“You think it’s rough now? Wait till they are teenagers!” I heard that a lot when my twins were smaller, and I have to confess I believed it. The thought of dealing with two girls going through puberty at the same time??? That thought terrified me so much more than the double public toddler meltdowns […]
Why I’m Never Giving My Kids the ‘Sex Talk’.
My tweens were watching a TV show the other day and there was a girl around their age who was totally mortified and trying very hard to avoid having ‘the talk’ with her parents. My kids were confused at first, they had no idea what that term referred to, but they figured out pretty quickly […]
What Parents Should Know About Social Media
These social media tips for parents will help you navigate the tricky road of allowing your kids to use social media. Rather than being fill with doom and gloom, and all the pitfalls to look out for, this list of ten things I want parents to know about social media is fill with lots of […]
Ten Things I Want My Tweens to Know About Social Media
My girls are 12 years old, according to facebook’s rules they are almost old enough for a facebook account. While my girls don’t have facebook, since the start of the year they have had an account on another social media platform, and they use email and other services for school. Social media is becoming part […]
Why You Should Hug Your Kids When They Are Being Horrible.
I am fed up. I am totally over all the outbursts, and the defiance, and the ‘you can’t make me’, and the slammed doors. Right now I really want to drag him back out here by his shirt and force him to pick up that damn pair of shoes and just put the freaking things […]
Fun Ways to Learn Times Tables (Plus Free Printable Times Table Posters!)
Learning times tables doesn’t have to be boring, or difficult! These ideas, activities and fun ways to learn times tables will make mastering multiplication facts interesting and enjoyable! From hands on times tables activities, multiplication crafts, free printable multiplication activities, and silly times table songs and videos, there are so many fun ways to practice […]
Parenting Tweens – Learning from Mistakes
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 […]
Stop Dangling Screen Time as a Reward
“You can have screen time when you have done your chores, played outside for half and hour, and done some reading” I see these types of ‘screen time rules’ pop up a lot, and it seems perfectly reasonable at first glance. We know that too much screen time is not good for our kids. We […]