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Signs You are Not a A Sleepover Party House Mom

December 24, 2018 by Melissa Chapman 9 Comments

What are the Signs you are Not a Sleepover Party House Mom: Here is the long and short of it- I know I am Not a A Sleepover Party House Mom-I have a lot of fragile items in my house- which some people  (like my 17-year-old daughter) might say borders on hoarding. And while I wouldn't classify myself as an uptight mom when it comes to bedtimes, foods and rules when it comes to my house I am a bit … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Parenting Tips Tagged With: Melissa Chapman, Motherhood Musings, parenting tips, Sleepover Parties

Tips to Keep your Teens Healthy from the Inside Out

October 29, 2018 by Melissa Chapman 17 Comments

Tips to Keep your Teens Healthy from the Inside Out

Tips to Keep your Teens Healthy from the Inside Out is written in partnership with Rainbow Light® For me the fall means I'm trying to juggle what feels like a gazillion things- school forms that seem to come at me from all directions, getting healthy dinners planned, picking up and dropping off kids at all hours of the day and night from various activities and the list goes on. But if I've … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, health and lifestyle, Parenting Tips Tagged With: health, lifestyle, parenting tips, Tips to Keep your Teens Healthy from the Inside Out, Vitamins Your Kids will Go Gaga for

Tips to Inspire Love of the Great Outdoors in Your Kids

June 12, 2018 by Melissa Chapman 18 Comments

Passing a love of the great outdoors on to your kids can be difficult to do when it seems like you are always busy. The summer camping trip goes by way too fast and you and the kids spend all year waiting for the next outdoors adventure. But fear not I am sharing Tips to Inspire Love of the Great Outdoors in Your Kids! It also may seem like your kids can always be found with a screen glued to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Parenting Tips Tagged With: get kids outdoors, parenting tips

Four Tips Every Parent Can Rely On When Disciplining Their Kids

November 22, 2017 by Melissa Chapman 12 Comments

One of the hardest parts of being a parent- at least for me- is when it comes to disciplining my kids. I am literally rendered helpless and out-of-control when my kids misbehave.  I always figured if i DIDN'T SHAKE MY FINGER at my kids, and treated them like rational little people that they'd always behave. Of course kids don't always behave because they are kids. In fact kids will do the craziest … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Parenting Tips Tagged With: Melissa Chapman, parenting advice, parenting tips, the Staten Island Family, Tips to discipline your kids

On Being Okay With Putting my Super Mom Cape Away

October 23, 2017 by Melissa Chapman 27 Comments

I wish I had all the answers. In fact I was sure at 44 years old that I'd have answers to just about any question or be prepared to tackle any situation my kids came up against. And when they were toddlers and pre-schoolers and even early on in grammar school that is what i did. I was that mom I thought they needed- I could anticipate and swoop in to catch them before their proverbial fall. If … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Motherhood Musings, Parenting Tips Tagged With: growing pains, Melissa Chapman, Motherhood Musings, parenting tips, raising teens, the Staten Island Family

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