With the daily routine of being an adult always in the way, sometimes it’s hard to remember the value of being a kid. However, when we take time out of our adult life to knock 20-50 years off our lives, we can get a great new perspective and connect with our kids. That’s just what [...]
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I know, I know, totally overdone post title. But maybe if I go public with them I’ll actually keep with them past say, next Thursday. I think the trick to New Year’s resolutions is to keep the list short and realistic. With that in mind, here’s my list: Work with Sweetness at least three times [...]
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First off, I apologize for being away so long. I’ve tried to keep my Mom Tip Mondays going, except for a holiday break. They start back up next week. I hope they’ve been helpful. In Jen’s World, the silence has not been due to anything bad. I’ve been missing from my personal Facebook page too. [...]
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At some point in their development, virtually every child becomes a picky eater, whether it’s refusing to eat anything new, refusing certain items, or demanding only the same menu every day. The good news is like most stages of child development, this too shall pass. The biggest concern of parents, especially newer ones experiencing this [...]
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Is it just me, making every penny count and trying to instill a sense of meaning for the holidays into my kids, or is holiday shopping getting more stressful than just fighting crowds? What about charity? Everywhere I turn there are products, sales, campaigns (Cyber Monday, Small Business Saturday, etc.) urging me to support another [...]
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My mom tip today is aimed at moms who tweet, because let’s face it, if you’re a reader here, you’re most likely a Tweeter, or at least have some curiosity. I’ve been at this Twitter thing for a bit and have developed a few insights from a mom perspective, for better or worse. Want to [...]
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Last week I talked about the PNC Grow Up Great program and how it offers some great tips and tools to help our kids from birth to 5 prepare for a lifetime of learning. Today I’d like to talk about teaching conversation skills as recommended by PNC. But before I do, if you didn’t check [...]
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If you have young kids, or were a kid yourself at one time, you know about Sesame Street. And if you’ve been watching in the last several years, you’ve seen the current sponsor announcements before the show. For about three years now I’ve been watching with my kids and every morning I hear the announcement [...]
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Chances are you’ve heard all about helicopter parenting. I come across that and cringe just because I’m a mom and a helicopter pilot and sometimes people wonder if my blog is about helicopter parenting. Ugh, quite the contrary. Helicopter parenting is in essence parents who hover over their children at all times, rarely giving the [...]
Last week I talked about the PNC Grow Up Great program and how it offers some great tips and tools to help our kids from birth to 5 prepare for a lifetime of learning. Today I’d like to talk about teaching conversation skills as recommended by PNC. But before I do, if you didn’t check [...]
If you read last week’s post, you know we’re climbing the walls here with the bad weather. This past week the snow left, but it has been pretty rainy on the days I’m home with the kids. We’ve built couch forts, played hallway bowling, designed elaborate ramp systems for Mr. Man’s car collection that breeds [...]
Weather the last week here in Seattle included snow, sleet, freezing rain, wind, ice, rain and slush. To say the kids are climbing the walls would be an understatement. I’m a big proponent of outside time every day, but with temperatures in the 20s and blowing freezing rain, outside was not something any of us [...]
Today I’m handing of the controls to Nancy Parker, a nanny and writer who wanted to offer some advice on finding a nanny who uses positive discipline. What she offers in just a beginning, but the points she makes are none the less important to keep in mind. Take it away Nancy. Finding the perfect [...]
I’ve invited Susan from Mariner 2 Mother to guest post a Mom Tip Monday today. Susan has a 7-year-old boy with sensory processing disorder and she’s taken a number of positive discipline courses focused on developing capable young people. Today she shares her experience with control and respect when it comes to working with a [...]