parenting

Visualize Your Way to Family Serenity

The following post is by contributor Catherine Way. What times of day or family activities are stressful for you? What makes you through up your hands and say I just don’t know how to make it better? A technique I use in my offline life as a preschool teacher, visualizing classroom routines and creating a [...]

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food and nutrition

Kids in the Kitchen: Part One

by Jaimie

The following is by contributor Jaimie Franchi of Two Chicks and a Hen. When I talked about surviving the witching hour with small children last March, one of the suggestions I gave was including your children in the cooking. Next week I’ll have lots of tips for how you can accomplish this in a way [...]

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parenting

Showing Appreciation to Your Children

by Vanessa

The following is by contributor Vanessa Brown of I Never Grew Up. I sometimes find myself being too negative with my children. I will hear myself correct them, ask them to stop things, hurry and start things way more often than focusing on positive things. I will tell them “Good Job” on different tasks like [...]

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books and music

A Fresh Perspective on Mothering: Mindset for Moms (and a Giveaway, too!)

by Kara

The following post is by editor Kara Fleck. First of all, I have to admit to some bias in this review: not only is Jamie C. Martin a friend of mine, she is also a mother I admire and look up to. My copy of her first book, Steady Days, is a well worn and [...]

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parenting

Spin the Bottle: A Fun Family Conversation Starter

by Mariah

The following is by contributor Mariah Bruehl of Playful Learning. How was your day at school? How many of us have asked this question to our children and received an ambiguous and uninformative response? As parents we have an innate desire to connect with and understand our children, yet it can often seem difficult to [...]

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