Stop yelling. Start living.
Your child is the most valuable thing in your life. So trying to choose a daycare provider for them, whether infant, toddler, or older can be incredibly daunting. Especially if you have no connections to any daycare over another. And using price as the deciding factor can be scary since “you get what you pay for” doesn’t sound great when… Read More
Trusting someone else to watch your child is one of the hardest things to do as a parent. Especially if you or a grandparent has been home with them until now. After you’ve done the work to find the right daycare, you are on to an even more stressful part of the process. Trying to prepare your toddler for the… Read More
You are trying to transition your toddler out of the crib but he refuses to stay out of your bed. He can get up and roam the house or play with his toys. The only way he will actually sleep is if he comes in with you or you lay down with him. I know that means no one is… Read More
Toddlers have so much energy and it can get tough to keep them busy and entertained when the weather gets warm. They begin to bounce off the walls from dawn till dusk! And I don’t know about you, but my toddler’s bedtime is before the sun is down over the summer. It does not make things easy. So check out these… Read More
Sleep is something that most parents miss dearly after having a child. You expect it with a newborn, even with a 1-2 year old. But after 2-3 years you would think that your child would have figured out this whole bedtime thing. And yet, every night you dread the crying, tears, and tantrums that come with putting your toddler to… Read More
I don’t know about you, but I’ve read a TON of information recently about how time outs are teaching kids to hide their feelings and that having emotions are not okay. But I also have a toddler who sometimes hits when he doesn’t get his way. And he needs to be removed from that situation so other kids don’t get… Read More
Trying to teach emotions for toddlers can be incredibly daunting. They may not understand a lot of the words you are using to describe things and you will probably get frustrated when their reactions are overly dramatic. One simple way to make this situation easier is to use a book that makes the subject approachable and simple for that age group…. Read More
Are your kids getting restless before it’s even lunchtime? Do you check the clock thinking it’s almost nap time when it’s not for another 2 hours? Are your kids completely bored with going to the grocery store and playing with the same toys every day? Stop worrying about coming up with something to do and days that feel like they… Read More
You know that mom who always has everything you need? When you are wondering if you should go home after 5 minutes at the park on a hot summer day because you don’t have sunscreen for the baby. Or it just started to downpour and you have no umbrella. She is ready to bandage, feed, or change any child on… Read More
When is the last time that you flipped out at your child? He came up to you and said he wouldn’t clean his room. You demanded that he clean his room or he wouldn’t get to have his friend over so he stomped away yelling “I hate you!” and slammed the door to his bedroom. How do you react? Emotions… Read More
