(Peter Pan Giveaway is two posts down) Gratitude #1 way my parents taught us this is by volunteering for our community. We volunteered as a familywith things from Sub for Santa to helping clean up people’s homes after a flood. If your children are old enough to join (or start!) a Community Service Club, sign them up! […]
This goes along with last week’s Wednesday Mid Week Rambling of making your child feel special. Here is a great simple activity to do with your children to teach them of their individual worth/helping them to feel special. First trace an outline of your child’s silhouette or trace their whole body onto some butcher paper […]
My daughter came to a realization today, grabbed my cheeks, squished them together and said, “I am special!” It melt my heart and made me wish she could feel like that forever. When my daughter is sad my husband has a habit of picking her up, lying her on his shoulder, rubbing her back and […]
How to Raise Healthy Eaters Raising children with good eating habits will be essential to their health and lifestyle as they grow older. Here are a few tips to help you: For Infants Babies acquire eating habits and preferences early so it is good to have a healthy start. -Offer a variety of food to […]
I am frustrated. I just want a great pediatrician for my kids. I want someone that is gentle when examining my children, thoughtful with what they say, and that doesn’t seem rushed and disinterested. Oh and pretending they knew anything about my children would be nice to, isn’t that part of what doctor’s notes are […]
Helping Children Deal with Disappointment I had this side job a few years ago where I transcribed interviews between a professor and women governors who were participating in the publishing of a book about what helped them become a leader through their childhood. It was one of the most interesting things I have listened to, […]
Every Monday night I record John & Kate plus Eight and look forward to the time that I can sit down and watch it. It is the only TV program that my daughter will watch with me because I tell her, “It’s the KID show!” There was one episode where they were taking the two […]
While I was going through my old books from my childhood and I came across one I had forgotten about. It was a Teddy Bear exercise book that my Mom would use for fun with us during the winter months. During the months that it was nice outside we were always encouraged to play outside. We […]
Put these fruits and vegetables at the top of your ‘Buy Organic List’ — they typically contain high levels of pesticides when not purchased organically. Peaches Apples Tomatos Green Beans Nectarines Strawberries Cherries Pears Grapes Spinach Lettuce Potatoes Looking for safe non-organic produce? These fruits and veggies are relatively healthy, even when not produced organically. […]
Dollar Store Puzzles One of my pet peeves, is for my kids to take care of the toys they have. Especially games, nothing is worse than going to play a game and half the pieces are ruined or missing. Puzzles are the hardest, unless they are wood, they get lost, bent, go through the wash… […]
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