MilSpouse Life
Inside:Â What do you do if your service member will miss the birth of the baby? Learn 5 important things to remember. This is a sponsored post with The Breastfeeding Shop. All opinions are my own. Military family emergency leave is available for family emergencies. However, the Department of Defense does not consider giving birth to be [...]
Raising Kids7 Things That Will Change How You Try to Stop a Temper Tantrum
Inside: Learn seven things to remember when trying to stop a temper tantrum. Plus, discover two important words to tame a temper tantrum. Post contains affiliate links which means if you make a purchase, at no extra cost to you, I may earn a small commission. My daughter's had a heck of a week when it comes to temper tantrums. [...]
The Single Most Important Skill Parents Can Acquire – According to a Children’s Psychologist
Inside: Learn how role play for preschoolers can completely transform challenging behavior into cooperation and connection. Plus, discover simple ideas for getting started with role-reversal play today. Disclosure: Post contains affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase, at no extra cost to you, I may earn a small [...]
Military ResourcesA Step-By-Step Guide for Getting a Breast Pump Through Tricare
Inside: Get a straightforward guide for getting a breast pump through Tricare. This post is done in collaboration with our sponsor The Breastfeeding Shop. All opinions are my own. There was a joke going around that if you called the Tricare referral line, you'd be waiting until the year 2022 for the paperwork to through. While this is [...]
The Most Overlooked Reason Why Kids Won’t Listen
Inside: Learn the most important (and overlooked) reason why kids won't listen, focus or sit still. Plus, get 25+ ways to help your kids build these important life skills. My son climbed to the top of the monkey bars and snaked across them from above. He's not strong enough to swing across arm-to-arm, so his solution is to catapult [...]
Schedule / RoutineA Simple Mealtime Hack That Will Get Kids to Eat Vegetables
Inside: This mealtime hack is so simple, but works! If you're wondering how to get a child to eat vegetables, try this first before stressing over family dinners. Perfect for when your kids won't eat. Disclosure: Post contains affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase, at no extra cost to you, I may earn a small [...]
Deployment21 Best Deployment Quotes for Military Spouses and Significant Others
Inside: Deployment quotes for military spouses and significant others that will make your heart skip a beat. They're the perfect set of military wife quotes to inspire you during the ups and downs of deployment. I remember the first deployment goodbye after I fell in love with a service member. Painful doesn't even begin to describe [...]
3 Truths About Getting Stationed in Okinawa
Inside: Getting stationed in Okinawa? These are three things that transformed our time there for the better. Plus, a life lesson that came full circle at the end of our three years in Japan. I never expected leaving the US for Okinawa to feel as hard as it did. We did volunteer to go after all, and if I’m being honest, we wanted the [...]
How to Put a Toddler to Sleep Fast
Inside:Are you struggling answer the question, "How to put a toddler to sleep fast?" After helping frustrated and exhausted parents for years, I've put my best kept secrets into one list for helping toddlers fall asleep faster than ever. Our bedtime battle reached the two hour mark. Round after round, my toddler daughter and I [...]
Kids Talking Back? Stop the Sass, Create Peace with Two Techniques.
Inside: Whether you're dealing with a 3 year-old talking back, a 4 year-old talking back or a 12 year-old talking back, these two powerful techniques are simple and can completely change the dynamics with your child. About a year ago, I was going through my perpetual scroll of Facebook when I came across something that stopped [...]
