Yesterday was a good day. I got a text from my daughter with a link to a recipe that she tried and liked. She thought I might too. And my son called thanking us for the wok we gave him and told us about the Szechuan stir fry he had made. Neither of my kids …
When my son was turning 8, we were planning his birthday party and it wasn’t going well. He was wanting a party at an expensive location and I was thinking at home with some activities. He was thinking ordering a cake from a bakery and I was thinking a homemade cake. He was thinking an …
Helping your child find their creative thing will help you do your creative thing. That makes it good for them and good for you. But how can you help your child find that thing? Limit Screen Time – There are a number of studies that say screen time kills the creative process. Google this, check with Siri or Alexa – you will …
When I finished High School I began working with children in play situations and began observing other people as parents. I would watch how parents dealt with their kids – the same kids I had spent the day with and wondered how they dealt with their child’s shenanigans. Then as my brother and sister had …
Trying to get your child to do what you want is a challenge for every parent. Here are 5 easy hacks you can use to make your life a little easier. Offer Your Child a Choice – When my daughter was two, I would pull out an outfit for her to wear. Of course, she …
It was a big parenting moment. We were celebrating Christmas with my family and my daughter had just opened her gift from my sister. It was a CD we already owned. What would she do? How would she react? This story begins when we first took our first born out for trick or treating. He …
How to Help Kids Learn to Support Each Other I teach pre-kindergarten. I have a room full of 4 year olds who are competitive with each other. My goal is always to create a class culture where kids love and support each other. This is not easy. One of my strategies is my bear jar. My bear jar is …
It’s December 1st – time to start thinking about the Holidays. This holiday will be different than all the others. I live in the Midwest. We are currently a COVID hot spot. Many of my usual holiday activities will not happen this year – get-togethers with extended family, the Holidazzle festivities with friends and the advent service at …