
Crash Course in Child Development: Preschool
May 1, 2012 | motherhood, parenting | 4 Comments
Having a preschooler has opened my eyes to how quickly children can learn new concepts. It also taught me how fast a bad example can develop into bad behavior. This crash course in child development: preschool will help us navigate parenting preschool aged children. This stage is the time to...

6 Tips for Teaching Children Money Managment
Apr 25, 2012 | parenting | 4 Comments
Teaching children money management is one of the great skills I learned from my parents was money management. Lessons such as how much money it takes to buy certain things, how to set up a budget, being mindful that what goes out better not exceed what comes in, and self-esteem from inside, not...

Teaching Through Tantrums
Apr 16, 2012 | motherhood, parenting | 0 Comments
Do your children throw tantrums? Do you try disciplinary strategies and feel that they make little headway in teaching your child how to get over a mood swing? There is a great resource for us! It is easy to work into your days, teaches children to learn about why they are having emotional swings...

Why I Don’t Use Daycare
Apr 4, 2012 | motherhood, parenting | 16 Comments
After working in three different child care centers across the country and as my first child grew, I understood more concretely how my decision to leave my child in the care of others would impact him. It is the personal choice of my husband and I to not use day care. This choice does not mean...

Discipline Is Not a Dirty Word
Mar 26, 2012 | motherhood, parenting | 0 Comments
We were at a playgroup with a few children. It was not a large group. My son-at that age-was a total follower. He wanted to follow the big kids. They made him laugh and looked like fun. The problem was, he was about 16 months old. He was not at a stage where he could think about his actions. He...