When my girls were babies and soft and snuggly and smelled good all the time, I never would have needed Day 15 Give Them Kisses Lots Of Kisses to remind me to do just that. Because they were so fresh out of my belly, still seemingly tethered by that unseen umbilical cord, that kissing their little cheeks, and mouths and toes and fingers was ingrained in me, second nature...an innate ...
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Day 14 The Meal Time Rule We Do Not Break
In our house, we don't keep a ton of "rules" but Day 14 The Meal Time Rule We Do Not Break is one I learned myself growing up and it made a huge impact on me. It will impact your entire day if you follow it, and you will be guaranteed that your children will enjoy sitting down to eat with you. Growing up, I lived what I think was a pretty idyllic life. We grew up poor in ...
Day 13 Date Your Child
Day 13 Date Your Child reminds me that I when I spend one-on-one time with each of my little girls, it really gives me a chance to show them individually just how special they are. Remember when you went on dates? How the whole conversation revolved around getting to know the other person better - what they loved, what they didn't, what made them laugh, what scared them. Your ...
Day 12 Take Care of #1
We give and we give and we give until we are empty. Day 12 Take Care of #1 focuses on the importance of taking care of the one person whom everyone else relies on...you! When Did The Tables Turn? It's amazing really. As children and young adults, we become accustomed to someone taking care of us. Even as we gain more and more responsibility and autonomy, there is still that ...
Day 11 Stop Comparing Your Child
In a world made up of milestone charts and peer-to-peer comparison, Day 11 Stop Comparing Your Child shows how becoming a better mom is sometimes as simple as accepting our children for who they are and WHERE they are developmentally, socially and athletically. The Grass Is Always Greener... We've all heard that saying "The grass is greener on the other side"...but one of my ...
Day 10 Create Your Own Family Traditions
Being a better mom sometimes means making mountains out of molehills. Day 10 Create Your Own Family Traditions speaks to how even the simplest things can become family traditions that our children will carry with them into their own role as parents. Family Traditions Don't Have To Cost Money As a child growing up - in what I am certain was poverty though my parents never let me ...
Day 9 One Smart Cookie
If you are continuing along in the 31 Days & 31 Ways To Be A Better Mom series, Day 9 One Smart Cookie touches on how imperative it is that we as moms don't take a backseat in our child's education. The way we teach our children and the support they receive from us once they enter public/private education will have a life-long impact. The Good Ol' Days A long time ago, in a ...
Day 8 Divide and Conquer
Day 8 Divide and Conquer gets to the root of how a successful marriage or partnership can really make you be a better mom. Learning to let go and play to your strengths works to only better everyone involved, especially your children. Today is Day 8 in the series 31 Days & 31 Ways to Be A Better Mom. Be sure and scroll to the bottom of this post to catch up any you may have ...
