Parenting With Heart And Humor
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
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 Things Every Soccer Player Should Bring to The Field (Thank you NO-AD Sunscreen of sending us samples to try this summer. All the opinions stated in this post are 100% mine.)School’s back in session and with that also comes a full blown soccer season. Our oldest son plays travel soccer, for View Post
The best homework tips for parents with tired kids! I glance at my calendar, count the days and my heart sinks a bit. In a few short weeks, the kids will be back at school. After a long summer, I do long to get our family in a daily routine, but I will miss the freedom to sleep in, have family View Post
Middle school! I can’t even say those two words together without getting sweaty palms, thinking back to my own awkward teenage years. Slowly, school was a becoming more like a chore and less of a fun challenge. However, one thing always stayed a constant in my life: books!I remember spending View Post
LEGO Road Trip Activities I teamed up with LEGO® to bring you these fun LEGO road trip activities. All the opinions stated are 100% mine.Jordan looks at me with his piercing blue eyes. “May I please go to bed?”Wait… WHAT?He smiles that cheesy grin he’s known for…. “Yes, please come View Post
Before he’s even buckled, he says “Mama, we have our big test tomorrow.” The mood is set. I can feel his tension, my dear child with test anxiety. He jumps in the van, as he does every day. He’s our silent, but OH SO emotional tween. His experiences from the school-day are fresh when he gets in View Post
Thanks to the times rapidly changing, our teens are online and have missed out on some of our most treasured childhood pastimes.With the technological advances prevalent in our society, our children are becoming further and further removed from how we were once raised. Rather than getting a View Post
Break the cycle of the media's influence on our teen boys and girls. Raise strong and responsible boys with a healthy view of girls.There’s no two ways about it: teenagers these days are faced with more sexuality than ever before. It’s everywhere you look. Even something as fun as Halloween View Post
