[su_heading size=”28″]Imagining Life Without Children[/su_heading] When people ask me if I love having children my answer is always conflicted. Honestly, I love having children. It is my vocation, my life, it is what I signed up for. There would be no magic for me without my children showing me the world through their eyes and helping me to understand the value of nature to a … Continue reading Imagining Life Without Children
As we travel about life, I wonder how many of us are reflective of our Horoscopes and our signs? Continue reading I am a Bull in a China Shop
Children need boundaries, the question is when do we draw the line and when do we let it stretch a little. Continue reading Where to Draw the Line with Kids
Sometimes we all need a reality check that we are not as connected to our children as we think we are. Continue reading Listening to your Children
Having high anxiety over the holidays? Continue reading A Dream About Dying
The opening scene was shot to Indian war cry music, from Karen O’s indie rock group the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and my hair prickled on my neck, this was going to be good. Continue reading Watching The Movie Where The Wild Things Are With My Boys
Five well needed days without children can be dangerous but it can also help to positively put everything into perspective when they return. Continue reading Parents Need Children
[su_heading size=”18″]Preparing for Canyonlands with Children[/su_heading] “I’m bleeding mommy,” yelled Thumper as I typed away at my computer. “I’ll be there in a second,” I yelled not quite ready to handle yet another injury. I shot up running when Axel came in a few seconds later and accused me of caring more about my computer than I did about Thumper who was severely injured outside. Indeed, he … Continue reading Preparing for Canyonlands with Children
After having three of my own boys I am quite aware that it is possible that girls develop differently than boys. Ok, faster. So when it comes to boys, the “Terrible Twos” don’t happen until they hit about 3 and a half. What I’ve noticed, and I am just speaking for myself here, girls are generally potty trained one year earlier, they learn how to … Continue reading Is it The Terrible Twos, Threes, or Teens?
[su_heading size=”18″]Getting Children Up in the Mornings[/su_heading] In order to start the day without chaos, I wake up early enough to get the children’s breakfast and lunch made. It is so quiet. So unbelievably quiet. I’ll just fit in a few minutes of time to myself, before making the meals. Next thing I know it is 7:00am and the tornado is about to hit. QUICK…wake … Continue reading Getting Children Up in the Mornings
[su_heading size=”18″]Teaching Your Children Table Manners[/su_heading] I stopped taking my kids to restaurants for a while after our traumatic experience when fine dining in Florida. My mother and I took the boys out to a little French restaurant at six pm. After a day of organizing beach activities we were ready to treat ourselves to a nice meal and be waited upon by a well … Continue reading Teaching Your Children Table Manners
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