Author Archive: Raising kids with LOVE
Sippy cups are temporary!
Sippy cups serve a purpose….temporarily! Introduce a cup at 6 months of age, and the sippy cup should be transitioned to a straw cup about 7 or 8 months and a lidless cup by age 2. There have been so many new baby product developments over the years…some very good, some not so much. The …
Picky Toddler Eating
Our daughter, Kaitlyn, the picture of toddler pickiness! Why is it that we parents worry so much about how much our child is eating? I can remember thinking that how well Kaitlyn ate that day, determined how well I had parented. Not true! Children under the age of one usually nurse or formula feed well, and …
Is it time to ditch the diapers?
I think she had to go! 🙂 There are definitely parts of parenting that I like less than others. I know when potty training time rolled around for each of the kids, it was one of those moments when a crazy thought like, “How bad would it be to skip this?” would cross my mind. …
Will preschool help your child be academically successful?
Preparing your child for school success includes outings like this! School readiness is not just about letters and numbers! It is that time of year when parents are beginning to look at preschools for next year. Sometimes I feel that there is more pressure on parents to find “just the right preschool” than deciding on …
We are having a baby!…..Now what???
Many of us picture the pure of joy of a new baby….many of us don’t think about the challenges most new parents encounter. Learning to be a parent plus the lack of sleep that comes with a newborn is not easy! Giving yourself grace and giving yourself the time and space to fall in love …
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