Parenting With Heart And Humor
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
I received promotional items from LEGO® DUPLO® in return for my honest review. The opinions stated in this post are 100% mine - and the kids'. The house is quiet, for once. The big kids are in school. It’s just Jonah and I on the living room floor. There is a wall of laundry to the left of us, 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
Have you run out of gift ideas for family, grandparents, teachers and cardiologists? They will love to receive these handprint heart gifts. He came running up to me, as fast as his little legs could carry him. The look in his eyes said it all. What ever treasure he had in his chubby hands was 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
How to Tell If Your Toddler Is Eating Enough If you have a toddler, you’ve probably discovered that feeding a toddler isn’t the easiest of tasks. Chances are you offer them some food (preferably tasty and healthy food), watch them pick a few mouthful and the proceed to fling the rest across the View Post
There are days we need to keep our little ones busy and happy for a few minutes. These easy toddler-approved Perler bead ornaments are perfect for that! The big kids are busy with their homework. Common core math has silenced the masses. The little ones are enjoying their simple life, but since View Post
Play dates! Love them or hate them, they are a great way to get your child to socialize with their friends. Now that our two oldest are in elementary school they are starting to invite friends over to the house. Sometimes we know the parents, but there have been times where we have set up “blind View Post
“Mama, what does L-O-P-K spell? Is that my name? Jansen.” “Mama, how about O-Q-P-W? Does THAT spell my name, Jansen?” After about 27 minutes of continued spelling-inquiries, I came to the realization that this poor kid needs to learn how to spell his own name - and he needs to learn View Post
Do you have an introverted child? Is it hard to watch him navigate an extroverted world? There are several things you can do to help. Try these tricks. A Shy Little Girl “Hi, little girl. I am your grandfather’s neighbor. What’s your name? You know it’s not polite to ignore adults, View Post
I smile. Smiling is what I do when I am at a loss for words. I turn my eyes towards the ground, as if I have just been scolded. There I am, looking at my feet, still smiling. What is wrong with me? I have done nothing wrong. “Lift your head up, hold it high and own this” I tell myself. I don’t View Post
The late afternoon sun is beating down on my face. I am soaking up the warmth, taking in the sounds all around me. The kids are playing nicely (not quietly) in the backyard, while I am relaxing after a full day of memory-making fun. This is my first summer as a stay-at-home mom. The magnitude of View Post
I will never know how many miles we walked. The hours spent on our “project” added up as the days and weeks passed. I wonder if he knew how much he helped me through the teenage years. Our walks became an outlet for me: a safe place to vent my thoughts, feelings and turmoil, and there is a lot of View Post
I am SURE you have been in this situation several times if your kids love LEGO DUPLO like ours do. Here we are, on the floor of their room, surrounded by a sea of red, blue and yellow LEGO DUPLO bricks. Jansen (4), Jonah (2) and I, in-between incomplete sets, half assembled buildings and View Post
