Raising Kids
Inside: How to end power struggles using a playful parenting game with your kids. Plus, learn 4 reasons why this positive parenting strategy works so well. Since becoming parents, my husband and I regularly battle what we lovingly refer to as ‘the witching hours.’ It’s the time from late afternoon until early evening when our kids [...]
Kid's Activities
One Surefire Way to Stop Entitlement and Raise Kind Kids
Inside: Learn 60+ printable random acts of kindness ideas for kids. Plus, a 3-part guide for getting your kids on board with kindness. I parked the car, got out and opened the trunk to a sea of grocery bags filled with food and toiletries. I unbuckled my son, and as he hopped out, I said, “Hey buddy. You can grab a bag and carry [...]
Mom Life10 Perfect Bath Toys for Older Kids to Keep It FUN
Inside: Not sure how to keep bath time fun and enjoyable as your kids get older? These bath toys for older kids are perfect to keep baths fun. Bath time. These are magical words in our home. Sure, I bathe my kids to clean them up and keep them healthy but bath time is so much more than that. Bath time is a time when everyone is HAPPY. [...]
What Kids Secretly Want to Tell You About Roughhousing – Girls Included!
As I child, I remember roughhousing with my dad in the living room, playing Buck the Bronco. I would jump all over him, giggling incessantly. Then we would play Wake the Sleeping Bear, where he would pretend to be a sleeping bear and I would sit on his head, stand on his back and tickle his feet until he "woke up" and scared the [...]
15 Awesome Listening Activities for Kids
It's no secret that mothers are exhausted. You spend so much time worrying about how to make kids listen that it feels like carrying sandbags on each shoulder, sinking you deeper and deeper into the parenting trenches. It feels like there is no fun in parenting anymore. Turns out, listening activities for kids can help lighten [...]
Schedule / Routine15 Creative Ways to Keep Your Toddler Busy Indoors
There are the days when your toddler maintains bottomless energy. You take them outside and keep them active--rain or shine. But then there are the days when you just can't get outside and that's when things start to get a bit tricky. We are tired moms. We are worn down and many days our energy cannot keep up with a toddlers endless [...]
Bored Toddler? Try This 20 Minute Cardboard Box Car
Sometimes I look around our house and I wonder why we have all this stuff. I'm always shoving more and more toys in the closet in attempt to minimize the toy explosion that seems to perpetually invade my house. Recently, we've been trying something new around here---not playing with toys at all! {shudder} Yes. That's right. We [...]
Military Resources7 Simple Ways Kids Can Thank a Veteran on Veterans Day
Are you wanting to thank a veteran, but don't know where to start? It's easy to see that after decades of war, many Americans want to thank and appreciate veterans for their service, but they aren't exactly sure how to do that. I get it. It can feel overwhelming, especially for kids to think about that kind of stuff. But I have to share, [...]
MilSpouse Life4th of July Scavenger Hunt for Kids
A 4th of July scavenger hunt for kids is the perfect way to have fun while learning a bit about our nations independence too! When I was a kid, 4th of July was a special time of year. We would travel up north for the weekend at the lake, play fun games, barbeque, and enjoy fireworks from the pier. It was a special time for our family to [...]
How to Never Play the Pick up Game Again with One Simple Trick
Isn’t it exhausting going to a restaurant as a family, only to spend the entire meal bending over to pick up your child’s toys? It may as well be called a work-out for parents. At least, we find time to fit in our ab work-out during dinner. Now that’s multitasking! But seriously, I was determined to never play the pick up game again. What [...]
