One of my fondest memories of my childhood is when we took a cross-country road trip when I was fourteen. We took a whole month and explored Civil War Battlefields, Washington DC, New York, and everywhere in between. We started our trip in Oregon and drove all the way...
Now I know routines and schedules can be a little.... well... controversial. A lot of people think that you are either such a schedule fanatic that you are a slave to your schedule, or you have no routine at all and you basically let your kids decide what happens at...
We've all heard the horror stories from family and friends about transitioning their toddlers from the crib to the big kid bed. The kids get out of bed about a thousand times now that there is nothing keeping them in bed. They need a drink, they want a snack, they...
When our girls were little we decided we wanted to intentionally teach them to listen to us when we talked to them. The biggest reason that we wanted them to learn to listen was safety. Parents can often see things that children can't such as a car coming down the...
Bedtime is often a fight and and a frustrating experience for everyone involved. Parents are trying to get everyone settled. Kids are trying to delay the inevitable. Is there any way to make bedtime easier? Creating a bedtime routine can help everyone through the...
My oldest daughter and I had a nice little rhythm in our life that worked really well for us. When my second daughter was about to be born, I figured this new addition was going to shake things up a little bit. Everyone told me that having a toddler and a...