Encouragement for Parenting, marriage and family life.
We were standing in the lobby of the library. I was trying to leave, wanting us to go on to yet another errand on my list of things to do with my 1 year old daughter and not-quite-three year old son. Of course they stopped. Of course when they noticed the interesting metal flooring in…
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It was charming and adorable at first. We'd share pictures of our tiny newborn with a comparatively huge stuffed animal next to her. "Best friends" we'd joke, reveling in the adorableness of daughter and pink stuffed hippopotamus. We had no idea that within just a few short years we'd all become slaves to that monstrous hippo lovey. Soon, we'd all rue the day we walked down the aisle of Toys R' Us and thought "oh this would be cute for ...
It doesn't matter how strict you are with your money, having kids is EXPENSIVE! It can be awkward to ask other parents what they are doing to save money and make every penny count, so I decided to do it for you! I surveyed parents on my Facebook page to see what advice they had to offer about saving money with a family. They really cam through with some AWESOME ideas! This post has affiliate links meaning if you choose to sign up for a ...
With two small kids in the house, it was only ever a matter of time until they started being amused by potty talk and taking every chance to talk about poo or pee and other bodily functions. While I try my best not to be TOO strict with my kids, there are certain things that I just don't want them doing. Offending everyone around us by shouting about poop in public is definitely near the top of that list. At first I had some trouble with ...
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Our kids are growing up in a world driven by technology. Infants are learning to unlock phones and toddlers can already navigate to their favorite apps or shows on any device. If babies and toddlers are doing all of that... we can be certain that kids and teens are able to do a whole lot more, perhaps even more that adults have figured out! I'm excited to be partnering with Google today to talk about internet safety, for ...
It's that time of year, when all moms are required to get super crafty to come up with some sort of a fun classroom Valentine for the kiddos to hand out at school. Honestly, in years past I've been one of those moms who swings by the store the night before the party and stays up writing names on a few dozen Valentine cards for the kids to give away the next morning. Good times y'all. Well this year, my son is BEYOND excited for his ...
Among the safety rules that kids need to know ASAP is mom or dad's phone number. This one can seem tricky though, we've only just managed to teach the kids to count consecutively, without skipping numbers, and now suddenly they need to recall random numbers all jumbled and out of order. Knowing a phone number is a great way to help kids stay safe, especially if they ever get lost, they can use it to phone mom and dad from a safe person's ...
