This Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is special for my family. I am taking my 5 year old son to his first Prayer Breakfast honoring the life and legacy of Dr. King. I’m not sure why I waited until now…
**GIVEAWAY ALERT** In honor of November being National Adoption Month, I not only want to share this review of an amazing book with you but I want to share THIS BOOK with you.
At some point or another…
**GIVEAWAY ALERT**
Today’s guest post is from Dr. Laura Jana, a renowned pediatrician and co-author of the award-winning, newly released second edition of the book, Heading Home With Your Newborn: From Birth to Reality. She has recently partnered with
Today’s guest post is from my good friend Shannon. Follow her daily adventures and hilarious tales at Same Old Shannon (one of the best blogs around if you ask me!)
Right off the bat, there’s something you should…
We have decided to take the plunge now that summer seems to be in full swing. We are going to potty-train our almost 3yr old. I have a 5yr old boy and my almost 3yr old boy who has coincidentally…
By now, it is no surprise to me that motherhood is hard. Very hard. I have had several conversations recently with my sister-in-law who just had a baby. She is in the midst of the most physically demanding time of…
When you think of how to handle a child that’s out of control what comes to mind – A firm voice? Time-outs? Passive responding?
I think it’s easy to loose patience and creativity when you have a child who has…
I recently wrote a post on teaching emotional insight to children. I wanted to share some of John Gottman’s research on “Emotional Keys to Successful Parenting” because it is a good supplement to what I wrote. I have…
I really wish mothers before us didn’t label our children’s achievements before we got a chance to experience it ourselves. But man oh man, I am only days into my son being 2 years old and I can not believe…
“Kids have always responded to calm authority. This generation is no different. They don’t want a leader who will lash out with anger or hide in moments of fear. They want someone who will stand in his convictions and not…
