Category Archives: Becoming a parent
This Valentine’s Day, Commit to 4 Goals….
Raising kids with LOVE ♦ January 31, 2023 ♦ 3 Comments
Commit to your relationships with 4 simple goals….. Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Walking into Target, the aisles are full of pink and red and signage promising if you purchase this your Valentine will forever be yours! Yes, Valentine’s Day may be a marketing ploy more than a real day to celebrate love, …
Sleep like a baby…really?
Raising kids with LOVE ♦ January 10, 2023 ♦ 8 Comments
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 …
Some things never change!
Raising kids with LOVE ♦ November 1, 2022 ♦ 3 Comments
Your “Mom words” never change! 🙂 I was on the phone at different times this week with each of our 4 children. After several of my conversations I realized that even though I am in a different season of parenting than many of you, my conversations can sometimes be very similar! You: “Try a bite….yummmm. Try …
Are the “Magic Words” still important?
Raising kids with LOVE ♦ October 11, 2022 ♦ 7 Comments
Why is it that so often when you want your child to be on his or her best behavior…the most embarrassing things happen? (Remind me to write about my son when he was 2 1/2 and dinner with our parish priest…long story) Simply, because children are not born with manners…and the development of manners is …
Parenting tips…day three!
Raising kids with LOVE ♦ August 30, 2022 ♦ 2 Comments
Final tips….add your own to the list! 31. Respect your child’s likes and dislikes Allow your child to develop their own passions, likes, and dislikes. Provide opportunity for your child to experience many things to discover passions, likes, and dislikes. Your child may not like the same things that you do, and that is …
More parenting tips….
Raising kids with LOVE ♦ August 30, 2022 ♦ Leave a comment
A few more tips that I found out work over my 30 years and counting of parenting….what are your tips? 16. You are your child’s parent, not friend You must parent, which means you may not always be liked Making difficult decisions that may cause your child to be unhappy at the moment, is the …
A few parenting tips….
Raising kids with LOVE ♦ August 30, 2022 ♦ 1 Comment
All of us have a few parenting tips…let’s share them this week! We all know that there is not an “official” parenting tip book…wouldn’t that be nice!! But, in actuality, it is best for parents to develop their own “parenting book”. Parenting your child is unique to you and your child. Develop your parenting instruction …
Don’t let comparisons steal your joy and contentment!
Raising kids with LOVE ♦ August 16, 2022 ♦ 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 …
Your child’s temperament….continued!
Raising kids with LOVE ♦ July 26, 2022 ♦ 2 Comments
See the difference? Same activity…four different children, several different reactions…embrace your child’s temperament! There are a few more traits that make up your child’s temperament. Picking up from yesterday…. 5. Sensory Threshold How sensitive is your child to physical stimuli? Does your child become overly stimulated in a room full of noise or people? Does …
A little of this and a lot of that….what makes up your child’s personality?
Raising kids with LOVE ♦ July 26, 2022 ♦ 2 Comments
Can you tell they have different temperaments?? The parenting technique that worked for one, didn’t necessarily work for the other! Over the next few days, let’s look at the 9 personality traits that make up each of our temperaments. I know I can pick out myself in these traits and my children. Remember a parent …
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