Parenting With Heart And Humor
Fun ways to get your summer hygge on Nothing makes my heart sing more than when the kids embrace the values I so desperately try to instill in them. It’s now summer in the Pacific North West, which means everyone comes out of hibernation, dusts off the cobwebs and embraces nature. Yesterday one of View Post
Moms, are you at risk for high blood pressure? What are the signs of high blood pressure? (It's a trick question, check the post for life saving answers.) A sincere “thank you” to the American Heart Association for the opportunity to work with them on spreading awareness of high blood View Post
What do you say when your best friend's child is sick? What words of comfort do special needs parents need to hear? What do they NOT want to hear? Words of comfort for special needs parents: I received a text message from my best friend. Her daughter was admitted to the hospital (again) last View Post
Add Hygge to Your Bath, with DIY Bath Bombs What could possibly be more hyggelig than a relaxing, hot bath? DIY Bath Bombs of course! They are mostly pretty easy to make, and using one with your favorite scent can make a world of difference in your day. Pure, sweet, luxury. Wait, what is View Post
How to prepare your kid for their first summer camp I won’t ever forget the first time I dropped my kids off at summer camp. Jordan and Jacob walked excitedly down the road, dragging their packed lunch boxes like they were brief cases filled with important documents. Jordan was so small, especially View Post
What do you say when your best friend's child has been diagnosed with cancer? I didn't know how to comfort a grieving mother. But these tips helped...What do you say to a mother, your best friend, who’s 4 year old was just diagnosed with Leukemia? What do you do when you live several states away View Post
Traveling with kids this summer? Don’t do another thing until you’ve read my list of 13 items to bring with you. This list of FSA-eligible items saved us a trip to the ER! It was a pleasure working with FSAstore.com on this campaign. I received compensation for my honest review of their View Post
When your little resident Pokemon fan wants a stuffed version of their favorite pocket monster, go ahead and make this adorable Pikachu plush. DIY an Adorable Pikachu Plush In a house of four boys, you must live, breathe and love all things Pokemon. So that’s what we do – happily. When our oldest View Post
Fighting for eye contact: how to stop your teen's phone addiction. The struggle IS real, but there IS hope. You will see your teen's eyes again - read on. How To Stop Your Teen’s Phone Addiction Teens nowadays are attached to their phones. Well, not only teens, adults are just as bad too. However, View Post
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Decorate your hygge bathroom space Spring is in the air, and with that, comes the need to change things up a bit. You feel that way too, right? Well, a relatively easy way to do that, is with a little hygge. Wait, what is hygge? And why do I need it in my life?! Don't miss our "Hygge 101: How to View Post
LEGO Crafts for Creative Kids of All Ages Parents and children of all ages know exactly what LEGO are. And with LEGO come the ability to make some truly amazing LEGO crafts. Some parents know the pain of LEGO personally from stepping on them in the middle of the night, while others may have fond View Post
Books for Tween Boys There he stood, shoulders drawn up to his ears and his hands in the air. You know, the universal sign for "I don't know!" His answer was in response to my question: "what books are you reading these days!" You'd think I had asked him about the theory of relativity. But for a View Post
What is parental anxiety? Anxiety is a normal part of life, especially for parents. We get anxious about our finances, work, our kids, their health and a hundred other large and small things.However, sometimes we get so busy being anxious and worrying about the minutiae of life that we forget View Post