Schedule for Preschoolers Most of us are inside indefinitely for now. For some, it means your preschoolers are home all day, every day for the first time. I have found that my kids seem to thrive when they have structure to their days. With 3 kids 5 and under and home educating, I thought I […]
Establishing Rhythms with Kids During Times of Crisis It’s been a crazy few days. Schools are shut down, stores are out of everything, and I have read more memes on toilet paper than any one human should. Our world feels chaotic and unsettled. There is so much unknown and so much out of our control. […]
Breathing In, Breathing OutProtecting Play in School-Age Children As a parent, I have often found myself thinking, “when we get past the twos” or “it’ll be easier when this season passes”, “when they can tie their own shoes”, etc…inevitably rushing through childhood so life can feel less complicated (and maybe so mama can get more […]
Rethinking Pinterest-Parenting In the spring of 2017 I brought home a brand new baby girl, my second, and embraced the journey of discovering how to mother two individual children. It was a big transition for me. My days were full. While I felt consumed with nursing, changing, and rocking my newborn, my oldest daughter began to transform […]
Giving Up Control New Mom When I was a new mom, I was determined to give it my best. We planned to homeschool and if anyone was going to have a baby Einstein, it would be me based off effort alone. I would see all sorts of ideas on Instagram and Facebook of activities to […]
