Schedule / Routine
So excited to have my friend Katelyn from What's Up Fagans? sharing her wisdom with all of us today! When you have multiple young children at home, a good stay at home schedule is pretty important, at least if you want to have order and not lose your sanity. This schedule will look different for every family, and every situation, but I [...]
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Raising Kids3 Secrets to Raising Happy Kids
Sometimes raising happy kids feels like an insurmountable task. Someone’s in tears over not getting to eat cake for breakfast, someone’s mad over not going to a friend’s house, and someone’s mad over limited screen time. You get the idea. It’s easy to feel like parenting is equal to plummeting into a black hole in outer space. Recently [...]
How to Drop the Morning Nap Using Four Crazy-Simple Steps
When you reach the age range of 14-18 months you are likely right around the time of dropping the morning nap. For some little ones it may be a little bit sooner; for others, later. Once you reach this range, you will probably notice you hit a bit of a ‘grey zone’ where two naps seems like too many, and one nap seems like too little. It [...]
Mom LifeHow I Survived the First Month of Breastfeeding
Preparing for my son’s arrival, I spent a good amount of time learning and preparing to breastfeed. All of it helped immensely when it was “go time.” If it wasn’t for the fruitful breastfeeding knowledge in the back of my mind, I probably would’ve given up and quit. Because friends, breastfeeding is no joke. It wasn’t all that natural [...]
10 Empowering Ways to Improve Toddler Listening
Entering into the toddler years presents a whole new set of parenting challenges, especially when your toddler doesn't listen. Many days when I wonder if I'll ever learn how to make kids listen. I enjoy a good challenge. So there's that. Our listening journey started the moment my son started to run around the house checking to [...]
How to Teach Kids to Play Independently Late or After a Long Hiatus
Those of you, who read my post called Teaching Kids to Play Independently, already know that independent play is something we started early on in our son’s life. While I cannot remember off the top of my head, I would like to say we started around the 2 month mark. Yes, you can start that early or even earlier! In fact, starting [...]
8 Best Tips forInternational Travel with a Baby
Whew! We just traveled from the Midwest to Okinawa, Japan. I have to say, international travel with small children is not for the faint of heart, but it most definitely can be done. Travel with kids is tough. Travel halfway around the world is...a whole other ball game. We kept really low expectations beforehand, and when it goes well, [...]
Setting Boundaries Early: Practical Ideas for Getting Started
Setting basic boundaries helps you align with what you are okay with and what you're not okay with. Our son is one year of age and we've been using gentle early boundaries for several months. Parents can typically start as soon as their child understands basic phrases, typically well before a year. The ideal time to start may be when [...]
Teaching Kids Early: The Importance of Setting Boundaries
It’s only natural for every parent of a young child to have that moment where you realize your baby just turned into a little person. They have a mind of their own. They want to do things their own way. You take a step back and notice that things could quickly start to spiral out of control. The saying “Oh that’s just what babies do” is [...]
