As I am writing this I am sitting comfortably on a cushy sofa sipping a latte in a very posh kiddie play center. It is really more of a glorified hamster cage that kids go absolutely nuts over! Some days it’s hard to get some time to yourself as a mom. No matter how much [...]
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Parenting By The Minute: Why Won’t My Son Get Dressed?
Stubborn or Scared? The other morning I was scrambling trying to get my kids ready so we could make it on time to Eli’s well-child visit and to get his hearing checked. (We’ve been unsure if he is suffering from hearing loss or just selective hearing lately). Eli was dragging his feet…quite literally. He was [...]
Positive Parenting: Nurturing Relationships
Melts In Your Heart, Not In Your Hands The other morning my 2 1/2-year-old came up to me and gave me a HUGE hug, looked into my eyes and with all seriousness asked me, “Mommy, do you know that I love you?” Of course my heart melted in that moment and he could have asked [...]
Painting a Wall: A Parenting Experience | Parenting By The Minute
A Parenting Masterpiece I’m a big fan of colored paint. After a friend “converted” me to the world of color, white walls seem naked to me somehow. A can of paint is one of the quickest, cheapest ways to give a room an entirely new look and feel. A couple of the walls in our [...]
Are You Raising a Willful Child?
This is one topic that gets a LOT of controversy. The willful child. The medical field even has a disorder name for it … Oppositional Defiant Disorder. But what if I told you it was GOOD not bad to raise willful children? Would that qualify me for admission to a mental institution? Well, I’m going [...]
Your Kids Will Listen To You When…
The cows come home? When pigs learn to fly? Some days it feels like that! According to John Gray, Ph.D (author of “Men are From Mars and Women are From Venus), “Children listen to their parents when parents learn how to listen to their children.” So, what’s the best way to get your kids to [...]
Why Did The Doggie In The Window Make Me Cry?
Why did a simple children’s book bring tears to my eyes? Discover the powerful lesson in an old children’s song.
How a Mini-trampoline and the Beegees Saved the Day
While a trip to the Caribbean would be divine, sometimes all you need in life are the simple things to keep a SAHM sane.
Raising Kids: How Do You Keep Your Cool?
One mom locks herself in her room. Why saying nothing can be more powerful than saying something in parenting.
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