I love Christmas and every year I look forward to celebrating the holidays with family and friends. It’s such a magical time of year. I can’t get enough of all the holiday cheer and positive energy in the atmosphere. I often joke that I wish I could bottle up Christmas and carry it around with…
When my son was younger, getting him to make any decision was like pulling teeth. Each morning I would ask him what he wanted for snack at school. Without fail, it would take him at least ten minutes to answer. After a while I stopped asking and he got whatever I chose. Now that he…
When I became a parent, my primary goal was to be the best mother I could be. My own parents had given me a great manual on what NOT to do, so I figured, how hard could it be? (Don’t worry, I’ve eaten those words a thousand times over.) All was good until the day…
My daughter started her first week of Pre-K last week and at the end of Day 1 she was excited. Day 2, we had some minor whining at drop off but she came home all smiles. Day 3, a little boy knocked over her block tower and someone else took her baby doll. This was…
At this point most everyone across the country is back to school. This year I have a sixth grader, a second grader, and one in Pre-K! So far we are falling into a nice routine with only a few minor hiccups. You know, like my four year old not understanding that school is indeed EVERYDAY!…
On the last day of school I had my sons clean their rooms from top to bottom and asked them to box up anything that they wanted to donate. To my surprise, my then 10 year old son packed away his participation trophy for flag football and threw out a certificate he got from participating in…
The nights are getting cooler and the days shorter. That can only mean one thing, summer is coming to an end and it’s almost time for the kids to go back to school. There are some children who look forward to going back to school and reconnecting with friends, while others dread the thought of…
Although camps are designed to be a fun place for children to learn and grow, it is not exempt from incidents of bullying. Whether at sleep-away camp or day camp, your child will be in an environment where they are expected to learn new things and interact with new people. Fitting in to the camp…
During infancy, children are completely dependent on their caregivers. Parents spend each moment trying to figure out what their child wants. Are they hungry? Do they need a nap? Is it time to change their diaper? The list goes on and on. As this phase ends and children transition to the toddler years, they begin…
I don’t know about you, but my Fourth of July celebration always involves kids…lots of them. We try to involve them in the Fourth of July festivities as much as possible. If not, I hear a lot of I’m bored, when are we gonna eat? Where is so and so? It can get crazy. Over…