Parenting With Heart And Humor
Like so many families across the world, we live in a house divided. Our family is split down the middle. When someone brings up a topic of conversation relating to our “big divide”, voices are raised and blood pressures rise. This has been a bone of contention for several years and the hard 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
A mother of four boys shares her best tips and tricks of how she's enjoying motherhood more as an organized mom - and feeling less overwhelmed. We all agree that motherhood can be overwhelming, right? Getting through motherhood requires a certain amount of organization and planning, at least when View Post
Fret not my fellow Elf’ing mom, I have come to take the pressure off you with a few very simple Elf shortcuts for tired moms... like me and you! "Mama! MAMA! Something is REALLY wrong! Wake up!" Those words and the concern in his voice jarred me out of my otherwise comfortable sleep. My first 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
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
Summer is a break from snotty noses and random viruses. As we head towards a new germ season, find out how we stay healthy with probiotics for children. Thank you, Family Flora, for providing us with your special formulation of probiotics and prebiotics for adults and children in return for our View Post
I promised the boys, that I would make not-so-spooky wooden Halloween peg dolls, and suddenly I had a stroller full of compliant and happy boys. It’s early August and I am shopping for craft supplies with a stroller full of impatient little boys, as it usually happens. I turn the corner of an 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 hear the sound of eager little foot steps jumping down the stairs. The pitter-patter continues through the living room. I think “wait for it, wait for it…” - as expected, like clock work, Jordan enters the room much more stealth-like than his descent down the stairs. “Mama, can you come tuck me View Post
“But Mama, you cannot have a dinosaur from the Jurassic period living with one from the Cretaceous period - It just can’t be done!” His forehead was wrinkled and his eyes expressed sadness and confusion. Jacob (9) threw his hands in the air with an exasperated sigh. I was about to commit the View Post
Motherhood is part creating attachment and equal parts detaching, ever so lovingly - at JUST the right time. Today I witnessed a beautifully executed loving detachment, made possible by a mutually strong attachment. This miracle happened because I used a incredibly simple (and effective) solution to View Post
Four boys, two adults, five nights on a Disney cruise! Need I tell you that I was stressing out (in a big way) over the prospect of packing for our recent trip? I had never been on a cruise, so I had no idea of what to expect, which added another level of stress. My husband is very laid-back and View Post
Nothing says “personalized gift” as a handprint or footprint from a child. (I guess it is still a personalized gift if it is an adult’s hand or foot print, although the cuteness factor isn’t quite there.) I LOVE how our thumb print polymer clay Christmas ornaments turned out. I know I will love View Post
