Parenting children, resources for stay at home moms from baby to toddler to big kids.
When it comes to planning birthday parties, I’d rather have a family party over planning a big party any day. And now that we are kind of forced to be distant for a while, home birthday parties with family are the only option! If you want to have a big party and spend lots of… Read More Ways To Make A Home Birthday Party Special With Just Family
When my son was two, we lived in a tiny little apartment in a city where snow was constant all winter. We also had a new baby, so we stayed home a lot. My husband installed a pair of gymnastics rings in the hallway of our apartment, and my 2 year old would hold on… Read More How To Install Indoor Gymnastics Rings For Toddlers
This week staying at home just got real for everyone. Most public places are closed, church has been cancelled indefinitely, stores are out of canned food and toilet paper, and we are not doing play dates. We homeschool, so thankfully our school routine will be pretty much unchanged at a time where everyone is experiencing… Read More How To Talk To Your Kids About Why You Have To Stay Home
If you’re a stay at home mom with young kids, it’s highly likely that you have felt slightly depressed or lonely at some point. I know I have. It’s natural to put your children’s needs before your own, and necessary most of the time when they are babies and toddlers. Our to do list grows… Read More 5 Simple Things Stay At Home Moms Should Do To Avoid Feeling Depressed
If your oldest is potty training, you may be totally surprised to hear that potty training at night often happens months or years after they’re toilet trained in the day. I wish I knew that a few years ago! I’ll never forget how lost I felt potty training my first son. When do you start?… Read More The Easiest Way To Potty Train At Night & When To Stop Using Diapers
A lot of people ask what it’s like having babies 18 months apart. For me, it wasn’t as shocking as coming home with our first baby, but it was still really hard. It’s not just that I had a new baby, but for the first time I had a toddler…while caring for a newborn. My… Read More What It’s Like Having Babies 18 Months Apart
Figuring out how to stop a toddler from hitting is no easy task! And if you are a first time mom, it’s even more shocking. Each of my kids went through an experimental toddler hitting and biting phase around 20 months. Instead of falling off my chair in shock that my perfect baby could do… Read More How To Stop A Toddler From Hitting In 3 Easy Steps
Parenting a strong willed toddler has given me a new definition for endurance and perseverance! At first, I thought “strong willed” just meant disobedient. That’s not true, because strong willed kids can learn to obey and they still deeply desire to please. However, they are opinionated and stubborn, and sometimes need to be approached a… Read More 15 Tips For Parenting A Strong Willed Toddler And Enjoying Them
As you might expect, taking toddlers to the pool by yourself will not be restful or relaxing. Especially when you know that drowning kills more kids ages 1-4 than anything else except birth defects according to the CDC! If you are determined to go to the pool with little ones alone, this post is for… Read More 15 Tips For Safely Taking Toddlers To The Pool By Yourself
Ok, so first off, I am not opposed to kids watching shows or having screen time. In fact, it has been a life saving tool for me as a mom. Especially in seasons of life when my goal is to just keep the house from burning down, like when we had 3 kids under 4.… Read More How To Reduce Screen Time For Kids And Get Them To Play Again