Raising Kids
From the time my son was 12 months old until he reached age 24 months, it’s conservative to estimate he bit nearly fifty other children. Yes. Fifty. It brings tears to my eyes sharing that with you right now because that is an insane number of children to bite. And because working through a year of biting is an insanely long time. [...]
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What Really Goes Down on an International Flight with a 2-Year-Old
If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to travel internationally with kids, you’re in the right place because I’m going to tell you. When our family first moved to Okinawa, Japan I swore up and down I was never going to leave the island until my husband’s tour was finished. It's hard to tame temper tantrums at home, let alone when [...]
Schedule / RoutineThe Easiest Way to Teach Toddlers to Pick Up Toys
One of the things that really changed for me after motherhood was the perpetual state of disaster that seemingly took over my house time and time again. I would clean, tidy, and clean some more. And yet, everything was a bit of a mess shortly thereafter. This is what I like to call the perpetual state of disaster that is [...]
Preparing Toddler for New Baby? 10 Easy Ideas to Try
As you inch your way into the third trimester, you start thinking about how you will parent a demanding toddler and newborn simultaneously. I mean, you could go cold turkey and give your toddler the surprise of a lifetime, but there's a chance it could go horribly wrong. Our son will be approximately 27 months old when our [...]
Mom Life8 Things First-Time Parents Swear They Will Never Do…Until They Do
Man, when I first became a mom I had all these grandiose ideas about how parenting was really going to go for me. I think it’s normal to feel that way. You know? That everything will turn out “just so” and you will be able to enjoy the fruits of your masterful parenting skills. [...]
How to Say “No” to a Toddler (Without Actually Saying “No”)
How to "make" kids listen is a huge struggle. It goes something like this… Mom: “It’s time for bed.” Toddler: “No, I don’t want to go to bed.” Mom: “No, you have to go to bed.” And just like that the war of egos begins. You and your toddler are in battle mode: She is determined to stay awake, you are determined for her to go to [...]
How to Survive Pregnancy Fatigue While Caring for a Toddler Too
The first time you are pregnant it’s all fun and exciting because you get to take naps and go grab ice cream whenever you darn well please. No one is there to judge. Life is good. The second time around, however, there is another little person present in your life. This is when life gets interesting because surviving pregnancy fatigue [...]
MilSpouse Life3 Things Military Spouses Don’t Need (and One Thing They Do)
You get a few bad apples and all of a sudden the whole tree is rotten? This is the question I think of when I see articles running rampant on the web about military families and their overwhelming sense of entitlement. There is a growing argument that military spouses are running around throwing fits and tantrums over their lack of [...]
How to Help Toddlers Cope with Big Emotions
Life is stressful for toddlers, and helping toddlers cope with big emotions can feel equally as stressful. As a parent you’ve probably been in a situation or two when your toddler started to throw a tantrum. To let all the emotions burst out over the most illogical thing. Maybe it happened at a grocery store or when going to daycare or [...]
9 Phrases That Change Life With a Toddler
I walked into the bathroom and closed the door. I could still hear my kids screaming through the bathroom door, as my face fell into the palms of my hands. It was the toddler day from you know where. I wanted to say and do some really mean things to my kids. I reached my limit. Do good moms even say things like that? I told myself [...]
