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Category Archives: Parenting Tips
Discipline Techniques for 5 Year Olds
What are the best discipline techniques for a 5 year old? My husband and I struggle on a daily basis to try to figure it out. There are just so many discipline techniques in which to choose from. Like many … Continue reading
Fall and Halloween Hair Accessories
I was recently looking through my jar of buttons to see if I had any that I could glue onto plain hair clips for my daughter for upcoming Fall and Halloween activities. The only ones I could find though were … Continue reading
Posted in Arts & Crafts, Family, Parenting Tips
Tagged arts and crafts, buttons, DIY, do it yourself, fall, fashion for girls, girls fashion, hair, hair accessories, hair ties, halloween, shank buttons, stocking stuffer
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Tips and Ideas to Ease Kindergarten Jitters and Fears
As I watched my daughter walk towards her Kindergarten class the other day and wave goodbye, I couldn’t help but feel teary-eyed and proud. The same girl who cried almost every day for the first six months of daycare was … Continue reading
Posted in Anecdotes, Education, Family, Growing Up, Parenting Tips
Tagged anxiety, daycare, elementary, fears, first day of school, jitters, kindergarten, School
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Little Pleasures: Finding Time for Me Time
Do you ever have days when you feel like an abysmal failure? Days when everything is like a comedy of errors only you’re not laughing? Days when you get absolutely nothing done around the house AND you get surly with … Continue reading
Book Review: The Curiosity Cycle by Jonathan Mugan
Let’s face it. Computers rule the world, and we just live in it. And if you don’t agree with that statement now, you will in ten years. Twenty for sure. Is your child prepared to live succeed in a world … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Parenting Tips
Tagged child computer, children and technology, computer child, jonathan mugan, kids and technology, kids technology, preparing kids for life with technology, teach kids computers, technology and children, technology and kids, technology and kids today, technology challenges for kids, technology for kids, technology kids, technology terms for kids, technology timeline for kids, the curiosity cycle, the curiosity cycle preparing your child for the ongoing technological explosion
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Teaching Kids Self Defense Against Bullies and Strangers
T recently took a self-defense class for kids. In classic T fashion, he had a rollicking good time. But more importantly, he learned some practical techniques to fend off bullies and strangers. With regular practice via role-playing at home, we … Continue reading
When is it Time to Let Children Play with Less Supervision?
Dear Seasoned Parents, I need some been-there-done-that advice. This weekend, a new family moved in across the street and T made friends with the kids faster than you can say “somebody come and play.” After a brief warm-up of curbside … Continue reading
Six Reasons Why I’m No Longer Afraid of Breastfeeding in Public
Before I became a mom, I didn’t really have an opinion on the topic of breastfeeding in public. But after my son was born and we became a nursing duo, I was forced to choose a side. Unfortunately, making this … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting Tips
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How to Find a Lost Child
No one wants to think about their child getting lost, but I swear, if it happens to you, you’ll wish up and down that you had prepared for it in advance. I should know. It happened to me and T. … Continue reading
Words Really Do Matter: How Negative Labels Can Hurt Kids
The other night, T was playing “Spaceman Spiff.” Nope, it’s not a video game; it’s something he picked up from his obsession with Calvin & Hobbes. It’s an activity best enjoyed by donning a huge backpack (jet pack), bike helmet … Continue reading
