Parenting With Heart And Humor
10 Signs Your Toddler is Ready for Potty Training One of the many great milestones toddlers are expected to master, between the age of 18 months to 4 years old, is potty training. To date, we have successfully shown all four boys how to use the toilet with raging success. Ignoring the times they View Post
Congratulations! Your toddler is now potty trained. The little cherub happily wears big-kid underwear throughout the day, and proudly and LOUDLY announces each and every bodily function before, during and after they take place. But wait – the little tot is not dry at night! No matter how many View Post
It is the season of the Elf, the Elf on the Shelf that is! And while you are probably filled with excitement and ideas at all of the wonderful adventures your little Elf is going to go on, you may also be feeling a bit anxious that you will run out of ideas, or that your Elf may not appear to have View Post
(Thank you to Woodpeckers® for sponsoring this post in return for my honest opinion about their products. All opinions stated are 100% mine.)I heard a quiet mumbling coming from the other room. Jansen had been playing by himself for quite some time - so long that a quick check-in was warranted. View Post
Awesome Rock Painting Ideas and Activities For Kids I was overwhelmed, stressed and downright worn out. After dropping the kids off at school, I grabbed Jonah’s hand and asked him what he would like to do. I had high hopes that he wanted to do something that would make me forget about my worries View Post
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
