All I Want For Christmas is a Brand New Kid
Welcome to our four-week series! There are probably a few things you wish you could change about your kids! Over the next few weeks we’re going to work on teaching kids appreciation. As the holidays...
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All I Want for Christmas is a Brand New Kid: Who Does All of This Stuff Anyway?
Think about the Christmas and kids and there are a lot of things that come to mind. Santa, presents, candy, singing, endless activities are a few. One that probably doesn’t – appreciation. Last week we...
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Do You Intend to Be a Great Parent?
Be Intentional to Be a Great Parent Intentionality isn’t a word we often associate with parenting. Something about parenting seems much more chaotic than that. Kind of like herding cats. But don’t...
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How Do You Spend Quality Time with Your Kids?
Copyright: daphoto / 123RF Stock Photo Years ago, when my kids were younger, the neighborhood ladies would get together every once in a while for lunch and a little wine while the kids were at school....
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Are You Guilty of Participating in the Toddler Wage Gap?
There’s no denying that boys and girls are different. From the way they learn to how they play, they just process the world in unique ways. If I had my doubts, they disappeared the day I left my two...
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This Year, Make the Kids Your Travel Planners
Ever spend thousands of dollars on your family’s dream vacation just to get an eye roll from your teenager the very first day? Makes your blood boil, doesn’t it? And when your husband so helpfully...
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Trust Your Parenting First, Then Trust Your Kids
Trust. How much should we trust our kids? When should we trust them to walk to the park by themselves? To remember their own library books? To get their homework turned in on time? To drive their...
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How to Teach Kids to be Entrepreneurs
Newspaper routes. It used to be when people thought about young kids and their first jobs, an image of a small boy on a bike flinging newspapers is what would come to mind. All of the cool characters...
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Why Leaving a Full Cart of Groceries at the Store is One of the Best Lessons...
Ever been to the store and heard a parent say repeatedly, “If you don’t knock it off right now, we’re leaving!” Every two minutes? Or maybe you’ve had your own cringe-worthy threats and found...
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How to Be Content with Enough
Enough is a funny word. It seems like we often know when we’ve eaten enough, experienced enough, seen enough, but how often can we recognize that place that gets us right up to enough, but doesn’t...
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