children
Products, tips and more all about children and how to keep them happy and how I raise my three.
Children Growing Too Quickly Right Before My Eyes
I swear it was just yesterday I held this little girl in my arms and nursed her to sleep, to think she will be 10 years old this October and my days of having her home more often than not are soon to disappear. With friends, teen years and possibility of a teen job I [...]
Who Knew a Haircut Boosts Self Esteem & Mood?
My daughter has always wanted hair like Rapunzel, never getting a real “cut” except one time when she asked for layers. The time she got layers put in her hair, it was a small amount and even then not much was taken off of her length. This was of course by request of my daughter, [...]
The House I Grew Up In
The house I grew up in has so many memories within it and around the yard. I stand on the deck and look over to the pond, I swear I can still see that day my father threw an ice skating party for my sister and me. Our little girl friends ice skating around and [...]
Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam in Worcester MA @monsterjam
I am so excited that my family and I {minus my daughter} will be attending Monster Jam in Worcester MA come mid February! This is a trip that I plan to hold hostage, meaning keep it from my kids because my five year old is so obsessed with Monster Jam that I want it to [...]
How To Get Children To Accept Bunk Beds
The new baby had arrived and we ended up in a home that was completely out of room. We had assumed that the two boys were going to fit into the guest bedroom together with their 2 single beds but alas we had made fast inaccurate measurements that were coming back to haunt us. Not [...]
How to Talk to Your Kids about Stress
Stress. It’s a tricky subject. How can you tell your kids the basics of stress in life? Read on for tips. First, you should emphasize that not all stress is bad. Stress comes in two forms: eustress and distress. Eustress is the kind of stress that motivates, stirs you to action, helps you accomplish. For [...]
How Do You Teach a Perfectionist Child to be a Kid?
I am a firm believer in making mistakes, as an adult, as a child – it does NOT matter what your age is. I think that if you live life and never make one mistake then 1) you are AMAZING & a part of a small number of people or 2) you haven’t lived an [...]
A Four-Year-Old’s Birthday Done Right
I’m sorry, but spending $32,000 on a child’s birthday is downright ridiculous. Don’t get me wrong. I love my son, Reid. He’s the greatest three-year-old I’ve ever met. But, I wouldn’t spend 30k on his birthday party, even if I had that much to spend. Why? Because there’s no need to. Maybe I’m just too [...]
