How to Handle Your Children's Video Games Positively It can feel like you are constantly trying to snag your children’s attention, whether they are staring at their phones or simply not paying attention. But one thing that tends to frustrate a lot of parents is when they have to deal with their View Post
How to Prevent Pinworms in Kids and Adults
I am excited to work with Reese’s Pinworm Medicine again to bring you current and effective tips to prevent and combat pinworm infestations. The opinions stated in this post are 100% mine. Prevent pinworms in kids and adults There are numerous things in life no one wants to experience, not even View Post
How to Prepare Your Kids for Their First Summer Camp
How to prepare your kid for their first summer camp I won’t ever forget the first time I dropped my kids off at summer camp. Jordan and Jacob walked excitedly down the road, dragging their packed lunch boxes like they were brief cases filled with important documents. Jordan was so small, especially View Post
How to Comfort a Grieving Mother
What do you say when your best friend's child has been diagnosed with cancer? I didn't know how to comfort a grieving mother. But these tips helped... What do you say to a mother, your best friend, who’s 4 year old was just diagnosed with Leukemia? What do you do when you live several states away View Post
13 FSA Eligible Items You MUST Bring When Traveling With Kids
Traveling with kids this summer? Don’t do another thing until you’ve read my list of 13 items to bring with you. This list of FSA-eligible items saved us a trip to the ER! It was a pleasure working with FSAstore.com on this campaign. I received compensation for my honest review of their View Post
Fighting for Eye Contact: How to Stop Your Teen’s Phone Addiction
Fighting for eye contact: how to stop your teen's phone addiction. The struggle IS real, but there IS hope. You will see your teen's eyes again - read on. How To Stop Your Teen’s Phone Addiction Teens nowadays are attached to their phones. Well, not only teens, adults are just as bad too. However, View Post
How to NOT Pass on Your Anxieties to Your Kids
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
How to Talk to Your Kids About Losing a Loved One
Losing a loved one is never easy, helping your kids process the loss can be even harder. Learn how to talk to kids about death and losing a loved one. How To Talk To Kids About Death We don’t like seeing our children get hurt and we go to great lengths to protect them. Unfortunately, we can’t View Post
Raise Happy and Confident Children, The Danish Way
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
Ten Things to Tell Your Kids About Bullying!
Talk to your kids about bullying: School is back in session. Old friendships will be rekindled, new ones formed. Most kids return to school with a healthy mix of excitement and hesitation. Parents everywhere share those same emotions. What will the new year bring? What triumphs? What trials? View Post
Everything You Need to Breastfeed, in Addition to Breasts
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
10 Super Fun Activities For Money Smart Kids
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
Breastfeeding Advice From 67 of Your Breast Friends
Where do you find your breastfeeding support? I recently reached out to YOU (aka my readers/ friends/ fellow moms) to hear the best breastfeeding advice you ever received… and now i have bundled this fantastic package of 67 estrogen-filled, supportive hugs into one big article! Bookmark View Post
The 100 Best Random Acts of Kindness for Kids
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