As the parent of a wee one, you might have a love-hate relationship with technology. On the one hand the convenience of your smartphone is undeniable, but at the same time you want to limit screen time for your child. Maybe you already have a bunch of apps on your phone to keep your rugrat entertained while you wait for takeout or at the doctor’s office, but there are a few essential tools every … [Read more...]
Tips for Unplugged Play: The Ultimate in Quality Family Time
Like all parents I'm intent on providing my children with every possible recreational opportunity; I've done the kiddie gym, music and movement classes and even splurged on high-tech gadgets and games. And more than ever I am ready to institute these Tips for Unplugged Play: The Ultimate in Quality Family Time. I have had occasional lingering thoughts about instituting more old-fashioned … [Read more...]
This Zucchini Spaghetti Recipe is one of Four things parents can do to kick start the best year of their children’s lives!
This Zucchini Spaghetti Recipe is one of Four things parents can do to kick start the best year of their children's lives! but I digress As a new school year unfolds there's a mantra we all repeat: I can't believe September 2019 is already underway-wasn't it just the beginning of summer vacation?! This year feels so monumental as it has already held a few life-altering milestones. -For … [Read more...]
No one tells you that the hardest part of motherhood is when your kids grow up
I really believed when I was smack in the trenches of arguing with my husband about not wanting him to buy the no-frills diapers- since my kids ALWAYS leaked through them- that once the stage of them being completely dependent on me for their basic needs was done- I'd be in the homestretch. But No one tells you that the hardest part of motherhood is when your kids grow up. I … [Read more...]
Parents Need to Be a United Front When it Comes to Raising Kids
It took me 17 years but the longer I parent the more I have come to the conclusion that Parents Need to Be a United Front When it Comes to Raising Kids. I'll admit it- I want to be the fun one. I want to be that parent I think my kids crave. Unfortunately when it comes to raising and disciplining my kids I am hungry for their approval, as my husband who could not be more my polar opposite, … [Read more...]