When I mentioned the big improvement in our family since revamping screen time rules for my kids, I got lots of readers telling me that they too struggle with media and screen time. What works as house rules for electronics in one family may not work in another, so I've created this post as a [...]Continue Reading
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One thing to change when it feels like everything is falling apart
Sometimes I have weeks when it feels like I've forgotten how to do this whole parenting thing completely - I start thinking Nothing works! I don't know how to do this! I have to change everything! But thankfully when I catch myself thinking that way I now realize what it's actually telling me, and [...]Continue Reading
My toddler wakes up too early! – Ways to get kids sleeping later
Is your toddler waking at 5am? Waking up you and maybe the rest of your family? Here are ideas for how to get toddlers to sleep later, or at least bring more peace to the morning. From toddler alarm clocks that let kids know when it's time to rise, to activities for early risers; this collection of [...]Continue Reading
One Parenting Habit that Shifts Everything
What if you found one habit that's critical to every other part of being able to enjoy your family. Or heck, just being able to deal with them. Well, this is the one that can shift everything. Yup, everything. Post includes affiliate links which cost you nothing, but help us run this site. In [...]Continue Reading
Consistent Flexibility – The trick to a routine for kids that allows for the unexpected
Making routines for kids that bend, but don't break As I often do this time of year, I have been revising our routines. In the process of doing this it has become clear to me, that while there are many pieces that come together to make a smooth day, some of them are linchpins - those pieces of the [...]Continue Reading
5 Tips for Starting New Routines
I think most of us know that routines help make our lives run smoother - that is, until they don't. It's perfectly normal to have to change things up as the kids grow; having to change your routine and cast off what isn't working any more isn't some failure on your part, just growing pains! When [...]Continue Reading
