When our sweet ones are little we're often caught in the nap trap, here's how to embrace it without feeling deprived. If you were in the airport security line and heard a baby screaming and a mother whose entire shirt was soaking wet from leaking milk. With a half crazed / half zoned out ...
6 Types of Life Skills Your Kids Need to Learn – By Category
Learning valuable life skills is a part of growing up. These important skills are taught at home through proper training, modeling, and experiences. Check out these six types of skills your kids need to learn: Being a mom ain't for the lazy or faint of heart. We spend the first months in a ...
Simple Table Manners For Kids So You Don’t Dread Dinnertime
Table manners for kids doesn't have to be overwhelming. Here are some simple things we can teach our kids so dinnertime becomes fun, friendly, and quality time spent together. Clocking time with the kids at the table can put you in serious survival mode. Depending on whether you have a ...
7 Ways to Stay Connected to Your Kids When Life Gets Hard
Staying connected to your kids when life gets hard can be challenging. It takes courage, grit, and faith. Here are 7 ways to make it happen: Even when we go through hard times. We have to be mom. No one shows up and rescues us from our parenting duties. The good news is that handing ...
Awesome & Fun Swimming Pool Toys for Little Kids
Swimming is so much fun. And yet, it can be even more fun with some awesome pool toys. Little kids can even be encouraged to enjoy pool time with some awesome & fun swimming pool toys. I'm from Florida and I gotta be honest... we spend hours a day swimming for months out of the year. ...
The Best Classic Family Movies for Movie Night
Settle in, pop some pop-corn, and snuggle up for a fun movie night with these all time favorite classics. Here are 14 of the best classic family movies for movie night: We have, for 6 or 7 years, been doing weekly movie nights. It's one of the hallmarks of our week, and every child and ...
Wholesome Chapter Books for Girls They Won’t Want To Put Down
Are you on the hunt for some awesome reads for your kiddos? Look no further to find some of the best chapter book series for girls! My oldest daughter loved books from when she was only a few months old. She'd chew them, rub the pages, and clap clap clap while we read. We read as part ...
What Do You Do On A Boring Summer Day?
Kids claim to be miserable on boring summer days. But, what if a few simple activities can help turn those days into days of adventure, contentment, and playful fun? The kids are out of school, and now they are saying that they are bored. You can't possibly plan out every second of every day... ...
How Can I Make Summer Fun At Home?
Don't fall into the summertime trap of boredom and video games. Use these quick tips to make summer fun at home. Summertime is here and moms everhwere are dreading those whiney complaints. You know the ones. "Mom, I'm bored. There's nothing to do. Can I play all-day-every-day on my Nintendo? ...
Self-Care (& Hygiene!) Skills for Toddlers & Preschoolers
It's never to early to start teaching some valuable lessons on self-care and hygiene to young children. Check out these ten skills and how to teach them: I have too many kids to do everything for them. Hard fact. When they were younger, of course, I did what needed to be done. But I'm ...