Parenting With Heart And Humor
*) The toys marked with a (*) were generously donated by the toy company in support of this toy drive benefitting the children in the CICU at Seattle Children’s Hospital. A heartfelt “THANK YOU” goes out to every donor, as they helped support my dream of brightening the lives of the children in the View Post
Tips For Raising A Financially Responsible Teen Much of what I know about financial responsibility I had to learn on my own. While I love my parents, they held the belief that family finances were a private matter and it would only stress their children out to learn about them. This lack of View Post
Please enjoy this guest post by Karen Lesh from M.O.B. Truths. She's a fellow boy-mom with great tips on how to raise secure boys. Her method may just surprise you, in a good, warm and fuzzy kind of way. Raising secure boys, *even* without sports! "You must be sooo busy with all your boys’ View Post
Make Christmas More Fun With These DIY Advent Calendars: I think we can agree that the excitement for Christmas and the whole Christmas season easily starts to build somewhere between the day after Christmas and the first day of school. We try to put off getting to consumed by it until we have had View Post
Disney Cruise Packing List, from an "Expert": 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 View Post
When should tweens/ teens get their first cell phone? Here I thought we had made a decision about when to give our kids cell phones. I thought it was a closed case, at least for the foreseeable future. But I thought wrong! This is what happened… Our very responsible and sensible soon-to-be View Post
The Internet Safety Conversation: Our second grader came home the other day with a yellow flyer from his computer lab teacher. I almost threw it the trash without looking at it - just because, well you know how much paper the kids bring home. Apparently the kids learned about internet safety that View Post
This post was created in collaboration with Creative QT. I was compensated for this review, in return for my honest opinion of the Chore Sticks from Creative QT. The opinions stated are 100% mine.Fun with chores is possible: I have written quite a bit about chores over the years. As with View Post
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
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
This post is sponsored by Clorox®. I received products and compensation in return for my honest opinion. Every opinion stated is 100% mine. 14 Bathroom Cleaning tricks every boy needs to know Do you ever wonder how your beautiful little cherub-like children can leave SUCH a mess and View Post
12 Absolutely Fantastic LEGO Ideas I have yet to meet a person, be it a kid, or someone who use to be a kid, that does not love LEGO. With the exception of the piece that gets stepped on of course. However, that aside, kids of all ages have been building and playing with LEGO for pretty much ever. View Post
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
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
