Sometimes being the mom you want to be comes down to saying yes even when it is hard. It's saying yes when all you really want to do is say no, but you are able to look beyond the reasons and give in anyway. It's 50 degrees outside with not a stitch of sunlight as far as the eye can see. It's warmer than it's been the past 3 months, no doubt. But it's certainly not bathing ...
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How To Foster A Love Of Reading In Children
We know that reading is one of the biggest predictors of our child's success in school but what are tangible ways to foster a love of reading in children? Over the years, I've learned a few key things that make a huge difference. Study after study has linked the benefits of reading to children from birth as one of the biggest indicators of their success in school and their ...
What You’re NOT Doing To Show Your Child They Are Loved…But Should
For all the worrying us parents do about whether or not our children know we love them, we often overlook the most basic way to show children they are loved. It is not in the amount of money we spend or even in the general amount of time. ...
The 3 Words Your Kids Need To Hear
Every day, I send my kids off to school with these 3 words your kids need to hear. And I cannot tell you what an impact it has on their days, as well as my own... because these 3 words work for any age. Someone yanks the toy away from your 4 year old at preschool. Your daughter's on-again/off-again friend leaves her out at recess. Everyone's swearing on the bus while your ...
When Your Child Wants Only One Parent
When your child wants only one parent, it can be detrimental to all the relationships. One parent becomes physically and emotionally drained while the other parent wonders what they could have done wrong to cause it. But there is a simple solution that will remind your children you both love them and can take care of them equally well. Both the girls were laid out on ...
A Rewards System That Works
After trying multiple methods, my husband and I finally landed on a rewards system that works for our 2 young children. As a bonus, it has also becomes the means through which they can earn their own money! Two important lessons in one simple system. If you are anything like me, there are some days when I feel like my kiddos are on a mission to drive me up a wall. They are ...
When Jealousy Knocks…
Jealousy in parenthood is hard. So many things to compare...so many people to do it with. Can we ever find happiness? My friends, jealousy is a really hard thing. It's hard to deal with, hard to admit you feel it, hard to try and get over. It's just hard. It shows up when you least expect it with the people you would like to think ...
Before School Rule
As part of my 31 Days and 31 Ways to Be a Better Mom series, I wanted to share Our Before School Rule. Because if your house is anything like mine, that one or two crucial hours before the tardy bell rings have the potential to be the worst part of your day! I'm so excited you're back today to join me on this journey over the next 31 days! If you're a new ...
The Empty Seat At The Dinner Table
The empty seat at the table...the reminder that someone who usually is here, isn't. The sting of missing your brother, your sister, your mom, your dad. That ache is all too real for families past and present who have members serving in our nation's military... Wednesday Nights My daughter, Hannah, participates in a Wednesday night youth program at our church. Every ...
5 Discipline Rules For PARENTS
We so often talk about the effects of discipline on OUR CHILD but for me personally, I wish someone had shared with me these 5 Discipline Rules For Parents. Because discipline, and it's effects, are not exclusionary to just your children. I refer to it as the "pop heard round the world." At least, that's how it's felt to me all these years. And nearly 5 ...
