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Cars and Planes….Entertaining Your Kids for Happy Travels!
Raising kids with LOVE ♦ June 6, 2019 ♦ 1 Comment
So, you have your vacation booked, you are packed, and now you are thinking about how you will entertain your child in the car or on the plane! Long trips are even longer when you have children who are fussy and bored! We traveled to the beach each year by car, and took the occasional …
Protecting your child from bug bites
Raising kids with LOVE ♦ June 5, 2019 ♦ 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 …
Packing tips for traveling with kids…having what you need but keeping it simple.
Raising kids with LOVE ♦ June 5, 2019 ♦ 8 Comments
Vacation season is here! With kids, gone are the days when you can throw a few things in a suitcase and go! There is a bit more to pack with kids…it seems like you will need everything! Making a packing list will help. I often would start a packing list several weeks in advance and …
Loving Touch is Important at Every Age!
Raising kids with LOVE ♦ May 12, 2019 ♦ 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, 2019 ♦ 2 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 …
The pitter patter of feet and other bedtime challenges
Raising kids with LOVE ♦ March 6, 2019 ♦ 3 Comments
Ahh there is nothing sweeter than the pitter patter of little toddler feet, unless it is two minutes after putting them in bed or you wake to that sound at 2:00 am! Once toddlers figure out that they can get out of a bed, why not pay Mom and Dad a visit? Going to bed …
“Sleep like a baby” Really?
Raising kids with LOVE ♦ March 6, 2019 ♦ 1 Comment
Establishing a calming routine before bed is important! When I brought our oldest Corri home from the hospital, I thought I knew about the sleep patterns of infants. After all, I had the degrees to prove that I was an “educated” Mom! The truth is, nothing can prepare you for the lack of sleep that …
What is in your discipline “bag of tricks”?
Raising kids with LOVE ♦ February 22, 2019 ♦ Leave a comment
What is in your discipline bag of tricks? It was 7:30 am and my day was in full swing. I was chasing a two year old trying to get him dressed again. It is barely an hour into the day and I felt like I was on the verge of yelling and a time out …
“Hurry up or I will leave without you!” and other discipline techniques that don’t work!
Raising kids with LOVE ♦ February 21, 2019 ♦ 1 Comment
There are some discipline techniques that just don’t work as well as others! I can remember sometimes simply reacting to a behavior of one of my kids, but not really using a discipline approach. The result was never very effective. Some typical reactions just don’t work, or result in other issues later. Here are some …
Don’t let comparisons steal your joy and contentment!
Raising kids with LOVE ♦ December 12, 2018 ♦ Leave a comment
Comparisons steal your joy and contentment as a Mom! I caught myself doing it again this morning….thinking “Why can’t I be more like “so and so” who always has time to…..” As I said this to myself, I could feel the negativity creep into my morning, the joy being sucked out of my morning cup …
