It is yet another example of God’s great timing that this exciting parenting resource has fallen into my lap. With three little ones, often my only goal is survival! At times, it does have to be that way. But as they grow, and I see how very different they are from each other (and from me!), I am finding that…
When it comes to anger and losing our temper with our kids, we have two factors working against us: winter and sleep deprivation. We can’t do anything about the winter. As I write this, the snow is falling. Again. Winter just shortens everyone’s fuse. And, 99% of the time, we really can’t do anything about the sleep deprivation, either. I…
This past week we survived a momentous change. My two year old had been in a crib in her own room, and my four year old in a toddler bed in her own room. Due to our six month old now needing the crib, we moved the four year old to a new-to-us twin bed, and two year old into…
She always has her kids’ toys so organized. Our play area always looks like Toys R Us at noon on Black Friday. She just seems to accomplish so much in a day! I can’t even get the living room vacuumed. Her kids are so cute and stylish, mine show up for play dates with dried yogurt crusted into their hair.…
We’ve hit a milestone. My oldest finally had a successful dental visit. The third time’s the charm! Dad took her first when she had just turned three, as the pediatrician recommended. She refused to open her mouth. Mom took her several months later. No cooperation that time, either, though she did enjoy the cool sunglasses. When she bounded in the…