Tag: kids

Coronavirus and Kids: Helping Them Navigate Emotions

Coronavirus and Kids: Helping Them Navigate Emotions

It’s been a full week of things ‘getting real’ with this pandemic that we are all facing, and I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking what I would want to say about it all. Trust me, it’s not a lack of thoughts but so 

Kid Craft Clutter

Kid Craft Clutter

I don’t know about you, but crafting is LIFE for my kiddos. But it means that if we aren’t careful, we end up with a whole lot of kid crafting clutter! My kids craft at our well-loved kitchen table which shows all the marks of 

Why Our Kids Crave Simplicity

Why Our Kids Crave Simplicity

AHHHH! Snow days. The day that makes some parents giddy to spend all day with their darling children and others cringe at the idea of being cooped up at home trying to get things done while their little angels fight and whine. This isn’t a 

How to detox your kids from sugar.

How to detox your kids from sugar.

I took my kids off sugar for 8 days and here’s what happened. There I was, standing in the kitchen having my 13th argument of the day about whether or not my daughter could have another sugar-laden piece of Halloween candy. Before I was a parent 

10 Things Mom Doesn’t Do

10 Things Mom Doesn’t Do

The other day my home suffered a domestic disturbance. Not the kind you may think. The kind where mom (that’s me) loses her mind, has a ‘complete freak out’ and has an immediate need to overhaul my entire family’s behavior!  So as I sat in