Parenting With Heart And Humor
Books for Tween Boys There he stood, shoulders drawn up to his ears and his hands in the air. You know, the universal sign for "I don't know!" His answer was in response to my question: "what books are you reading these days!" You'd think I had asked him about the theory of relativity. But for a View Post
What is parental anxiety? Anxiety is a normal part of life, especially for parents. We get anxious about our finances, work, our kids, their health and a hundred other large and small things.However, sometimes we get so busy being anxious and worrying about the minutiae of life that we forget View Post
Thank you, Hygge Box for sending me your Deluxe Hygge Box in return for my honest review. The opinions stated in this post are 100% mine. Give the gift of hygge with Hygge Box It is said, one of the greatest gifts of all is the gift of time. How about giving the gift of hygge? I would argue View Post
Fuse beads, Perler beads, fun-beads-to-stick-in-your-nose: Regardless of what you call these beads, I am THRILLED to have bought BUCKET LOADS of the little plastic cylinder-shaped beads.I spent countless hours in the 80s making coasters for my parents, grandparents and other unsuspecting View Post
The cutest perler bead bunny: OK, can we all agree that this winter was unusually long, cold and did I mention long? We live in the Pacific North West and within the past few days, the cherry blossoms are finally in bloom. The beauty of the pink flowers are giving me hope that spring IS View Post
What IS the Danish Way? “I just want him to be happy!”, how many times have you as a parent thought that about your child? From a parenting perspective, “happiness” is the greatest measure of success.Every single day we are a faced with opportunities to thoroughly screw up our kids, but at the View Post
Hygge living room inspiration for YOU: So, life is stressful. That’s not new or profound, and I didn’t really expect to knock your socks off with that statement, however, wait for it. Here’s the profound part – you can knock a lot of the stress out of life, by bringing hygge into your View Post
Starting to breastfeed can be overwhelming. Get these breastfeeding supplies and you will be off to a wonderful breastfeeding journey.As a mother of four who breastfed for a total of 90 months over the span of 10 years, I found that being prepared for the “unexpected” gave me an advantage when View Post
Activities for Money Smart Kids Teaching kids about money and how to be money smart can be a really stress-inducing thought. If you as an adult have any money stress at all, the thought of teaching your children about it may in fact cause you anxiety and it can be for many reasons. View Post
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Random Acts of Kindness for Kids “Mama, do you know what day it is on Wednesday?” Jansen, with his toothless grin looked at me with suspense in his voice. He’s our first grader. Our old soul. He’s the kid who gives me a well-timed hug when I am having a bad day or he picks yellow flowers on the View Post
New Medical Moms, Listen Up! I am the mother of four boys ages 8 and younger. One of our little ones is medically complex and was diagnosed a few days after his text-book-delivery via scheduled c-section. He spent the first two months fighting for his life in the PICU, in a medically induced coma View Post