My girls have been asking to do a craft, and since I’m starting to put Halloween décor everywhere, it’s getting me in the mood for some spooky crafting! I decided to take a page from the Easter crafts we did and just make it Halloween-ish. While the kiddos were at school, I found a gnarly branch in the front yard, spray painted it black and stuck it in a pot on the front porch.When the girls came home from school, I had our stuff ready: a box of tissues, yarn (you could always use ribbon- … [Read more...]
How to find the best fitting shoes for your child
Children all over are now back at school, or starting school again in September. As well as buying all the equipment they’ll need to take to school with them, no doubt they will also need some new clothing – especially shoes! But with kids growing so quickly, it’s often tempting to buy cheaper shoes, which can lead them to be badly fitted. That doesn’t mean that a very expensive shoe will be a better fit, but it means that it’s important to do your research to find a pair of shoes that fit your … [Read more...]
America’s Unisex Baby Names
What makes a name "unisex," or androgynous? In the United States, the incredibly helpful baby names data published annually by the Social Security Administration provides the needed insight.A reasonable measure of whether a name is unisex or not is whether the same name appears in the Top 1000 names of the year as reported by Social Security. If a name does appear in both the boys' and girls' columns, it can be fairly described as unisex to some degree. Since Social Security ranks the Top … [Read more...]
Know What to Do if Your Toddler is a Picky Eater
If you’re a first time mom, it is quite easy to obsess over the small and big details concerning how to raise your child. Starting from whether you are instilling good values into your son to whether your baby girl is getting the right nutrition – these are individual decisions that you have to make along the way. The good news is that as long as you have your child’s best intentions in mind, you can pretty much rely on your instincts when raising a kid.Let’s take toddlers as an example. … [Read more...]
Getting Ready for Back to School
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5,000 Scrapbook Titles & Quotes
Okay scrapbookers, crafters and bloggers! We’ve got a super fun e-book for you! 5,000 Scrapbook Titles & Quotes is exactly what it says; titles and quotes for pretty much anything you would ever need! Do you make your own greeting cards? I don’t…well, I didn’t! But I just might start! This book is awesome! They have a fantastic Table of Contents that will take you directly to your subject and from there, the possibilities are endless! She also put in a page of ideas to help you if you’re … [Read more...]
Creating an Outdoor Study Space for Children
Unfortunately there is no “one size fits all” when it comes to the different ways children study and learn. What works for one child doesn’t always work for another, and it’s important to understand what works best for your child. The stereotypical scene of a child staring a computer screen with a pile of books is not necessarily what’s best to aid learning. But sometimes it’s not the techniques that need changing, but the setting where your child is studying. This is especially true in the … [Read more...]
Fun at the Lake!
One of our favorite places this summer has been the lake. We go out and swim, barbeque and eat watermelon! We’ve gone with my sister and her kids and we’ve gone with Grandma and Grandpa. Their Uncle has also taken them a couple of times with their cousins. We like to go during the week when it isn’t crowded and we have the beach to ourselves. We also have our pick of grills and picnic tables. At our favorite lake, … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Help Your Child Deal with a Bully
Not a month goes by that we don’t hear a horror story about a child hurting themself or others as a result of bullying. Despite the news, many parents are still in denial about the bullying that goes on in schools. After all, children have been teasing and picking on each other since the beginning of time, how much damage could a little bullying really do? Unfortunately, bulling can do damage to young minds that results in very serious consequences. If you think your child is being teased or … [Read more...]
How to Encourage Good Habits in Children: Tidying
Every parent wants the perfect child who will tidy their own room without being asked and will put things away around the house when they are finished with them. But many parents seem to believe that this is just a pipe dream, that kids are kids and they will never be tidy until they hit adulthood. But the reality is, if you always go around tidying up after them, then they will let you. But if you encourage them to be tidy and organized, they will soon pick up on it. Teaching tidiness through … [Read more...]
