12 Creative Bad Day Busters
Post by Contributing Writer Amy You know those days. When you just need to get yourself and your kids out of the house, but because of a sleeping baby, bad weather, or just bad timing, it’s not possible….
Is Time-Out a Waste of Time? (Free Webinar)
What does it take to get your kids to listen? Nagging? Reminding? Yelling? Time Outs? If Time Out and other “tried and true” discipline strategies aren’t doing the job in your house – this session if for…
Free Webinar: Get Kids to Listen Without Nagging, Reminding or Yelling
I am super excited about this opportunity for myself and for each of you! I’ve teamed up again with Positive Parenting Solutions to offer this FREE webinar from Amy McCready on strategies we can use to help our kids listen…
Supermarket Scavenger Hunt
I often go to the grocery store by myself on the weekends, but occasionally I’ll take the boys with me. Inevitably, someone ends up getting upset about not getting the preferred oatmeal or the candy at the checkout counter….
Teaching our Children How to Give and Receive Gifts
As Christmas quickly approaches, now is the best time of the year to ‘teach’ your child how to graciously give and receive gifts! Giving Most children are naturally “givers.” Some have to be prodded a bit more…
Teaching Routines (The Morning List)
Guest post by Julie Hi! I’m Julie from over at Breezy Acres Farm. I am a wife to a graphic designer/photographer husband and mom to two preemies. Ori, age 2, was born at 33 weeks and Calla, age 1, was…
What Works for Us: Diffusing Toddler Temper Tantrums
Tantrums are exhausting. They are embarrassing. They are at times debilitating to the whole family. But, unfortunately, they are a natural part of a child’s development. FYI- This is actually a picture of Big Brother doing his “Big Smile”, not…