“A coffin? Like, what vampires live in?” My six-year-old asks, as he watches his father and five other pall bearers remove a wooden casket from the funeral home
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5 Easy Ways to Show Kids How to Share
You’re in the middle of baking cookies. Your friend walks in and your partner says, “Give it to her. You have to share.” Would you? No. Not happily, anyway. Kids
My Christmas Miracle: Why I Stopped Hating Our Elf-On-The-Shelf
A Christmas miracle occurred right inside the confines of my own grinchy self. (Ok, that’s dramatic. I’m not at all grinchy but I have nursed a long and
7 Reasons It’s Okay Your Child Is “Strange”
Doctors aren’t always right. How could our daughter need a language specialist at 2 years old? A speech development delay? How could we have messed up a child
5 Ways to Talk: Kids, Current Events, and Hatred
[thrive_headline_focus title=”Do you even want to turn that TV on anymore, or are the current events and hatred getting to you, too?” orientation=”left”] Talking to kids about current
’Tis the Season for the Question That Can Save Your Child’s Life
Do not get on Facebook until you read this post. It’s about kids and gun safety. Oh, and playdates. With the recent mass shooting in San Bernardino, California,
Is Santa Real? The Best Answer to Questions That Make You Cry (or Scream)
You’ll never hear a parent say, “Our Billy is such a follower! He never second guesses anything someone tells him to do!” You want your child to think
10 Things You Should Know About The Class Biter
Almost none of the vows I’d made before becoming a mother held true. No kids in our bed, no pacifiers after age two, no screen time before age
9 Proven Ways to Build Frustration Tolerance in Kids
Frustration ToleranceThis post was last updated on March 16, 2023Building frustration tolerance in children is a great way to help them develop emotionally - and save your sanity
The Cyber Bully Is The Worst Kid On The Block.
Have you heard about the new kid on the block? It’s the bully that never goes away. He doesn’t go home for dinner and a long night’s sleep