Can your job really influence how successful you are at being a peaceful or mindful parent? Research says yes. In fact, some of the latest research coming out this past year indicates that parents trying to juggle priorities in 2019 need flexibility in their workplace in order to also extend emotional flexibility in the home. […]
People cloth diaper for a number of reasons. Maybe it’s because you have a genuine concern for the environment, maybe it’s all you can afford, maybe you’re cloth diapering for health reasons, or maybe it’s just what you prefer. Regardless, traveling with cloth diapers is more of a challenge and most people opt for disposables. […]
Other parents are always asking me how to teach sharing and almost always it’s a mother of a child under the age of two wanting to make sure their child knows how to share. Why? Because as adults we want to be helpful and to be aware of both the needs and the desires of […]
Like all health concerns or disorders, there is a spectrum to tactile sensory disorder from mild to severe. And it can evolve over time as kids grow up. In fact, I remember some fairly traumatizing moments as a child fighting against certain clothes, socks, or foods. Even into my teen years I have memories of […]
Jenn, Emma, and Rhett know all too well what it sounds like when mom starts counting. They hear me from a distant room… “1… 2…3…” and that’s when feet start scattering to do what I asked them to do in the first place like clean up their spill, get down from trying to climb out […]
When our family started homeschooling, suddenly the house was a thousand times more of a disaster because the house was our home base. And it was grating on my nerves to walk through our home and see so many messes. Unfortunately, no matter how much I begged or demanded that my kids work on cleaning, […]
