Ever heard the saying “more is caught than taught?” If not, it refers to the fact that your kids will “catch” more from you than you’ll ever teach them. And if you’ve raised kids for any amount of time, you know this to be true! I had heard this saying for years, but it didn’t […]
6 Components of Successful Child Training
When I first started having kids, I thought I knew a lot more than I really did about training them. Because I was a babysitter in my teenage years, I figured that I “had this thing down.” Nothing could have been further from the truth! In fact, I think I struggled more because I thought […]
Understand Your Child’s Nature (and Preserve Your Sanity)
I remember my high school calculus days like they just happened last year. I was in a class with some of the smartest kids in the whole school. Most of them were ranked in the top 5% of our almost 600-student graduating class. And I mean these kids got it. Like they would always seem to […]
How I’m Conquering Screen Time in Our Home
If you’ve ever felt like the world around you is working against your best efforts to raise kids who aren’t addicted to screens, I totally sympathize. I personally know many mamas out there who feel this way and don’t know exactly what to do about it. We don’t want our kids to be the kinds […]
12 Things To Train Your Toddler to Do Starting Today
Your toddler is a very smart and very active little human right now. She is most likely getting into EVERYTHING and starting to demand her way. At this point you’ve probably saved her life about half a million times as she’s tried to stand on tables, climb on chairs, and run into the parking lot. […]
