Print this free rules for kids poster. It looks great framed and is a lovely, positive, reminder to do good. We don’t really have a general list rules for our kids. I guess we just expect them to be kind and the rest kinda flows from there. But the other day, after reminding them of […]
Parenting and Family.
Being a parent is wonderful, but sometimes it’s also just plain hard!
These parenting tips and ideas can help you find ways to make life with kids a little easier, and the real life stories from parents just like you might make you feel a little less alone.
Failure – Real Life Wednesday
Sometimes life is all kinds of Fail. Yes, Fail, with a capitol ‘F’. Crafty projects – Lets make these cool gluey sun catchers… except our glue didn’t dry clear so they don’t as much catch the sun and shut it out completely. Baking – Not enough honey so lets just add a little more sugar […]
Busy?
Calm – That is what I wanted 2013 to be. I didn’t want to feel like I was constantly chasing my tail. I didn’t want to feel like I was rushing from one thing to the next, all the time. I didn’t want to feel like I was barely hanging on by the skin of […]
The Catastrophe Scale – Building Resilience in Kids (and Adults!)
I flew to Sydney last week for the Digital Parents conference and found myself in an unfamiliar situation, catching public transport to and from the venue. I don’t know Sydney at all but I got from the airport to Central Station just fine, and I managed to find what I hoped was the right northern […]
Living In the Mothering Moment
I look around my house, at the piles of washing and the crumbs on the floor. I walk past the half built fire place and I shut the door to the room we just moved the girls out of because I don’t want to see the chaos and mess left behind, waiting to be cleaned […]
How to Be a More Patient Parent.
“You teach preschoolers?? Oh you must be soooo patient!” “You have four kids? Oh you must be soooo patient!” Actually, patience doesn’t come easily to me. I was not born with an innate ability to be calm and understanding, to wait, or to stop and think things through. And yes, they are right, working with […]
Road Trip Activities for Kids
Taking your kids on a road trip is an exciting adventure, but it can also lead to restless children asking, “Are we there yet?” These road trip activities for kids will keep your kids entertained during the long hours on the road, and us adults might just have some fun too! Entertaining kids on a […]
Three For Me
You know how you always put everyone else first? You know… the way that your needs and wants are always shoved to the bottom of the list because making sure everyone else is happy and healthy is more important. Yeah, sure, you know logically that you need to take care of yourself in order to […]
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