy self-care tips for tweens!This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Tom’s of Maine for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine.What is that smell? I open the refrigerator View Post
