The kitchen has provided an extremely rich learning environment for our family, and it's not just about how measuring cups teach fractions. I've found huge benefits of cooking with kids in early childhood, and one of the biggest is that now I have a couple tweens who are actually big helps in the [...]Continue Reading
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Kids Cook – Make Your Own Ice Cream!
Make Your Own Ice Cream! I scream, you scream, we all scream for…homemade spearmint ice cream! Store-bought ice cream is good, but trust us – homemade is better. The problem for parents is that making it yourself isn’t usually all that realistic-- the classic recipe starts with homemade custard, [...]Continue Reading
The Best Alarm Clocks for Kids – encourage independence!
On the hunt for the best alarm clock for kids? When you're ready for children to take responsibility for getting themselves out of bed and ready for school in the morning, it's time they each have their own alarm clocks by their bed (instead of the mama or papa "alarm clock"). As we work on [...]Continue Reading
The No Rescue Policy: Why it’s Time
Have a totally forgetful kid? This post is for you. Today we welcome back Amy McCready, positive parenting author and educator. I refer to Amy's book, The Me, Me, Me Epidemic in my post on how I'm dealing with entitlement in my family, and she's written this as a follow up for us on a positive [...]Continue Reading
Recommended Resource – Smart but Scattered helps kids and parents reach their potential.
I just discovered Smart but Scattered and I'm thrilled to have stumbled on this book that is giving me so much insight into how to develop my own and my kids abilities to organize, plan, deal with strong emotions, and move towards life goals. These doctors of education emphasize that the [...]Continue Reading
My Journey Towards Un-Entitled Kids
I had ask my then 7 year old to clean up the train tracks in the living room and was met with tears and,"Uuuhhggg! That's torture!" as he rolled around on the floor, apparently writhing in pain. It was so ridiculous that I'd usually find it funny, but at that moment I was so filled with anger at his [...]Continue Reading
