Parenting
Fussy Eaters- Why I Won’t Allow my Kids to be Picky Eaters
I have been told that there is a difference between fussy eaters and picky eaters. Apparently, a fussy eater is someone that can like something one day and change their mind the next day. A picky eater is defined as someone that has a reluctance to try new foods, which can limit the foods that…
Read MoreParenting Boys – Things You Need to Know About Raising Boys
Parenting Boys can be exciting. Snips and snails and puppy dogs tails are what boys are made of right? Isn’t that what our nursery rhyme said growing up? Well it has some truth to it, when it comes to parenting boys there are a few things you need to know and hopefully find out before it’s…
Read MoreHow to Connect with Your Teen
Learning how to create moments to connect with your teen are vitally important to encourage a bond. A bond that continues between your teen and you, but also serves a means to learn what is happening in their world. As your child grows into this teenager stage, you will find a tweak in how they…
Read MoreKids Chores- Chores for Children of Every Age
Your Children can be helpers around the house! Learn to incorporate age appropriate kids chores into your child’s day from age 2 forward and you will find it is a breeze to have help at any age from your children. Kids Chores Chores for Toddler Years {ages 2 & 3} The lovely toddler years, once your…
Read MoreWhy Me Time is Important for Moms
Moms tend to be more nurturing in a natural way that often gets confused with the need to constantly keep that Mom hat on. It is perfectly acceptable and in fact encouraged to get a little me time during your motherhood years. There are many benefits to incorporating me time into your mom day, quite…
Read MoreHow to Balance Multiple Children
Are you often found juggling parenthood of multiple children? Does it seem like every day you are being torn in too many directions between your multiple children? Today we will guide you through some methods on how to balance multiple children, to include ways to incorporate alone time with child as a means to strengthen…
Read MoreTips for Raising Teenagers
The dreaded teen years. The age of peer pressure, body changes and a new force within that pushes your child towards a strong sense of independence. Raising teens is the second most difficult stage in parenthood, comparable only to the toddler years. As a parent to a teenager you will start to notice a trend…
Read MoreRaising Boys- It’s an Adventure
Before you become the parent of boys, you never realize just how much of an adventure it is raising boys. You think you have done it already, this raising kids job super easy and nothing can make you cringe again, well that theory will change soon after you become a parent of a boy. Raising…
Read MoreHow Raising a Teen is like Raising a Toddler
Your child has grown, the toddler days are in the rear view mirror or so you thought. Welcome to the teen years where you will think those toddler years were pure bliss; hormones, adolescence, coming of age, you know all that stuff you went through? Well now you are the parent in this scenario and…
Read MoreWhy Teaching Your Kids Manners is Important
Being a parent comes with many responsibilities and one of the most important responsibilities as a parent is teaching kids manners. Teaching manners simply assists in ensuring you are raising well rounded, polite future adult citizens. The hope of every parent is that they are doing it right! Don’t worry! I am sure you are…
Read MoreThe Most Important Parts of Being a Mom
Being a mom is the most rewarding position one can ever hold, but it comes with lots of mishaps, bad days and shake your head moments. A mom is the most underpaid and over worked job in the world and yet you will often see a mom out there with her little children smiling away.…
Read MoreNational Autism Awareness Month- Know the Signs
In March 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released updated data on the prevalence of autism in the United States. This surveillance study resulted in identifying that 1 in 68 children have autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The reality of autism is hard for many to comprehend, unless they are raising a child on the spectrum…
Read MoreWhen Do Babies Sleep Through The Night?
It’s a question that all new and exhausted Mothers want an answer to. I get it, you’re tired. You’re begging for sleep. In your comatose state you take to google and type in the words: “When do Babies sleep through the night?” You’re hoping that the search engine will provide you with some magical answer…
Read MoreToonies for Tummies- The Importance of Student Nutrition Programs @GroceryFndtn #Toonies4Tummies
Toonies for Tummies is back in action again in 2016. We are so happy to be able to assist and support such a wonderful initiative. When my Children wake up in the morning, after saying good morning and making their beds, I always hear: “Mom, what’s for breakfast?” Breakfast is a crucial meal in this house…
Read MoreWhy Children Need Schedules
Children need schedules. I stick by this vehemently. I have been raising my Children with schedules since the day they were born. Of course when they were babies, the schedules were a little less strict, as babies kind of decide when they want to eat, when they want to sleep and when they are going…
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