Teaching Peacemaking
"What do you do about them fighting?" she asked me. "I mostly tell them to knock it off," was my short answer. It was less than 100 degrees in August…
How to Teach your Kids to Read
Have you ever thought about the English language? How the "rules" of phonics only apply to a certain group of words, and then you have to learn another rule for…
Birth Stories
I think that one thing mothers have in common is that they all love to tell the stories of their babies' births. Whether the birth was beautiful and sweet or…
Fitting in the skinny pants
Healthy habits to lose weight, especially in eating and exercise, are my topics for today. Losing weight is a big undertaking. Most of my experience with losing weight has been…
Walking with a 2 Year Old
Have you ever been for a walk with a 2 year old child? In my mind this a perfect way to summarize 2 year old behavior. 2 year old behavior…
Culture of Kindness Part 2
Earlier this year I wrote a post about teaching kindness to our kids by studying world geography in homeschool: Homeschool: Culture of Kindness. I had to write a part 2…
Be Tough and Gentle
Today I have some positive parenting tips. Sometimes as parents we need to be gentle, loving, and compassionate when our kids make mistakes. Other times our kids need us to…
It’s Potty Time!
I've come up with a positive potty training method as I've worked with my 10 kids to get them toilet trained. Let's face it, no matter how quickly your little…
Make your own Homeschool Curriculum
There are so many homeschool curriculums out there! We really are so blessed to have so many choices. I don't think it's a matter of which ones are good or…
How to Pack a Diaper Bag
Packing and carrying a diaper bag is essential when you have a baby, toddler, or both. I've been packing and carrying a diaper bag for over 20 years now, since…