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How To Get Your Kids To Fall Asleep And STAY Asleep At Night

For the past year or so, my daughter has been fussy at bedtime. I would put her and her brother to sleep and while her brother would be asleep almost as soon as his head hit the pillow, she would lie there, awake, for hours. I'd put her to bed at 7:30 and at 8:30 I'd hear her call out for me. And then at 9. And then at 9:15. And then at 9:30. It was like she was fighting it with everything she … [Continue reading...]

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Monday Motivation – You Deserve Nice Things Too

A couple days ago, my good friend Alicia posted a photo to her social media accounts of herself wearing the very shoes I had been drooling over for weeks: studded wedge sneakers. I had convinced myself that while they were FIERCE and everything I had ever wanted, that the $110 price tag was too high. Never mind that the last time I bought shoes that cost more than $50 was when I was pregnant … [Continue reading...]

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I Banned TV In My House For A Week – My Kids’ Reaction Was Priceless

  So I’m guilty—my kids watch too much TV. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends as much screen-free time as possible for kids under 2 (even the so-called “educational programming”), citing research that leads them to conclude that attention from Mom and Dad is what’s most important at that age. I admit—sometimes the TV is on as a babysitter. A distraction. Particularly … [Continue reading...]

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“But Mommy – You Said You Weren’t Going To Yell At Us Anymore”

That's what my daughter said after she had a recent meltdown in the car and I responded by losing my s***. The day before, I had yelled about something that, in hindsight, was not that big of a deal. In apologizing to them, I promised them that I would try to do a better job of controlling my emotions (something I'm always fussing at them about learning how to do) and that I wouldn't yell … [Continue reading...]

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20 Things You Need To Get Through The First 5 Years Of Young Motherhood (Items 11-15)

Read items 1-5 and 6-10 here.  11) A calendar system that works for you. You have to be organized. I repeat. You have to be organized. I am working on this, because there are 11,000 little bits of information that I need to be able to recall on a daily basis. Am I the snack mom today? How many kids are in his class? 13? 14? Are they allowed to drink red juice? Doesn't my daughter get out of … [Continue reading...]

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5 Things To Do With Your Kids Once The Weather Turns Frightful

Image courtesy of Ron Bird / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Currently I’m a work-at-home mom and since my three-year-old son goes to preschool only three days a week, that means there are two days where I have to entertain him and try to get work done at the same time. Simply put, it’s a hard balance. I don't want to ignore him for two hours while I work, but doing the whole stop-start thing makes … [Continue reading...]

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Accepting The Kids You Have, As They Are

My daughter is incredibly shy. Like her mother was at that age. I'm still very quiet in most social situations and learning how to "stand out" has been an ongoing lesson for me. So when I see her doing some of the same things I used to do, I kind of want to "change" her. Make her more of a social butterfly, able to make friends easily. But I have to remember that it's not in her nature. … [Continue reading...]

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5 Things To Say To Your Kids At Least Once A Week

“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” —Frederick Douglass That quote keeps me going on the days where I feel like my kids just aren’t listening. It gives me strength to keep hammering home those lessons I am desperate for them to learn. Although I feel at times like my words are going in one ear and out the other, there are moments when I realize they are … [Continue reading...]

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