When I think about birthday traditions I think of a humorous conversation with my then 5 year old daughter. She asked: "Mama - why do we have birthday parties?""Well, we love you so much and we're so very glad you were born and so we celebrate that day.""Oh... and so we can have [...]Continue Reading
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The Toddler Years Bucket List – All The Most Fun Activities to Do with Toddlers before they’re Big Kids!
Here's how to spend quality time with your toddler! My youngest child turned two the week of writing this! In celebration of her birthday, and because I really want to make the best of this time, I created this list of fun activities for 1, 2 and 3 year olds. Sometimes you know you want to spend [...]Continue Reading
3 Simple Ways to Make Family Celebrations Special for Kids
Holidays can have a way of causing stress instead of the joy we hope for from these family traditions. We want our children to have wonderful memories of childhood and we put a lot of pressure on holidays and celebrations to provide those memories. What are some low stress ways to make these [...]Continue Reading
These Mistakes Really Tripped up my Connection with my Kids
I remember my confusion and guilt the first time I yelled angrily at my first child. He was only a baby, maybe a 9 months to a year old and I was a mom, who at that time, was living entirely by his needs - sleeping poorly, exhausted and run down.Fast forward a few more years and I'd added on my [...]Continue Reading
10 Songs for a Kitchen Dance Party – Parenting Secret Mission
Case File: ConnectionYour Parenting Secret Mission: Hold an impromptu Kitchen Dance Party. Of course, sock feet (for good sliding and spinning) and silly moves are encouraged! In our house, one of my personal rules is: If a kid asks me to dance, the answer is always yes. So far, I have [...]Continue Reading
Return to Happy – Photography with Your Kids Project
Reconnecting through photography You can find the previous photography projects for kids here: Finding Gratitude and the 5 Photo Challenge (seeing the world through your child's eyes)"Mommy are you happy?" We've just finished another time out (there have been so many today that I think I've [...]Continue Reading
