Originally published May 2012 How can we make dinner a time for connection when we're all tired and cranky? I love when we can come together around the table and reconnect, and I have great memories of family dinners as a child, however, currently my husband is rarely home from work by [...]Continue Reading
Connection
4 Ways to Connect with Kids Through Photos – On Screen and Off
Today we get to learn again from CWK contributor and photography teacher, Beryl Ayn Young. She’s an expert at helping moms and dads connect through the lens with their families. ~Alissa My inspiration to pick up a camera was initially selfishly motivated by a desire to document and preserve the [...]Continue Reading
The 4-6 Year Olds Must Do List
All the most fun activities for 4-6 year olds I don’t want to look up one day and realize I missed out on the fun parts of parenting young children, but with the chaos that often is part of this time I also need our activities to be simple, and I need them to work. This is why, with help from my [...]Continue Reading
Done with the Power Struggles of Time Out
I am furious. I am standing at the kids bedroom door locked in a physical struggle to hold the door closed while my mind is struggling to keep me from slamming the door open into the shrieking child behind it. Thankfully the final shred of my mothering sanity wins and I jerk myself away from the [...]Continue Reading
I Will Savor Their Childhood – Sharing the Little Habits that make a Big Difference for Enjoying Parenting
In 2013 we are going to BE there. We are going to delight in our families and notice the ways we can connect and enjoy each others company every day. Join me as we learn which small habits make the biggest difference for enjoying parenting. This is not about being perfect. This is not [...]Continue Reading
How Can We Find Hope in a Time of Tragedy?
Response to the School Shooting in Conneticut I sent a similar message to the one in the post to my newsletter subscribers earlier today, and got a bunch of responses asking me to publish it on my site to reach a larger audience. Thank you for helping me look towards the light on a day when we are [...]Continue Reading
