Does your family have dinner time rules about technology? We have some basic rules and they serve us very well! Oh and by the way, here are 5 times it's okay for your child to go hungry. It's so important our children feel connected to us at mealtimes. Research shows eating with family is one ...
How To Rock Dinnertime With Small Children
Do you find it hard to eat dinner together as a family with small children? I know. I get. But I think the dinner hour is an awesome and easy way to have quality time together without distractions. "Some of the most important conversations I've ever had occurred at my family's dinner ...
How to stop contagious meltdowns from spreading sibling-to-sibling
I'm sure what you wanted to read about today was contagious toddler meltdowns. Just in case the CDC didn't issue an alert in your area I wanted to let you know there is a contagious disease out there, folks. It does not require direct physical contact yet is highly transferable. Siblings are ...
How Vision Affects Learning
Did you know one in four children has an undiagnosed vision problem? Right now when you purchase individual vision insurance from VSP Direct™ as a gift, a child in need receives a free eye exam and glasses. That means when you give the Gift of Sight from VSP, you give twice. Find out more at Thanks ...
How To Teach Your Kids To Cook Without The Drama
"I don't like food that's too carefully arranged; it makes me think that the chef is spending too much time arranging and not enough time cooking. If I wanted a picture I'd buy a painting." Andy Rooney Food. So wonderful and yet so annoying at the same time. You must have it to survive, ...
My #1 Tip When You Have Babies Close Together In Age: Corralling
I've eluded to this concept many times, but today am going to hit it strong. This is probably the best advice I could give any mother who has young children close together... People ask me how I do it. How do I have so many kids so young in age and still manage to stay sane and have some ...
The hardest thing about living far from family
I started this blog when I was living on another continent with my husband and children across the world from the rest of my family. Hence, A Mother Far from Home. I learned many lessons and went through many trials and challenges being far from my extended family, but I can say without a doubt what ...
5 problems resolved by getting your children’s eyes checked
This is part 1 of a 2 part series on eye care and small children. This is close to my heart because I started wearing glasses when I was 6 years old. Contacts from middle school onward, and I still wear both contacts and glasses. When I was contacted by the Think About Your Eyes campaign, I was very ...
Do your kids ask you for medicine, even when they’re not sick?
After a few very sick months, my kids got into the habit of asking for medicine all the time. When they were well, didn't have scrapes, and just wanted a bit of attention. Here's how I handle it. We had a few months last winter where everyone was sick. It started with one, each one got it, ...
What happens in a bathroom with toddlers
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Quilted Northern. All opinions are 100% mine. Don't you know that when you have small children a good part of your day is spent in the bathroom? Here's the shenanigans my bathroom has seen over the years with kids. Normal people spend ...