She storms off to her room and slams the door. My face is hot, I am sweating and steam is actually coming out of my ears, I’m sure of it, just like in the cartoons! How dare she! How dare she be upset and storm off! I am the one who should be upset, I […]
The Last, First Step, to Letting Go.
He went off to his first day of school with a huge grin on his face and his trademark cheeky eyes. He’s been waiting for this day for a long time. He just couldn’t wrap his head around the fact that he didn’t just start school the day he turned five last June. “But why […]
Ten Reasons I am NOT Trying to Re-establish a Routine Before School Starts
I posted this blurry photo of my sleeping child on instagram the other day… In fact when I posted the photo, all four of my children were asleep in their beds, and it was 8:50am. As I watched my boy blissfully snoring his head off I had a twinge of panic… I should wake him, […]
Why I Didn’t Video My Son’s Performance.
I didn’t video my son playing in his piano concert. I didn’t even take a photo. I planned to, I even got my phone out ready to press the record button and video every second, but when they called his name and he walked up to the piano, I put my phone down. I did […]
Say What You See
Say what you see.” Those four words are powerful. They are powerful for us as parents, and powerful for our kids. When your child is frustrated, upset, loosing it, being rough, not thinking… Say what you see. “You are crying. You don’t want to pack up” “You yelled at your brother, you seem really mad.” […]
Ten of the Best Podcasts for Kids
We’ve be fans of audio books for a long time, and in the last year or two we’ve also become huge fans of kids podcasts. We use them to help our kids relax before sleep, to encourage a quiet bedtime activity that won’t disturb their siblings, on long car trips, or any time they have […]
We’re All Just Making It Up As We Go
“You’ve got four kids” she said… “you must know how to handle all this…” She waved her hands vaguely in the air, indicating the crying child clinging to her leg, the bags under her eyes, and the squished banana down her shirt, but somehow meaning so much more. A more that I know very well. […]
How to Make it Work When Kids Share a Bedroom.
This post is sponsored by Moose Toys. We have four kids – two girls and two boys – which is handy as our kids share bedrooms. There are lots of reasons why we’ve chosen for our kids to share rooms – the biggest being space, we only have three bedrooms so someone’s gotta share. There […]
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