20 Awesome Apple Baking Ideas
An apple a day keeps the doctor away, or something like that. Baking apples with sugar and cinnamon and cookies and other sinfully decadent items might not be exactly what the doctor meant, but the…
What To Do When Your Teenager Says I Hate You
Unpopular opinion – when your teen tells you they hate you, it means you’re doing a great job. Honestly. I am not offended by this. The day our teenage daughter – or one of our…
20 Parenting Hacks for Your Next Disney Trip
It’s the happiest place on earth, but I’m going to let you in on a secret. It’s not. Disney World is the most miserable place on earth, and I say that as a Florida native…
7 Strategies to Make Sure Your Kids Aren’t Entitled
I’m a good person, so I deserve good things to happen to me. Well…no, that’s not how that works. No one really deserves anything. You earn everything. Some might argue with me on this one,…
20 Awesome Homemade Chocolate Snacks For Kids
Kids and chocolate go hand-in-hand, which is why a great chocolate snack is always a win. Whether the kids are home from school for the day, hanging out by the pool on a warm summer…
20 Ways to Deal With a Spoiled Child
It was the weekend before Christmas when I realized our kids might be spoiled and parenting is annoying (okay, I know they are spoiled, but it kind of hit me harder than ever at that…
What Do You Do When Your Teen Gets Into A Fight?
One of the first things our middle daughter noticed when she began her middle school career this past fall is that kids fight. A lot. She’s horrified by the fighting – but not because she’s…
20 Questions to Ask instead of “How Was Your Day?”
Good. Fine. Awesome. Great. Okay. What do these words have in common? They are the single word answers my kids give to the question, “How was your day?” My husband drops off and picks up…
20 Easy Face Painting Ideas For Kids
Parenting is a lawless place. There are no rules aside from keep them alive, protect them, and keep them safe, fed, clothed, and sheltered, and be sure they are getting an education. Otherwise, it’s a…