If you have an anxious child (like I do), use these 5 ways to help an anxious child and you will be surprised at how much these basic ideas will alleviate many of their worries. I only wish I had learned about them when my kids were even younger. It's easy to forget that little kids have all the worries and anxieties that we have and many times, to the same extreme. They ...
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Why I AM My Child’s Best Friend
I've heard it a million times and I've seen it in a ton of parenting articles, but let me tell you why I AM my child's best friend. This isn't the first time I've bucked the current standards of parenting advice, and I am quite certain it will not be the last. I read it everywhere, I hear it from my mom friends, I hear it on tv...explaining why moms should not try and be best friends with ...
The 6 Moms You Meet On The Playground
Took my girls to a local playground the other day and was so quickly taken back to my initial venturing on the playground as a new mom to a VERY active toddler. I realized that 5 years later, not much has changed on my list of the 6 moms you meet on the playground. I'm sure many of you can relate! And please know this list isn't made to be ugly or mean...realize I am ONE of ...
15 Things I Did In 10 Minutes BEFORE Kids
As I was vacuuming the other day and my 6 year old came to my crying that she had jumped off the couch and hurt her arm, I thought of these 15 things I did in 10 minutes BEFORE Kids! Now they all either take WAY longer or don't happen at all! Can you even remember what it was like pre-kids…when you could go to the bathroom by yourself, get a shower without being examined by ...
The Days Pass Slowly But The Years Fly By
Laying here in the quiet, on the eve of that first day back to school, and I am realizing that quote is so true - The days pass slowly but the years fly by. Wasn't it just yesterday that I was looking forward to school letting out, planning so many fun things for every day. Promising my girls that every day would be a new adventure filled with fun and exciting things to do and places to ...
Why My Kids Don’t Have Chores
Here's a post you won't see much on a parenting blog...Why My Kids Don't Have Chores! Can you imagine?! I think I can literally hear parents gasping across the web now! In this day and age of increasing responsibility for our little ones, I realize I'm in a very small minority of moms who don't give age-appropriate chores. What, you may wonder, would make me take such a different ...
One Simple Trick to Stop Bad Dreams Now
My little girls started going through a terrible phase of having bad dreams until I did this one simple trick to stop bad dreams now! Try it tonight and help your kiddos rest easy! Neither of my girls experienced nightmares until they turned 3 or 4. But boy when it started, it was a rough period for everyone in the house! My older daughter would sometimes wake crying and ...
What Will My Kids Remember From Our Day
As I put my girls to bed tonight, a simple thought entered my mind – What will my kids remember from our day? What will be their last thoughts as they drift off to sleep? It’s been another one of THOSE days…you know the ones. Where neither of my girls was very interested in listening to me. They didn’t want to play…alone…or with each other…or outside…or inside. We have NO toys ...
To My Firstborn…I’m Sorry
To my firstborn...I'm sorry. I'm sorry because you will always get the worst version of me as a mother. To my firstborn daughter, I would like to officially and on the record tell you I’m sorry. I’m sorry because you will always get the worst version of me as a mom. I say that only half jokingly. For the first almost 3 years of your life, had someone asked me if I was ...
Day 26 It’s Okay To Wish Today Was Over
The baby is sick, your toddler has cried all day about a myriad of items, and your husband is traveling...Day 26 It's Okay To Wish Today Was Over gives you a pass! You can quit beating yourself up and realize that not every moment of motherhood is meant to be one for the memory books. My husband doesn't travel a lot, but somehow he seems to time it perfectly with a gazillion ...
