Our sweet 5 year old has been hit with a fever. It’s only been a day, but I already miss the sunshine in her smile and bounce in her step. Update: After 4 days of high fever we spent 3 hours in the ER to find out that she has strep throat 🙁Having a sick …
Responsibility. It’s a big word for little kids, but an important one nonetheless. Responsibility helps children feel confident. It provides structure and gives them a role in the family. Children feel dependent on adults most of the time. They need us to help them in so many ways throughout the day. But when they …
I am planning a trip with my Mom in the next little while. No Kids and no husband. For six whole days! I have never been away from my kid’s for that long and knowing how my five year old asks me every day a million times “What can I do?” It will probably seem …
I just read an article in Self Magazine about authenticity (“Get Real”, Self, March, 2011). The article addressed the theory that the best way to achieve true happiness is to live authentically. To be yourself and stay true to your beliefs all of the time. The author also discussed the fact that women tend to …
I am not the same mom I was when they handed me my first baby in the hospital. I was terrified. She was so tiny. When it was time to go home The drive home from the hospital to our house might as well of been like those car commercials where they drive on crazy …