You know the night time pull-up commercials with the happy, joyful children, cheerfully going to bed? The one where mom, children, and dad are all smiling and no one is throwing a tantrum? I'm curious, do you smirk and roll your eyes at those commercials as I do? Or do you wonder what the magic bedtime secret is, and why no one has told you about it? Defeating 3-year-old bedtime tantrums, battles and power struggles, in general, is intensely frustrating! Particularly when all you really want is ... View the Post
When Is It OK To Say No To Your Child?
Scrolling through Pinterest the other day I noticed a litany of pins that all shared the same theme. “Parenting without saying, No!” After a while, I started to get frustrated. Not only is it OK to say no to your child, it’s essential. Essential to their safety, development, future, well-being, and your own sanity. 5 minutes away from leaving for church on a Sunday morning, and I hear, “Mom, May I bake a French Baguette?” … “What, Now?” … “Well, yeah!?” “No. You may not bake a French ... View the Post
Need a List Of Consequences for Bad Behavior that is Age Appropriate?
You’re looking at your child as if to say, “are you serious, right now? I know you know better than that sort of bad behavior. What the heck?” You know you need to do something. Because, while your child may not be out of control… bad behaviors snowball. And the last thing you want is for her to become out of control. So, there you are, looking at your child, wishing you had a master list of consequences for bad behavior, that were age appropriate for your child, to refer to. this blog ... View the Post
Indoor Playground And Play Area Rules And Etiquette 101
It’s a warm Tuesday morning, and every mom in the city has decided to bring her toddler to the indoor playground area! And since parenting philosophies and styles are as varied as the people that make up this world, indoor play area rules and etiquette is often left up to interpretation. Come on, now… some things are just good sense, right? For the sake of your sanity and to make sure you've got all your child-training-bases covered, let’s talk about the standards of manners and behavior in ... View the Post
What’s The Difference Between Having A Vision For Your Family Or A Mission Statement?
We set out to write a family mission statement 11 years ago, shortly after my oldest child was born. And here I sit today, without a family mission statement on my wall! And you know what? I don’t care. All the time I didn’t spend toiling over the perfect words to post on my wall was spent working diligently to accomplish the vision I had for them instead. Having a vision for your family and making it happen, surpasses the need for a mission statement. So if you have yet to write your mission ... View the Post
Top 5 Best Christian Children’s DVD Series To Keep Your Child Busy
I was thinking the other day how I use to pop in a DVD for my firstborn when he was little and I wanted to get the house super clean. (you know, the kind of clean where your child isn’t dragging things out immediately after you put them away) Nowadays…. It’s Netflix that parents use in a pinch to keep children still long enough to get that magazine-cover-kind-of-clean. The trouble with Netflix though, is that it goes on and on and on and on… and too much screen time is bad news for a child’s ... View the Post
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