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…
Why Every Mom Should Start A Journal {And the Important Benefits It Has}
Do you have a journal? If not, you should start a journal. Since I was young, I’ve always enjoyed keeping a diary, journal, whatever you want to call it. I would write in it nearly…
20 Things You Should Stop Doing For Your Teenager
Unpopular Opinion: You don’t need to stop doing anything for your teenager that you don’t want to stop doing. I’m not talking about the important things, such as continuing to treat them like a baby…
A Parent’s Guide to Baby Monitor Sleep Settings
Parents will do just about anything for a few extra hours or even minutes of sleep at night. Gadgets like baby monitors? Lifesavers. Some folks even go the extra mile with a fancy video baby…
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…
Earn Your Screen Time Free Printable
As the kids get older I have a harder time getting them motivated to do their chores. We recently moved over to the earn your screen time method to help motivate and encourage them to…
10 Parenting Newsletters You Should Consider Reading
Spoiler Alert: There are no parenting hacks that make parenting easier. Sure, there are parenting hacks that make certain aspects of parenting easier for some families, but there is no one-size-fits-all parenting handbook, hack, or…
