I Am Not Giving My Kids Everything
I’m sure there isn’t a parent out there who doesn’t want to give their child a better life than what they had. But at what cost does giving “everything” come?
I’m sure there isn’t a parent out there who doesn’t want to give their child a better life than what they had. But at what cost does giving “everything” come?
I have been asked how I am talking to my young children about the shootings in Arizona. My answer is, I’m not.
On route to our first family vacation, we survived taxis and airports and transfers. But nothing prepared us for the wall-hitting boredom of the…customs line.
Who says you have to have snow to make snowmen? Here’s a fun way to make them indoors and stay cozy while you’re at it!
The eternal holiday question: Is Santa lying to your kids, harmless fun…or something more meaningful than that?
Lying is a necessary part of parenting. Any parent that tells me they never lie to their kids, well, I think they are lying.
Are toy guns an inevitable part of Christmas morning with little boys? Is it fruitless to fight them…or irresponsible not to?
Developmental delays in preschoolers rarely set you down a straight path. What to do when you’re handed more forks in the road than you can handle.
So, I read all your helpful suggestions from last week about my dilemma with toilet paper tubes on the floor and this is what happened….
I always hear people complain that their family members can’t seem to change the roll of toilet paper when it runs out. I don’t have that problem. It was solved the one time my head spun around in a full circle and pea soup spewed from my mouth, frightening my children into submission. I do have a different toilet paper problem, one for which I can’t manage to muster as much outrage. See for yourself…
What has happened for me as parent is redefining what actually matters, not getting as caught up in the small things, and choosing my battles wisely. Â
Mistakes, I’ve made more than a few.
What can I reasonably, realistically expect of a 12.5-year-old babysitter?
Last year, I was excited by the new back-to-school designs of the classic backpack maker Jansport. But this year, I’m really loving the smaller and more size-appropriate backpacks for little ones. Whenever I see a preschooler weighed down by an over-sized backpack I resist the…
Meet the kids of Rachel Matthews of A Southern Fairytale as they model the summer fashions of Swedish clothier Polarn O. Pyret, which is having a huge summer sale right now.
Beyond the books and DVDs.
I know! Machine washable footwear!?!?! Awesome, right? AND, just in time for prime playground season.
I believe I’ve mentioned once or twice or fourteen-dozen times that my older son became…intensely challenging in the weeks and months right after we brought his baby brother home. He was three years old, and he was AWFUL. I feel like I can call him that because 1) he’s not, anymore, and 2) because he was objectively, literally, monumentally AWFUL.
When to expect it, when to stop fighting it, and how to handle THAT MUCH uninterrupted toddler entertainment time.
If you’re worried about the impact your divorce is having on your toddler, read on for advice on how to smooth the transition of this difficult life event.