"There is no way to be a perfect mother, but there are a million ways to be a great one."
Are your little ones already complaining about being bored? Are they seemingly uninterested in their own books, toys, and playthings? Consider putting together what we call a Boredom Basket for emergency use on these long summer days.
After having four children, I’ve come to realize that fairness doesn’t always mean equal. Yes, each child is loved equally, but their needs are different, and treating them differently at certain times will help keep what my husband and I call “the fairsees police” at bay.
Children grow up fast. It can be hard to look as far into the future as graduation, but starting traditions or creating keepsakes early will give you something to cherish; to be shared with your children as they grow and perhaps even carry on with their own children.
Daylight saving time is just around the corner. The good news is that we will get additional sunlight in the evenings, but the time change may also impact kids’ sleep routines. For some, this change can be very disruptive, but there are a few ways to approach the clock change and to minimize the impact of this seemingly small change.
Over the past year, we have all had to use whatever resources we could put our hands on in order to keep our children, and ourselves, sane. After being home for a few weeks, I decided that those resources needed to, literally, be in my hands. So, I downloaded a few free apps to help me manage my household. Here are a few that I have found to help my sanity.
As a parent, one of the most stressful things is managing everyone’s needs, including schedules. I’m a mom of 5 and believe me when I say: it’s not easy. As difficult as it may be, I have found a few tricks to help keep my family following their own schedules, as well as the overall household schedule, and stay as organized as possible.
Every year, we count down the holiday season with a little help from an advent calendar. But this year’s holiday season is shaping up to be quite different. We’re missing school holiday art projects, the opportunity to participate in toy donations and organized food drives, and the holiday concerts and caroling we'd all be doing under normal circumstances. So, this year I’m going to use our advent calendar to create experiences as a family and to fill in what’s missing this year.
