Outdoors Gross Motor Ideas School is out for summer! And it’s time to throw the screens in the trash and kick the kids outside, enjoy the outdoors and get moving! We know that gross motor skills are important for muscle and strength development. We know they are crucial to building confidence and View Post
10 Things To Do RIGHT NOW When Your Child Has Pinworms
When your child has pinworms, these are things to do RIGHT NOW! This post is done in collaboration with Reese’s Pinworm Medicine. I partnered with them, because they are our family’s pinworm medicine of choice. I received compensation in return for my honest opinion of their product. It’s a View Post
How to Prepare Children for the Responsibility of Dog Ownership
I am honored to share a guest post by Samantha Randall, the Editor-in-Chief at TopDogTips.com How to Prepare Children for Dog Ownership There are few children that don’t get excited by the idea of getting a dog, but there are even fewer parents that don’t get nervous about getting their kid a dog. View Post
14 Bathroom Cleaning Tricks Every Boy Needs to Know
Don't miss these bathroom cleaning tips and hacks, from a mother of four boys. Teach your boy these bathroom cleaning tips and tricks - they need to know! This post is sponsored by Clorox®. I received products and compensation in return for my honest opinion. Every opinion stated is 100% View Post
How to Raise Strong Boys by Breaking These 12 Rules
How to raise strong boys by breaking these 12 rules: After school drop offs and the day’s first load of laundry, Jonah and I walk to the playground. Every day it’s the same, he hops from one activity to the next - always in this order: See-saw, spinning chair, little slide, big slide then the View Post
If Moms Were Treated Like Toddlers: Understand Toddler Tantrums
There is no way to discuss toddlers without mentioning their tantrums: the characteristic “fish out of water” flopping on the floor, kicking feet, screaming and thrashing body from side to side tantrums. We all agree, these meltdowns ONLY happen during inopportune times - and ONLY our kids have them View Post
Give Your Child The Best Head Start On Life After College: Debt Free
This is a sponsored post on behalf of The Florida Prepaid College Board for Bloggin' Mamas. All thoughts and opinions expressed are those of our own. Life After College: Debt Free Do you remember back in the day, way back to your college days?! Studying until the wee hours, pushing yourself to get View Post
How to Reach the Most Important Savings Goals for Families
This is a sponsored post on behalf of Bloggin’ Mamas & the Florida Prepaid College Board. All opinions expressed are my own. How to Reach The most important Savings Goals For Families The kitchen table is covered with papers. It’s been years since we last used it as a dinner table. Between the View Post
Discover Four Fun Ways to Teach Kids About Stocks
Discover four fun ways to teach kids about stocks (This post was done in collaboration with BusyKid. I received compensation in return for my honest review. Every opinion stated is 100% mine.) “Mom, did you know that Brandon’s mom is a surgeon. She fixes sick people every day. It’s so cool.” View Post
How to Teach Kids Conflict Resolution Skills, the Easy Way
How to Teach Kids Conflict Resolution Skills, the Easy Way! Ahhhhhh, it’s Friday afternoon. The ONE day of the week where we don’t have ANY plans, activities, homework and I even have the evening off from cooking dinner. It’s THAT heavenly of a time for our family. The kids are nowhere to be View Post
10 Must-Read Tips for Perfect Santa Pictures
Are you planning on taking the kids to see Santa this year? If so, don't miss the 10 must-read tips for perfect Santa pictures! (This post was originally published in 2014, but it was recently updated with a few new tips I learned along the way!) We recently took the kids to see Santa and it went View Post
13 Clever Solutions to Stop Bedwetting
No matter how many sticker charts you have, incentives and even bribes, you STILL need to put him in diapers at night. Here's your help to stop bedwetting! Congratulations! Your toddler is now potty trained. The little cherub happily wears big-kid underwear throughout the day, and proudly and View Post
10 Things Most People Don’t Know About Florida Prepaid College Plans
This is a sponsored post on behalf of Bloggin' Mamas & the Florida Prepaid College Board. All opinions expressed are my own. 10 Things People Don't Know About Florida Prepaid College Plans “I want what’s best for you, that’s all. You deserve the opportunities I had, and especially the ones I View Post
Tired of Your Kids Asking for Money? BusyKid is the Solution
This post was done in collaboration with BusyKid. I received compensation in return for my honest review. Every opinion stated is 100% mine. Tired of your kids asking for money? BusyKid is the solution! Jordan has been circling around me for hours, like a bird of prey waiting for the right time View Post