Parenting / Children

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...
Often we forget children need transition time…
Often we forget children need transition time…
Often we forget children need transition time… between events, tasks, and even normal day to day activities. It’s almost as if children accumulate and store pent up energy that needs... Read more...
Dancing in the Rain!
Dancing in the Rain!
As adults, we often experience rain as cold, wet, disruptive, and time to spend indoors… but to a child rain is a wonderful sensory experience. Children love to feel water... 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...
Shopping with children can be unbearable! Unless…
Shopping with children can be unbearable! Unless…
Today I brought a small shopping cart along and empowered my 5 and 3 year old to help pick and carry groceries (taking turns). Half way through my 5 year... Read more...
We often forget the benefits of just listening, pure audio…
We often forget the benefits of just listening, pure audio…
With the constant visual stimulus we are all subjected to (through television, digital media, smart phones, digital billboards, IPADS, etc), we often forget the benefits of just listening, pure audio.... Read more...
Thank the Snow Plow! Homemade “Luge”
Thank the Snow Plow! Homemade “Luge”
Rather than trekking through 3 feet of snow with little feet to go sliding (who would sink, get boots full of snow, and wet feet), we created our own “luge”!... Read more...
Playing store is a great activity…and setting it up is just as fun!
Playing store is a great activity…and setting it up is just as fun!
Playing store is a great activity with many opportunities for learning, and setting it up is just as fun! I have my children collect empty cereal, pasta boxes, egg containers,... Read more...
Setting up my dining room like a center based preschool may seem excessive…
Setting up my dining room like a center based preschool may seem excessive…
Losing my dining room and setting it up like a center based preschool may seem excessive, but believe it or not, I am able to quietly make phone calls, meals,... Read more...
There is so much more to learning that just completing a task…
There is so much more to learning that just completing a task…
My 3 year old started this puzzle activity (after watching his older sisters breeze through it) saying, “Mommy that’s too hard for me”. I told him I would help. I... 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...