raisingkidswithlove

You don't have to be perfect to be the perfect parent!

Tag Archives: toddler

Protecting your child from bug bites

♦ May 23, 2023 ♦ 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 …

Continue reading →

Summer…what will you do?

♦ May 23, 2023 ♦ Leave a comment


Summer! Well, Memorial Day Weekend is just around the corner, and the first week of “summer” is quickly approaching.  There is just something about summer, a feeling of relaxation and freedom.  Even with grown children I look forward to the last day of school and the anticipation of long summer evenings and less rush in …

Continue reading →

When Mom ain’t happy….then no one is happy!

♦ May 9, 2023 ♦ 2 Comments


When Mom ain’t happy…no one is happy.  We have all heard that saying and in actuality it has a lot of truth to it.  If Moms are unhappy, then their families suffer.  Moms that are stressed have less patience with their spouses and children and have less fun and engagement with their family.  Families benefit when …

Continue reading →

Parenting advice…a hindrance or a help? It can be both!

♦ May 2, 2023 ♦ 2 Comments


New parents will always receive advice…from many different people!  Don’t be too quick to judge, there are many “pearls of parenting” that you just might learn!  Parent with an open mind to advice, but make your own parenting decisions. I am slowly learning how to be a parent of  adult (adult? really?) children.  It is …

Continue reading →

Get a little dirty…it is time to garden!

♦ May 2, 2023 ♦ 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 am …

Continue reading →

Number 2 on the way….what were we thinking??

♦ April 18, 2023 ♦ Leave a comment


Our oldest loving her little sister….every moment wasn’t always this precious! Most parents experience pure excitement and joy when they learn they are pregnant with their first child.  They dive right in to learning about a healthy pregnancy, preparing for labor and delivery, and planning the nursery.  Often the experience is a little different when pregnancy occurs for …

Continue reading →

Sippy cups are temporary!

♦ March 7, 2023 ♦ Leave a comment


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 …

Continue reading →

Picky Toddler Eating

♦ March 7, 2023 ♦ 12 Comments


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 …

Continue reading →

Baby Sign…How do you start?

♦ February 21, 2023 ♦ 2 Comments


Teach your child sign…help him express his feelings!  The “I love you” sign can be used as a special sign for many years to come! How do you start? 1.  Familiarize yourself with signs through books, websites or other sources.  There are many resources on the web…don’t try to learn all the signs, you will …

Continue reading →

Is it time to ditch the diapers?

♦ February 21, 2023 ♦ Leave a comment


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. …

Continue reading →