April’s Parenting Book Club Pick: Minimalist Parenting
We’re making a special exception this month and have chosen Minimalist Parenting as our next parenting book club choice.
We’re making a special exception this month and have chosen Minimalist Parenting as our next parenting book club choice.
Remember how you tracked your pregnancy? Well your baby’s teeth take a lot longer to erupt than nine months. Know what to expect when your baby is teething and this keepsake chart helps you track your child’s incoming teeth.
Have you been putting off creating a baby album? Here’s how to put one together quickly.
My nine year old daughter is a perfectionist.
This past six week marking period she got her first ever B. She stomped up to her room and slammed the door. It hadn’t occurred to me before this that perhaps being a perfectionist had a negative side.
We moved our two boys into the same room two weeks ago and it’s not going well. How can I get them to settle down and SLEEP?
Think marching band is geeky? It is, but it’s also a great way for any teen to find a great tribe, stay busy, and have a boatload of fun.
Teacher Appreciation Week is the first full week of May. This little “sock cupcake” gift will knock their socks off! …. and what teacher doesn’t love cupcakes! This craft is so easy to assemble, you’ll ace it without a problem.
Many children can and often do sleep right through the piercing sound of a smoke alarm. So what should parents do?
My 2.5 year old loves to RUN. Away. From us. At every possible and dangerous occasion. What can we do, besides putting him on a leash?
It greatly saddens me that it was just four months ago that I wrote Thinking of Newtown. Here we are again mourning as a nation. Thinking about how to explain and talk about this tragedy with our children.
Teens are likely to turn to their computers and/or peers when they’re stressed out, but could old-school hand-crafting be a better solution?
I believe that most of our children’s character is not something that is taught but that they learn how to react and interact in the world by watching us.
Looking to make your bathroom more child-friendly? We test out some bath spout safety guards and a faucet extender for you.
What kind of exercise is safe during pregnancy?
My cloth-diapered heavy wetter is sleeping longer at night, but waking up soaking! How can I keep him in cloth but avoid a nighttime change?
Our family is most definitely composed of omnivores, with a heavy carnivore bent when it comes to cheeseburgers. However, my teen daughter is a vegetarian. This is how we make it work.
I like to do less and wouldn’t we all like to enjoy our lives more? But what exactly do the authors mean by minimalist parenting, was a question that I wondered. Do they advocate living like Tibetan monks? Eschewing possessions and leaving our children to play with sticks? Does it mean letting your kids run wild with minimal parental interference? Is it hands off parenting?
Turns out it was none of those things.
You know who deserves a gold star for excellence? Your kids’ teachers. This is a splurge teacher’s gift, but we show you how to make edible chocolate gold stars to give as teacher gifts for Teacher Appreciation Week.
Solutions for when your child wants a name brand item that you simply can’t afford.
I have two job offers and a million people I’ll be letting down if I choose either option. How can I stop trying to please everyone else long enough to figure out what I want?