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Four Ways to Teach Children Emotional Maturity
Four Ways to Teach Children Emotional Maturity
Feelings aren’t right or wrong, they just are. What you do with them however, usually makes them right or wrong. With children this can be a challenge, because self-control is... Read more...
Kitchen play is hours of screen free fun!
Kitchen play is hours of screen free fun!
Food and food preparation is a large part of childhood (being fed to learning how to eat to watching food be prepared to going to restaurants). Playing with pretend food,... Read more...
How You Can Create a Home of Learning
How You Can Create a Home of Learning
Imagine giving a bicycle to an adult who has never seen or ridden one, and not showing them how or what to do. The adult may be able to figure... Read more...
Children’s books are not just for reading…
Children’s books are not just for reading…
We often forget the library is one of the greatest places to explore and learn for a child. A library is full of adventures! Each story contains a new one.... Read more...
Children need boundaries.
Children need boundaries.
Children need boundaries. It provides not only a sense of security but teaches them where they fit in the world. Children learn boundaries by what we do.  When they are small, they are dependent... Read more...
Is Santa real?
Is Santa real?
We often forget the wonder of life is not what we imagine, but the love we have that fuels it… Last night I had the often dreaded “Santa” question from my... Read more...
Terrible two’s & three’s?!! HELP!!!
Terrible two’s & three’s?!! HELP!!!
Terrible two’s and three’s are actually part of the normal development cycle, and a very critical time in molding social behavior. At this time, a child starts to realize he or... Read more...
A mother’s life is constant giving and sacrifice…
A mother’s life is constant giving and sacrifice…
A mother’s life is constant giving and sacrifice, in the smallest, unseen, details in a day… She leaves the door open when she goes to bathroom so she doesn’t miss... Read more...
The simple things are important! Puzzles.
The simple things are important! Puzzles.
With all the technology at our disposal, it is easy to forget how important the simple things are for a child. Doing a puzzle not only requires dedication and attention... Read more...
The littlest accomplishments by our children become our greatest successes.
The littlest accomplishments by our children become our greatest successes.
As a mother, often the littlest accomplishments by our children become our greatest successes. After 7 years of buckling 3 children into their car seats (every day, every car ride,... Read more...
Boys want to break things! Girls explore.
Boys want to break things! Girls explore.
Yesterday I brought my 5 year old daughter to the lake to see the melting ice, and today my 3 year old son. I generally just let them go, watch,... Read more...
Reading empowers children to self learn…
Reading empowers children to self learn…
Reading has always been a staple in each of my children’s day. Sometimes I don’t feel like reading a book before nap or bedtime, when I ‘m the most exhausted... Read more...