September is baby safety month to bring awareness to the importance of safety precautions for infants and kids but it is always the right time to accident proof your home and car. As a mother and a former licenced in-home child care provider, I decided to create a checklist for baby safety along with listing […]
Parenting
Teen and Tech Devices Go Hand-in-hand
Close to a decade ago I had a 15 year old son. Cell phones at that time were becoming the norm for most teens but they were still used for making phone calls to parents and friends and as a new portable way to listen to listen to music. It was not the constant social […]
5 How to Achieve Work Life balance as a Busy Parent
Life as a parent isn’t an easy one, and something most struggle with is finding balance. Although many argue that balance is a myth, it doesn’t mean that people aren’t still trying to attain it. One of the secrets to work-life balance is to create a system and try your best to live by it. […]
Top Tips to Get Picky Eaters to Try New Foods
Tips to get Picky Eater to Try New Foods I feel very blessed that my children have always been willing to try new foods and loved foods from every healthy food group. I have known many parents who struggle with picky eaters and it can be difficult to find solutions. I have lots of experience helping […]
Whatever it Takes, Parenting and Education Must Be Our Priorities
I think that as parents of young children we all agree that we send them to get an education so that they have a better chance to succeed in life. We all want happy and productive lives for our children while we have them in our care and once they become adults, we want them […]
How to Know if Your Child is Ready for Preschool
How to Know if Your Child is Ready for Preschool When you begin to get signs that they are ready, this is when to start looking at potential preschools in your area for when your child is actually ready to attend. Many preschools have waiting lists and you want to insure that your child has […]
Regret Looking Back & Ways to Spend One-on-One Time with Your Kids
Regret Looking Back & Ways to Spend One-on-One Time with Your Kids Looking back if I could do one thing differently, I would have scheduled a lot more consistent one-on-one time with each of my children. It would be time with no distractions to enjoy each other and just have fun. I was always so […]
3 Ways to Deal with Heated Family Arguments
3 Ways to Deal with Heated Family Arguments No matter how well your family may get along, there comes a time in every family unit when arguments arise. Dealing with family arguments can be tricky and quite difficult in nature for these are people who you love dearly but who may be very emotionally charged […]
Why Teens Need More Sleep
Why Teens Need More Sleep It’s normal during the teen years for kids to stay up late and neglect getting adequate sleep at night. My teens would be hanging out online, playing video games, doing homework, going to late practices or spending time with friends and they often didn’t think that they needed a curfew, […]
How to Have “Forced” Family Fun & Chicken Cowboy Caviar Recipe
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, INC. and The Coca-Cola Company, all opinions are mine alone. #ServeWithACoke #Jewel #CollectiveBias This summer has seemed like it is going by so quickly. Without the routine of the school year, it has been a whirlwind of activity. Paul and I and our oldest son work. We […]
