Good parenting does not revolve its decisions and processes around guilt. However, it's very easy to get into some guilty thinking traps. Here's how to avoid this issue altogether: The cold hard fact remains, if you aren't ever making your children mad, you're bending over backwards to give ...
Homemade baby food and thoughts on whether it’s worth it or not
Is making baby food worth it? Spoiler alert: I do make my own baby food so I obviously think it's worth it. However, I have plenty of friends who don't feel the same and buy baby food to their own preferences, which works best for them. For those deciding whether or not to buy baby food or make it ...
Video tip #1: How to stop situations with your small children from escalating
Today is my first quick video tip on how to stop situations from escalating into a big deal. So, before you watch this video I need you to promise the following things: As a rolling snowball gets larger and larger, so do emotionally charged situations. Children are passionate emotional ...
Parenting Through A Deployment – Tips To Help Military Moms Cope
If you are the solo parent when your spouse is away on deployment, these tips will help you when being a military mom is tough. Here is how to embrace the community and thrive. (Written by my friend Kelly). No deployment is ever easy and no two deployments are the same. My handsome husband has ...
Am I too smart to be a stay-at-home mom?
If you've ever asked yourself, "Am I too smart to be a stay at home mom?" then read this. But before you do, just learn to take a compliment. The biggest way people arrive at my blog is through Google searches. People who want to know how to get a urine sample from an 18-month-old find this ...
How to praise your children so they grow in self-esteem without becoming self-inflated
So today I posted on Facebook that by clipping your toenails until the polish grows out you can spare yourself from using harsh chemicals on your feet. I was trying to be funny, but somehow I ended up saying that I don't clip my toenails. I had to delete it so innocent readers didn't get assaulted ...
How to keep your eye on the prize (and how a rest is not a resignation)
On Sunday at church we sang a familiar song. Sometimes, if I'm distracted, familiar songs can lose significance because I sing the words without thinking about their meaning. This time, however, I felt the meaning of the words so strongly distraction had no chance. The song was speaking about our ...
To the redheaded mother who lives behind the fence
Dear Redheaded Mother Who Lives Behind the Fence, I'm your neighbor, the one who lives with his girlfriend and wears the cool jackets with the reflectors. We don't live on the same street as you, we're sort of behind you. If your accent is any indication, you might call that catty-cornerned. ...
How A Military Mom Can Build Her Own Community Far From Home
Military moms are often alone when their husbands are away and it is challenging. Here's how to build your own community for support. (Written by my friend Lauren) As a Marine wife and mother living in coastal North Carolina, I’m preparing to move to Okinawa, Japan in a few short months. It ...
Living in Reality, Not LaLa Land
Living in reality doesn't come automatically when you become an adult. In fact, it requires training when you're a child. Here's some tips on healthy delivery of information so they can mature to become well balanced adults: We all want our children to develop healthy emotional and mental ...