Everything I Wish I Knew BEFORE my child broke his arm
He lay there screaming on our kitchen floor with his arm twisted under him.
“Oh my gosh, Oh my gosh….”
I panicked and picked my son up from the floor.
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Stop Fighting with Kids: 3 Steps to Make power struggles disappear
Why is your child constantly defying you? You’ve been engaged in a constant power struggle with no end in sight. These parenting tips show you how you’ll end it.
How to Respond When Your Child Manipulates You
I yelled at my kids this morning.
I simply lost it. Usually, I’m not a yeller. I’m the one who keeps all my frustrations hidden until they insidiously eat away at me until I’m curled up in a little ball, crying on the couch.
It’s not healthy.
But yelling, oh man. My kids had finally found my button.
The simple change you can make to connect with your tween
You pull up to the curb in the car pickup line.
As your kids jump into the car, you smile, say hi, and ask, “How was school today?”
Your 10-year-old daughter visibly stiffens. “Fine,” she answers.
“Just fine?” you continue, “Did anything interesting happen?”
“Nope, just the typical day.”
And that’s where it stops.
DO this One Thing to Stop Being an Angry Mom
I slam my foot against the kitchen cabinet.
“Just stop it!” I yell, “Stop the fighting!”
My kids go quiet and stand frozen in the kitchen.
“I’m sorry Mama,” my five-year-old son tells me and immediately… I feel bad.
They’re just kids, they don’t deserve an angry mom.
And yet, I’m literally going out of my mind. I’m so exhausted and feel like I don’t even have the space to sort through my own thoughts.
Is this what motherhood is supposed to be like?
Nope. But, I’m making one critical mistake.
When you tried EVERYTHING and can’t get your picky eater to eat healthier
Kids and food can be a never ending struggle. When we want them to eat healthy, all they want is Goldfish crackers, trail mix mixed with m&m’s and bagged popcorn.
All the processed foods and none of the fruits and veggies.
And I’m not saying that any of these foods are bad by themselves, they’re not. I buy them from Costco and we use them for school lunches and snacks all the time.
But when they become all kids will eat and when every snack time becomes a negotiation, that’s when we run into issues.
When I was Too Embarrassed to See a Doctor: My Ulcerative Colitis Story
No one wants to talk about embarrassing health issues. I’ve put off writing this post for so long, because it’s well… uncomfortable to talk about in SO many ways.
But, when I had all these symptoms, I lay in bed while my husband and kids slept, looking for posts like this on my phone. And I couldn’t find anything that addressed it.
So here goes… and as a heads up, yup, I’m going to talk about poop.
How to stop feeling like you’re the worst mom
“I’m the worst mom”
I’ve told myself this more than once.
Yesterday, I was on the phone with my mom.
On the road to a Girl Scout leader’s meeting, I complained to her about a fight I had earlier in the day when I said, “I just feel like I’m failing all the time.”
“No,” my mom told me, “You’re not failing all the time. Look how much you do.”
How to be a Happy Mom: 3 ways to Find your Fun Again
It’s Sunday morning and you need to decompress.
You know you should relax. In fact, all these experts and psychologists tell you that you SHOULD carve out time to take care of yourself.
But what in the world do you do?
The 3-Step Plan to Change your Kid’s Spoiled Behavior
You are fed up. After doing so much for your kids, they still throw a tantrum when they don’t get their way. Here is how to change spoiled behavior in your kiddos.