Raise Kids who Lift up Other Kids, Not Put Them Down
If my 30 plus years on this blue planet taught me anything, it is this: I do not want to raise children who are jerks. There are many different types …
Parenting Tips
Of Course Your Kid is Acting Out. Here is What You Can do
Within a one-hour period, I had two of my kids tell me that they hated me. Ouch. “Hate” isn’t a word we often use, so it stung a little. Not …
What Keeps Your Kid up at Night Worrying, According to Age
I watched my four year old whip around our driveway on his red scooter- taking sharp curves like a pro. He quickly approached the steep hill at the edge of …
How Set up a Fun Chalk Obstacle Course for Kids
Set up a chalk obstacle course for your kids with these fun and simple activities. I love to have activity ideas in my back-pocket for those days when my kids …
Genuinely Respectful Kids Have Parents that do These 5 Things
Learn how to deal with an angry disrespectful child OR proactively teach your kid how to act in a respectful way with these easy parenting tips. I spent years working …
Which Quarantine Mom Do You Relate to?
This pandemic crept up on all of us like a Monday sneaks up on a weekend. We didn’t expect it. We weren’t trained for this, and most of us are …
How to Give Shy Kids the Confidence to Try New Things
Learn 5 ways to help shy kids gain the confidence to try something new. Remember the kid at soccer practice or dance class who would hide behind their mother until …
The Beautiful Benefits Boredom has on the Growing Minds of Kids
We’ve all been called upon by our children to fix their state of being weary and unable to engage in satisfying behavior. It sounds a little something like this: I …
Kids are Wired to Lie. Raise Honest Kids With These Tips
Your kid lies? It’s normal! Try these simple steps to raise honest and honorable kids next time you catch your kid in a lie and to prevent it. Kids are …
My Pursuit for Normalcy During There Uncertain Times
Synonyms of the word normal include ordinary, standard, and common. Basically, normal used to mean, well, boring. Like seriously BOR-RING. Right? That is why I find it so ironic that …