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Help Your Kids Craft A Summer Bucket List of Adventures (28 IDEAS!)

July 26, 2022 by Melissa Chapman Leave a Comment

Having been inducted into part of parenthood that had me most terrified- raising a teenager-- I can say with all certainty that it is a lesson in patience, knowing where your mute button is and learning how to exercise it at just the right moments and truly being available- at the most inopportune moments. What I'm learning about parenting a teenager is this-- you need to be able to give your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Fun, Featured Tagged With: Bonding with your teens, Help your kids create their summer bucket list, Motherhood Musings, Summer Bucket List Adventures

DIY Fun: Show your love with a Handmade Mother’s Day Present

May 4, 2022 by Melissa Chapman Leave a Comment

DIY Fun: Show your love with a Handmade Mother's Day Present After living with me for 21 and 17 years respectively my daughter and son know the direct route to my heart is essentially through anything they can craft for me with their hands. There is nothing I love more than for my kid to Show your love with a Handmade Mother's Day Present. My heart stretches in ways that are hard to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Kid Gear Tagged With: DIY presents, Mother's day, Motherhood Musings, parenting, Show your love with a Handmade Mother's Day Present

10 Easy Ways to Bond With Kids Including a Yummy Date Bar Recipe

November 15, 2021 by Melissa Chapman Leave a Comment

10 ways to bond with your kids

I am determined to marinate in moments and find EASY WAYS TO BOND WITH KIDS. To really look at my kids and be as fully present as I possibly can in their lives in this very moment. Hence this post 10 Easy Ways to Bond With kids. I am determined to-for that block of time that I have them within my reach- savor the way my son scrunches up his nose when I ask him a question. I want to savor the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Fun, Featured Tagged With: 10 Easy Ways to Make Your Kids Giggle, Family Play, Motherhood Musings, unplugged play with your kids

7 Tips to Pen the PERFECT Letter to your Child At Sleepaway Camp

July 7, 2021 by Melissa Chapman 17 Comments

This is a sponsored post.  This summer my son will be in Israel sans any access to a computer or technology for an ENTIRE month. And while I'm thrilled that he will be unplugging of course I know I will miss hearing his voice and reading his texts with his little heart emojis. For this one month only a traditional form of communication will do: a letter. And the truth is it been a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Parenting Tips Tagged With: Melissa Chapman, Motherhood Musings, the Staten Island Family, Tips to write the perfect letter to your child at camp

26 Ways Motherhood Changes You

August 30, 2019 by Melissa Chapman 11 Comments

Motherhood has changed me in ways that are hard to articulate. And you'd think after having a kid for 18 years I'd have this parenting thing down to a science but the cold hard truth is I don't. This week I learned that asking my 14 year -old son how his day was will get me this response ,"Fine". But asking him what was the BEST part of his Day will ACTUALLY garner me some real live details … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Parenting Tips Tagged With: 26 Ways Motherhood Changes You, Melissa Chapman, Motherhood Musings, parenting mistakes, the Staten Island Family

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