Do you suffer from mom guilt and blame yourself for everything that goes wrong? Learn 7 reasons we shouldn't blame ourselves for everything — and how to stop. I knew I should've put a jacket on him, I thought. My son had caught a cold, leaving him miserable for a few days. But while the causes of his cold were many—from sick kids at school to not washing his hands well—I focused on how I could've been the one to blame. Mom guilt. We've all felt it, even as early as when we were still pregnant. We worried about all the things that could go wrong, then blame ourselves when they … [Read more...]
How to Be a Better Mom with Authoritative Parenting
Heard of authoritative parenting but not sure how to implement it? Learn how to be a better mom with authoritative parenting. You'd think being a parent—such an important and difficult role—would come with a certificate reassuring us we know what we're doing. Instead, we base our decisions on how we grew up, what we've read or heard, or from our circle of friends and families. No wonder we feel lost at times, or second guess our decisions. But there is an effective parenting style that many experts say is the best way to go. One that balances rules and demands with nurture and love. … [Read more...]
8 Children’s Books about Peace
Want to read about finding and living a life of peace? Teach your child the importance of kindness with these children's books about peace. Talking about peace to children can be difficult, especially since it can highlight the opposite: Struggle, cruelty, conflict, and anything else that isn't peaceful. Kids may not always understand why these events happen. They get scared or don't feel safe. They wonder if these events can happen in their lives rather than in distant places or times past. But kids understand peace better when we talk about it in ways they can relate to. We can … [Read more...]
10 Best Children’s Books for Story Time
Looking for picture books to read aloud at circle time? These 10 children's books for story time to read aloud are sure to entertain kids! "I want you to be the Home Reading Parent," my first grader told me. I figured his teacher had told the class about the vacant spot and asked their parents if they were interested. But when he asked me a second time, I wondered if I should give it a shot. "Okay, I'll email your teacher," I said, "but there's a chance another parent has already asked." Except later that night, I received a response from the teacher, delighted I had … [Read more...]
The Top 10 Reasons I Buy Natural and Organic Products
I've been buying natural and organic products for years. Here are the top 10 reasons I buy organic food and personal care. This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Tom's of Maine. All opinions are 100% mine. Funny but true: Our families think my husband and I are vegetarian. From uncles asking if I eat meat to my brother-in-law buying veggie patties, we've earned the reputation of being vegetarian. While we're not vegetarian, we do shop at farmers markets and buy organic, which might have given the impression we also avoid meat and who knows what else our families may … [Read more...]
Teaching Kids to Save Money
Teaching kids to save money starts at a young age! Learn tips and tricks to teach money management, counting money and the importance of saving money. This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Make Your Kid a Money Genius (Even If You’re Not). All opinions are 100% mine. Want to know the number one influence on your child's financial behavior? It's not the media, peers, or even DNA. It's you and me. Parents make the biggest impact on whether kids will go into heavy debt or pay off bills, learn to save or spend more than they earn. Thankfully, we have an awesome resource to … [Read more...]
How to Teach Your Kids to Make Good Choices
Helping children make good choices is like any other skill—it has to be learned. See how helping kids make decisions encourages critical thinking. Picture the parent whose whole day seems to revolve around monitoring her children's actions. She helps right away when she notices her toddler struggling with a toy. She intervenes just as her two kids begin to argue about whose turn it is to use the toy car. And when her four-year-old refuses to follow directions, she's prepared with a slew of punishments to teach him a lesson. It's like we're on lookout for anything wrong our kids can … [Read more...]
What Should You Do when the Kids Are Sick? This Cheat Sheet Has You Covered
Are the kids sick again? Here's a cheat sheet on caring for a sick child to help you remember what to do. It happens out of the blue. I'll have my next day planned with activities to do with the kids, when... bam! One of them wakes up with a fever, vomit, or diarrhea. And no matter how often I've gone through this, each time it does, my mind goes blank. I vaguely recall the best practices I vowed to remember should the kids get sick again. I'll forget what food I should offer or the remedies we have on hand. And that's just with the kids themselves. We also have to deal with cleaning … [Read more...]
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