Category Archives: Parenting Your Child/Tween

Toys are taking over my house!

It’s the middle of the week and my house already looks like two energetic little kids were let loose and ‘attacked’ all their toys. Actually, that’s exactly what happened and it’s the same every week! At the end of the day … Continue reading

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“But how did the baby get in there?”

My three year old loves it when we tell her stories at bedtime. Once I decided to tell her the story of when her little brother was born. My story basically explained that there was a baby growing in mommy’s tummy and … Continue reading

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3 things to do when your child is whining

The time after childcare and before dinner is ‘whine-central’ at my house. Just last night my little ‘Pumpkin’ jumped from one demand to another, and when I wouldn’t or couldn’t comply (it makes no difference to kids, does it?), she … Continue reading

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Kids making school lunches! “Gasp” Does it really happen? Learn 5 Tips to get them started.

Do kids actually make their own lunches? I’ve heard of this, but does it really happen? I was chatting with my friend Cheryl who was adamant that her kids make their own lunches because this is what she did when … Continue reading

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Kids, fighting and back to school routines.

“Will you stop fighting!” I tell my kids, raising my voice a little too loudly. Yes, my kids are at it again and it can be so frustrating and trivial to me! And it seems to be getting worse as we go … Continue reading

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