Parenting With Heart And Humor
Fuse beads, Perler beads, fun-beads-to-stick-in-your-nose: Regardless of what you call these beads, I am THRILLED to have bought BUCKET LOADS of the little plastic cylinder-shaped beads.I spent countless hours in the 80s making coasters for my parents, grandparents and other unsuspecting View Post
Losing a loved one is never easy, helping your kids process the loss can be even harder. Learn how to talk to kids about death and losing a loved one. How To Talk To Kids About Death We don’t like seeing our children get hurt and we go to great lengths to protect them. Unfortunately, we can’t View Post
The cutest perler bead bunny: OK, can we all agree that this winter was unusually long, cold and did I mention long? We live in the Pacific North West and within the past few days, the cherry blossoms are finally in bloom. The beauty of the pink flowers are giving me hope that spring IS View Post
What IS the Danish Way? “I just want him to be happy!”, how many times have you as a parent thought that about your child? From a parenting perspective, “happiness” is the greatest measure of success.Every single day we are a faced with opportunities to thoroughly screw up our kids, but at the View Post
Talk to your kids about bullying: School is back in session. Old friendships will be rekindled, new ones formed. Most kids return to school with a healthy mix of excitement and hesitation. Parents everywhere share those same emotions. What will the new year bring? What triumphs? What trials? View Post
Hygge living room inspiration for YOU: So, life is stressful. That’s not new or profound, and I didn’t really expect to knock your socks off with that statement, however, wait for it. Here’s the profound part – you can knock a lot of the stress out of life, by bringing hygge into your View Post
Starting to breastfeed can be overwhelming. Get these breastfeeding supplies and you will be off to a wonderful breastfeeding journey.As a mother of four who breastfed for a total of 90 months over the span of 10 years, I found that being prepared for the “unexpected” gave me an advantage when View Post
Activities for Money Smart Kids Teaching kids about money and how to be money smart can be a really stress-inducing thought. If you as an adult have any money stress at all, the thought of teaching your children about it may in fact cause you anxiety and it can be for many reasons. View Post
Where do you find your breastfeeding support? I recently reached out to YOU (aka my readers/ friends/ fellow moms) to hear the best breastfeeding advice you ever received… and now i have bundled this fantastic package of 67 estrogen-filled, supportive hugs into one big article! Bookmark View Post
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BlissfulMoments #CollectiveBias The power of a thoughtful care package I have a missed call? How did this just happen? I have had my phone on me since Susan sent her last text. Susan is my View Post
Random Acts of Kindness for Kids “Mama, do you know what day it is on Wednesday?” Jansen, with his toothless grin looked at me with suspense in his voice. He’s our first grader. Our old soul. He’s the kid who gives me a well-timed hug when I am having a bad day or he picks yellow flowers on the View Post
Teaching Teens to Feel and Manage Their Roller Coaster of Emotions Parents often complain that their teens’ over-the-top reactions to the smallest issues are annoying and irritating. But let’s take a step back and try to understand teens a little.Chances are, if you are reading this, you have View Post
What is Winter Hygge? So, I don’t think it’s really possible to talk about winter hygge without considering, if you will, hot cocoa. The very idea of a warm, decadent, rich drink that comforts you down to your toes is pretty much the embodiment of hygge. Add a couple of your favorite View Post
New Medical Moms, Listen Up! I am the mother of four boys ages 8 and younger. One of our little ones is medically complex and was diagnosed a few days after his text-book-delivery via scheduled c-section. He spent the first two months fighting for his life in the PICU, in a medically induced coma View Post