Parenting With Heart And Humor
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
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
The emotions flooded over me, I couldn't believe it. The juiceboxes, socks, dirty underwear and dishes - they all helped change my perspective on life. My alarm goes off at 5:30am during the week. I do what I do every morning, I reach my arm over, touch my husband and say “honey, it’s time to get View Post
Thanks to the times rapidly changing, our teens are online and have missed out on some of our most treasured childhood pastimes. With the technological advances prevalent in our society, our children are becoming further and further removed from how we were once raised. Rather than getting a 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
The words "mama, come look" should scare every mother of boys. Raising boys isn't for the faint of heart. It's for moms with big hearts! “Mama, mama, come look!”… Motherhood taught me early on that those exact words can mean a wide variety of things and to brace myself for the strangest, View Post
"You aren't good enough. Go away" with those words my son became a victim of bullying. But he faced the bullies. #YourKidHasGuts Thank you SmartyPants Vitamins for compensating me for my honest review of the SmartyPants Kids Probiotic Complete Grape. The opinions in this post are mine - and my View Post
As a parent with narcolepsy, I am constantly balancing taking care of myself and caring for others, and rarely have enough energy and time to do both... Parents are always tired, right? We are constantly walking around on the brink of sleep deprivation, especially when babies are young. If there 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
As a breastfeeding mom it is very easy to feel like you will forever be walking around with a baby hanging off your breast, especially in the first couple of months. Your life is full of cuddling, nursing sessions, diaper changes and smelling the baby’s head (what is it about their little View Post
"We didn’t want to simply accept the Make-A-Wish gesture, go on our trip and chalk it up as a great summer." The kids were about to learn life lessons. This post is sponsored by Basic Invite. I received customized cards and other compensation in return for my honest opinion and review. His 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
“You can be anything you want to be.” Every parent has said that to their child at one point or another. As parents we want to encourage our child, not just in their imagination and ambition, but in their own sense of self-worth. Having dreams can be a healthy way of exploring the world around View Post
