But they left the store, without holes or brand new birthday earrings. According to Adam, Adelaide kept saying, over and over, “Thank you for understanding.” According to him, this is because “Her voice has been heard. Her choice has been honored. Her body is her own, and she knows that those who love her will respect her choices.” Read More
10 Screen-Free Activities with Kids
Not sure what to do? It’s okay! You have so many things on your mind that getting creative can be hard. We’ll suggest 10 ideas for screen-free activities that you can easily try with your kids. Read More
Stay-At-Home Mom’s Post About Her Household Duties Absolutely Nails It
There just isn’t enough energy, or time, in one day. Whereas I have heard plenty of horrible stories about spouses who become angry at their wives for not having dinner on the table every night or the house spotless after a day of being with the kids, I depend on my husband. I need, we need, his support to keep this ship running smoothly– and that is proper. Read More
Prepare Your Family for Emergencies
Making a child feel safe is one of the most important factors in a child’s development and as parents it is our job to provide that environment. So, when it comes to disasters and emergencies, we’ve compiled a few of our award-winning books to help teach your children about emergency preparedness and natural disasters in a way that they understand. Read More
How to Set TV and Media Rules in Your House
As busy parents living in our media-savvy world, it can be difficult to place such limits on your family’s TV time. Here are some ideas we hope will help you determine the right amount of media usage for your family. Read More
Just in Time For Back To School Season: Hilarious First Day Photos For Your Enjoyment
For those kids, sitting in front of your perfectly chalkboard-lettered signs pretending to be excited for the end of their carefree days is just too much to bear. Thankfully, many of those children’s moms snap the photo anyway… and share away, for all of us to see. Whether they’re in preschool or highschool, sometimes it’s just plain hard to go back to responsibility. Read More
Choose Tears of Joy at Every Stage of Parenting
For every moment you spend agonizing over the changes you see in your little one, you are wasting an opportunity to soak up the miracle of growth and development, right before your eyes! Read More
Why It’s Important to Talk to Your Children
It’s so important that we communicate to our children. We need to teach them, by role modeling for them, as best we can, how to honor their feelings, both high and low. Read More
98-Year-Old Mom Moves Into Nursing Home To Care For 80-Year-Old Son “Because You Never Stop Being A Mum”
And one of the most heartwarming things? Tom seems pretty pleased with the arrangement, too. “[Things are] very good here and I’m happy to see my mum more now she lives here. She’s very good at looking after me. Sometimes she’ll say ‘Behave yourself!’” This should give us all hope that our children will always want us to be their mamas. Read More
Teacher Writes Tearjerking Letter to Kids Who Won’t Be Entering Kindergarten This Year
In the middle of all of the excitement and hustle, however, it’s easy to forget that there are people who are genuinely hurting at the beginning of this new school year: nobody more than parents who have lost children. As they watch their peers’ children (and even their deceased children’s friends) grow another year older and enter into a new grade, it is insanely painful to deal with the fact that their own won’t be joining them. Read More