Tag Archives: enjoying parenting
Celebrate Dad…he is very important!
Raising kids with LOVE ♦ June 15, 2019 ♦ Leave a comment
Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads who make such a difference in their kids’ lives!! Celebrate Dad this weekend…and celebrate BIG! Dads have such an important role in families, and often we don’t recognize the importance. Research tells us that both sons and daughters are better adjusted, more successful in school, build better …
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 …
“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 …
Introducing Solid Foods to Your Baby
Raising kids with LOVE ♦ February 10, 2019 ♦ 4 Comments
Our daughter Kelsey loving her solid foods! She was needing a dunk in the tub after this meal! I can remember the excitement of introducing the kids to their first tastes of “real food”. The camera was ready, they were sitting up and eager, and that first bite often resulted in the funniest look as …
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 …
“We always do that!” Why Family Tradition is Important!
Raising kids with LOVE ♦ December 10, 2018 ♦ 1 Comment
Our “traditional” Christmas tree. A little more “perfectly” decorated than years past….there are ornaments even on the bottom of the tree now! If we are smart we listen to our children when they say “That is how we always do it!” or “That is what we always do!” even when we have only done it …
