Monthly Archives: May, 2020
Protecting your child from bug bites
Raising kids with LOVE ♦ May 19, 2020 ♦ Leave a comment
Protection from ticks and mosquitoes is important for your child! Today is beautiful, and I hope most of you have your children outside at some point! Children both love and NEED to be outdoors. Outside activity is an important part of a healthy child’s life, and it helps children get good and tired too! I …
Loving Touch is Important at Every Age!
Raising kids with LOVE ♦ May 12, 2020 ♦ 1 Comment
Recently I visited with our twenty something son. As he walked in, he gave me a big hug and I kissed him on the cheek. As I was preparing for my parenting groups this week I was thinking about that moment. The hug and kiss of my son, who is definitely a young man now, was as …
Get a little dirty…it is time to garden!
Raising kids with LOVE ♦ May 12, 2020 ♦ 3 Comments
It is that time of year when I am doing a bit of grumbling about all the yard work, but also looking forward to getting my perennial beds cleared and blooming, my cut flower bed planted and preparing my vegetable garden for this summer’s crop of tomatoes, beans and of course sunflowers. I definitely …
“Mommy time out” a must!
Raising kids with LOVE ♦ May 5, 2020 ♦ Leave a comment
Do you need a Mommy Time Out?? Sometimes cabin fever can result in a little Mommy overload. Remember, you can carve out a few moments for a “time out” if you try. This will allow you then to give yourself totally to your child again without feeling “put out” about it! How can you do …