You are probably thinking, if I read the 5 Love Languages then won't this book just repeat everything? To a certain extent, yes of course, but let's think of it another way. Is there a difference in making your spouse feel loved romantically and making your children feel loved maternally? Uh, I ...
What I Learned at the Public Pool
We don't have a pool. I wish it were different, and being a Florida girl at heart who swam almost every summer day growing up, it can tend to gnaw at your insides. So, in an effort to be content with where we're at and still get to swim, we go to the nearby public pool. We went to the pool the other ...
Why There’s No Sense in Reasoning with Toddlers
Reasoning with toddlers is a bad habit to start. I am going to explain ways to avoid meltdowns and when it is necessary to avoid battles for everyone's sanity. Have you ever been challenged to a dual? Chances are, if you're raising children... you have! I'm referring to the one-on-one ...
What I Learned at a birthday party
I planned a birthday party for my boss recently. I have yet to enter the birthday-party-every-weekend phase of life since my children are a little young for that, but boy did I get a taste of what's to come. Here's what I learned: 1) Adults are way more concerned with party decor than ...
Honor Respect + Authority
7 Secrets of Successful Families puts it like this: "The parents who do not exercise righteous authority and require their children to obey and honour them aren't only creating problems for themselves and society; they are also cursing their children with a life of problems....We must ...
Can you have a Life and a Routine?
If you aren't a routine type of person then you probably won't relate. Having daily routines means that you and the kids know what's going to happen and when. This is convenient for you as you can plan your day. When people ask to come over you can give them times that work. No one wakes up a ...
Natural Childbirth: to give birth or be delivered
I can distinctly remember saying as a young woman "when I have a baby, just give me the drugs and shut up about it." Then I "fell" pregnant, as they say in Australia, and someone sent me a book on The Bradley Method of Natural Childbirth. I'm not sure why I decided to do it. Perhaps it was the ...
“Making Children Mind Without Losing Yours” book review
Dr. Leman's book, "Making Children Mind Without Losing Yours" is a hilarious helpful book on family and discipline for kids. This is an absolute must-read for parents looking to get their children to mind. It should be easy, huh? You say "no" they say "okay." You say "clean your room" they say ...
The Happy Cycle
There is a little something I like to call the Happy Cycle. It exists everywhere. Or more accurately, it and its counterpart - the Unappy Cycle - exist everywhere. When I notice the mood in our house has become unpleasant I examine where we jumped off the happy cycle then I do what I can to get ...
Weigh Test + Measure
Weigh, Test and Measure. That's the name of the game. When attempting to implement a form of discipline, training or work toward a goal in your home there is an easy way you can go about it. Hear me out, naysayers, I know parenting is not formulaic. But even the best chef knows there certain ratios ...
