The holiday season is officially among us. And with it comes lots of traveling. This week, we'll be featuring posts all about making traveling with our kiddos safe and bearable, maybe even fun!
My husband and I recently took a quick family trip – our first with just us three. We have traveled with our baby, now 9 months old, but this time was different: we were flying.
All I could think about as the trip got closer was how nervous I was about the flights. Almost everyone has been on a plane with a screaming baby. I certainly didn’t want my baby to be unhappy, and I also didn’t want him to disturb the other passengers. But if motherhood has...
I know all kids say mean things to their parents from time to time. Mine frequently tell me I am terrible, so I started thinking "What if they gave out Terrible Mom Awards? And if so, would I win?".
Well, here is how I would accept that award. Enjoy my honest words about how I regularly ruin my kids' lives.
"I would first like to thank the Academy of Mothers whose kids say they are ruining their lives. I may not have been your first choice for the 'Woosest Mom Eba' aka Worstest Mom Ever (WME) Award, but I am so happy that I proved myself when it counted.
For those who don't know me or those who don't think I'm deserving, sit...
Childbirth and change. The two words go hand in hand, do they not? The moment you get pregnant, people start reminding you that "everything's about to change". Some are kind enough to add "for the better" on the end of the popular phrase. And you know it's true, it has to be - you're literally about to add an entire new person into your life and home and routine. There are the obvious things {your nights, your time}, but when we brought our little bundle of joy home, the age old adage that so many had repeated to me while I was growing her was abundantly true. Everything had changed.
My usually very clean and neat house can become a...
For the purposes of keeping the post on a specific track, I will be focusing on sexual awareness in children as young as 2 years old and under the age of 7. If your children are older, that doesn't mean this post doesn't apply to you and that you can't still apply certain techniques.
Raising Safe Kids: Sexual Awareness
75% of the moms reading this just totally freaked out with that title. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to alarm you or insult you or make you blush, but I believe with this topic you just have to be straightforward. Are you aware that our city is one of the major human trafficking hubs in the country? Did you realize that 44%...
"Stranger Danger" We've all heard it, but is it true? Experts are agreeing more and more that, no, this is not a good concept to teach our children. As I think about this concept in my own life, it doesn't make much sense. I'll easily strike up a conversation with a mom on the park bench, sometimes sharing our life stories and all kinds of personal things. We've never met and she's definitely a stranger, but there really is no danger in this situation. Not all strangers are dangerous and not all strangers are safe, but not everyone we know is safe either. We need to help our kids recognize who can and can't be viewed as a "safe...
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