Ahh, finally some time for myself. It’s 8:00 pm and the kids are all asleep. Time to catch up on “This is Us.” You hear a door slowly start to open. Maybe if you remain frozen the child that is coming out of their room will think that you are Read more…
Time out is a classic behavior technique that many parents follow. But did you know that you are probably doing it wrong? Watch this video to learn what you are doing wrong and how you can fix it. I promise that if you follow my simple steps you will create Read more…
With a newborn and a toddler running around my house, life gets crazy and difficult. My 2 year old sometimes has a hard time listening. This gets super frustrating! Anyone else relate? I want to share my best tried and true tips to help your child to listen. These were Read more…
I recently read Mind in the Making: The 7 essential life skills every child needs by Ellen Galinsky. I was reading an article online that mentioned this book. After hearing a little about it, I decided that it was a book that I should read. I love learning and understanding more Read more…
While I was in college one of my professors showed us a TED talk entitled, “What we learn before we’re born” by Annie Murphy Paul. At the time I was pregnant with my first child so this was something that I was very interested in hearing. The things I learned Read more…
I read a fascinating article today. It was entitled, Second Hand Screens. In there they discuss how our phone use is potentially hurting our relationship with our children. When we are constantly looking at our electronic devices instead of interacting with our children, we send the message that they are Read more…