What Does Parenting from the Inside Out Mean?
“It just occurred to me that my parents had no idea what they’re doing,” I whispered to my husband from the passenger seat of the car. One of the kids asked a question, I didn’t…
20 Signs That You Are Entering Neglectful Parenting Territory
Parenting experts do not exist. I’ve said it before, and I’m happy to say it again. There is no such thing as a parenting expert because all kids are different. What’s amazing parenting for one…
20 Holiday Traditions that Won’t Break the Bank
Do you decorate for Christmas before or after Thanksgiving? And do people really wait until just a few days before Christmas to put up their trees and decorate? I see it all the time in…
20 Awesome Family Reunion Activities
If I tell you right now that we are talking about family reunion activities today, I might scare you off. I get it. Families are complex, and not everyone loves their own. So let me…
What is Parallel Parenting and Should You Try It?
What is parallel parenting, and should you try it? I imagine many haven’t heard of it, or maybe that was just me. Parallel parenting is not a parenting style I’ve ever heard of, but there…
How to Plan the Perfect Ice Cream Party
Ice cream, you scream we all scream for ice cream! If that doesn’t take you back 30+ years hearing your dad make the standard ice cream dad joke, nothing will. It is a dad thing,…
20 Awesome Family Bonding Activities
Happy New Year, and Happy Month We All Get to Slow Down and Recuperate From Months of Busyness. Okay, I made up that last part, but you know I’m not wrong. January is like the…
How to Get Your Children to Follow a Routine Without Reminders
“How do you do it?” is the question I am asked all the time. I mean, all the time. How do I manage to do what I do, raise four kids, keep a clean house,…
What is the Ferber Method and Should You Bother?
Ahhh…sleep. It’s a glorious thing, yet many of us get nowhere near enough. WebMD provides a comprehensive list of how much sleep people need by age (I, personally, require 8 hours of sleep every night…