Family Game Night:  10 Great Games You Need

Family Game Night: 10 Great Games You Need

Now that many of us are finding ourselves home and spending WAY more time than ever before with our families (thanks to COVID-19), we are all looking for ways to keep the kids – and ourselves – entertained.  My solution is easy:  FAMILY GAME NIGHT! Check out this list of 10 of my favorite games that are sure to add some life into your typical game night.

3 Steps to Replace Counting to 3 When Your Child Won’t Listen

3 Steps to Replace Counting to 3 When Your Child Won’t Listen

We hear it all the time – a kid acts up, and the parent begins to count toward the dreaded 3. It is a form of discipline that most parents use, but I never have – and never will. Read about why counting to three only teaches your child to not take you seriously, and follow these 3 steps to establishing a more effective system so that your child will begin to listen to you the first time you say something – no counting needed!

Why I Want My Kids to Lose

Why I Want My Kids to Lose

In the era of participation trophies, competition is slowly becoming extinct. Field day used to be a day of striving to win ribbons, but now everyone goes home a winner. But I don’t want my kids to always win. In fact, sometimes I want them to lose…

I am Not a Better Mother Than You Just Because I Have More Kids

I am Not a Better Mother Than You Just Because I Have More Kids

When I had my first child, I was given all of the congratulatory remarks that you would expect when you have a baby, and people were genuinely happy for me.  However, no one marveled at the fact that I had that child.  No one treated me like I had accomplished something amazing.  Having one child, though wonderful, was not necessarily remarkable. It did not make me special…