Age appropriate chores for children are so important! They help us to raise children that work hard and are not spoiled. Children need chores. Age appropriate chores are important for kids! They make them feel needed and helpful. They teach responsibility. They are important. If your ...
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5 ways to move past heartburn
Thanks to Mirum for teaming up with me for today’s post. "My chest feels like it's on fire," my husband told me last weekend after eating a cheeseburger from our favorite local restaurant. "Heartburn, again?” I asked him. We’ve both dealt with heartburn at one point or another, but when it ...
DIY Cereal MailBox
I have four kids and each one of them is so different. I have a football player, a baseball player, a builder and a dancer. Our builder, Beau, is into creating anything that he can with any materials he is given. Luckily, my husband is up to the challenge of helping (although if you asked ...
Five ways to fight Overwhelm
I'm partnering with Magnum today for this sponsored post Quit trying to “do it all”. It can’t be done, at least not happily. We can't volunteer all day long at our kids schools and still work, get the house cleaned, make dinner, run errands, etc... but when we pick & choose and only ...
Organic on the Cheap (& a recipe we love)
Today I've teamed up with Harris Teeter to talk about how to Eat Organic foods without breaking the bank: "Organic on the Cheap" They gave us the challenge of $20 for a weekend of meals. I took them up on it! A few years ago, Mickey and I decided that we wanted to start feeding the kids more ...
Kids Arguing? This NO TECHNOLOGY WEEK will change that (really! Give it a try!)
It is almost time for another NO TECHNOLOGY WEEK - here is a quick look at why we do it, how it changes our kids & helps them to GET ALONG and stop sibling rivalry! Technology- its great, right? I use it for work. My kids use it to learn. Yep- its awesome, until its not. They are using ...
60 Screen-Free Summer Activities for Kids
These Screen-Free Summer Activities for Kids are perfect for summer! There is nothing quite like getting away from technology, even if it is just for a no-technology week! It is sad, but American children spend 5-8 hours in front of a screen per day and less than 1 hour (that is less than ...
5 skills your child should know before starting Kindergarten
Note- Before reading… this is not an academic skills post. I have many Kindergarten tips on this blog, but this one is more about teaching your child independence and self-help skills. There comes a time when we are all ready to send our little ones to Kindergarten. I waited an extra year to ...
Cleaning with kids teaches them so much more than cleaning
Cleaning with kids teaches them so much more than cleaning Being a parent involves a lot of things. Guiding our kids through a daily routine is part of that job. Teaching our kids what needs to be done as a child and what it looks like to do these things as an adult is part of that job, ...
What we need to know…
I recently heard something that I had to share: "Every day when we wake up, we can focus on whatever we chose: If we have a problem, we focus on that problem. If we have somewhere to be, we focus on that place. However, if you choose to focus on YOU, it makes all the ...
25 Tried and True Easter Fun Activities
Easter Activities are always fun for kids and for the whole family. As Lent ends and Easter begins, everyone looks for new ways to celebrate the season. This year, here are 25 tried and true ways your family can celebrate Easter. (1) Create cute Easter Peep S'mores (2) Try out a fun ...
Should I redshirt my Kindergartener?
If you are asking yourself "Should I wait another year to send my child to Kindergarten?", you have come to the right place (I hope!). I have had to make this decision about waiting to send our child to Kindergarten with all of our children... and I've always had the same ...
Why having more kids is less stressful!
This post was originally written in 2014, but I wanted to bring it back around today & add some new details because I think that it still holds true. Why are moms of more kids often less stressed? I think we've figured it out. It boils down to a few things that help you to be a ...
Easter White Chocolate Bark
This Easter White Chocolate Bark is so good! It doesn't take much to inspire me to pull out the chocolate! Now that spring is finally here, we are celebrating with DIY Bunny ears and Easter treats for the kids! This Springtime Bark Candy takes just a few ingredients and it is VERY easy to make. ...
The scary truth about what’s hurting our kids
In the past week, I've read several studies that are scary to me... it's the scary truth about what's hurting our kids. We all know that what our kids hear becomes their inner voice, but it's hard to control what they hear from others, isn't it? CNN recently interviewed Dr. Jean Twenge, ...
15 Kid-Friendly April Fool’s Day Pranks
15 Kid-Friendly April Fool's Day Pranks Who doesn't love one of the silliest, wackiest and most fun days of the year? Our kids love April Fool's Day! They think that it is a hilarious, confusing and downright sneaky day that they've all come to enjoy. The true amazement is that every ...
Minion Easter Eggs (and a list of what to put inside!)
This post contains affiliate links. Today my husband took a break from his blog to make these Minion Easter Eggs for mine! I just finished my post on Easter Basket Fillers and I thought that we needed some fun eggs to put in our kids' baskets! Our kids LOVE Despicable Me (especially our ...
Easter Ideas for Young Kids
“What are some Easter ideas for young kids?” a friend recently asked me. She went on to explain that she sees tons of great ideas, however many are not age appropriate for young kids. As I thought about an answer, I was reminded of the need to keep the Easter ideas simple. Young kids thrive with ...
Goodbye Diapers, Hello Underwear
As I'm writing this, our kids are sound asleep, but I'm wide awake. Isn't that ironic? 1:30 in the morning and I'm wide awake. For years they were wide awake as infants, while all I wanted to do was go to sleep. ;) I remember, when they were babies, how I worried about EVERYTHING: Did they sleep ...
I wish all moms would read this
"You are enough." Joanna Gaines shares this one her blog, Magnolia Market. She said that she started writing a post about the joy of motherhood, but then she realized that this was for all moms - those in the middle of it and those in the throws of pain. Her post was for everyone. I loved it so ...