Posts Tagged ‘kids’
Summer Break Survival: How to Entertain Your Kids This Summer
Whether you are running on a tight or full spectrum budget, learning how to keep kids entertained during the summer season is easy. There are many ways you can prepare for this summer break from school and curb hearing “I am bored” 100 times during this beautifully sunny season. Today I wanted to share a…
Read MoreSocial Parenting: Stop Caring About Other Parents On Social Media!
With social media at our fingertips and the ability for parents everywhere to spread the word about what their child is doing, how they are parenting and so on and so forth, it’s no wonder we all get caught up in what other parents are doing. Social media can quickly become a game of trading…
Read More4 Ways To Protect Your Children’s Eyes in a High Tech World
With our high tech world it’s no wonder more and more kids are using technological devices both at home and at school. With many schools implementing computerized testing, requirements of having Chrome books and similar in classrooms, kids are often spending over 7 hours a day with their eyes on a screen. While many parents…
Read MoreHow to Connect With Your Kids About What They are Streaming #StreamTeam
Kids can be hard to understand sometimes. Let’s face it, as adults we can relate as we have been there, but it was a while ago and things have changed over the years. It is great to find things to connect over and discuss and while that can seem few and far between, there are…
Read MoreRoad Trippin’ with Kids- How to Plan a Kid Friendly Road Trip.
Planning a kid friendly road trip isn’t easy. You have to take into account that the kids will get bored easily and need entertainment along the way. While you can bring some items to keep the kids entertained, planning a kid friendly road trip goes beyond simply learning what to bring to keep your kids…
Read MoreHow to Help Your Child Cope with the Loss of a Pet
Coping with Pet loss can be hard for both Children and adults. That furry family friend you adopted back in the day is now getting older and your kids are going to experience the loss of a pet for the first time. While this is a sad way to teach kids grief, it is full of…
Read MoreMotivate Children to do Chores with these 4 Tips
Looking for a good way to Motivate Children to do chores? Chores are a way to teach kids that they are a part of a team. The whole family has a mutual obligation to maintain some level of cleanliness and organization within the household. When you make chores a priority for your kids from day…
Read MoreTo the Person That Said Having Two Kids Was Easier Than One
We are fighting. Fisticuffs over here. You know why? Because my kids are fighting and it’s ACTUALLY freaking fisticuffs over here. So your unwelcome advice that having two kids would be “so much easier than having one” was incredibly far off… at least most of the damn time. You see, I do want two kids.…
Read MoreCope with Mom Stress – Save Your Cotton Balls
Mom stress can grab you tightly by the proverbial Cotton Balls and not let go if you let it. Let’s save those Cotton Balls to remove your Nail Polish shall we? Yes, we shall. We can’t let the stresses of being a Mom consume us. We just can’t. If we do, it takes away all…
Read MoreHow to Help Kids Handle Emotions
It can seem impossible to help kids handle emotions. As a parent our main job is to teach our kids to lead a happy, healthy and positive life so that they grow up to be a well-rounded member of society. Every parent defines what well-rounded means for their own family unit, but there’s one thing…
Read MoreWhat Does Being a Mom Mean? – The Meaning of Mom
When you first get this job title of Mom, you imagine all of those tough decisions. Breast or bottle, to circumcise or not, co-sleeping or independent sleeping will be some of the most challenging portions of your motherhood career. It seems like those are the most intense topics that everyone discusses when you announce that…
Read MoreParenting on a Time Budget? How to Spend Time With Your Kids When You Have No Time
Are you Parenting on a time budget? Children tend to spell love T-I-M-E. For your kids spending quality time with them is all that matters, they don’t count down the minutes, they count the moments. Unfortunately with the demands of everyday life you may find that time isn’t something you have readily available. Many parents…
Read MorePositive Parenting – Stay Calm When You’re Losing it
Most everyone should understand the fact that when we remain positive others around us remain in the same mindset. Welcome parenthood, where the attempt to remain cool, calm and collected is tested at every corner! Even the most fabulous of parents have moments when they are just about to lose it. Have no fear, we…
Read MoreMom Stress Test- Are you a Stressed Mother?
Mom stress got you down? If you are a stressed out Mom then it may help you to calm when you realize you are not alone. Most moms say that motherhood is incredibly stressful while nearly 96% of those moms state they don’t think their own Mom was this stressed when raising them. Perception is…
Read MoreMarried With Children- How to Connect With Your Spouse While Raising Kids
While you and your spouse are working hard to raise these little kids that you brought into this world, you may find your marriage is being neglected. It’s far too easy to be married with children and solely focus on the parenting side of their world versus developing that balance between marriage and parenthood. There are…
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