Easing Your Child’s Back to School Nerves

Easing Your Child’s Back to School Nerves

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The first day back to school, for me, was usually nerve wrecked. And up until I hit 6th grade, I was that child who was dropped off with tears. Even if I had some friends in class or had met my teacher previously. By mid-morning, I was usually okay, but my morning tears would continue through the first week of school. My mom was incredibly patient with me but she also didn’t draw out the drop off. And eventually, I was able to get to school on my own or with a group of friends. Just in case you have a child like this, I’m sharing my tips on motherhood for easing your child’s back to school nerves. School can be very scary thing for…

How To Discipline Your Toddler Through The Terrible Twos

How To Discipline Your Toddler Through The Terrible Twos

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When babies enter the phase of toddlerhood (which in itself is debatable) you may begin to encounter some behavioral issues that you hadn’t seen in your precious tot before. Things like biting others or hitting. Believe it or not, these are things that a typically developing toddler will do at some point. You may see it in the so-called Terrible Twos or you may see it when your toddler becomes a threenager overnight. But how do you tackle these issues? Are toddlers capable of understanding consequences for their actions? To some extent, yes, I believe that they are. Staying consistent and starting early are two keys when it concerns how to discipline your toddler. Common Toddler Discipline Issues Though it may seem that toddlers have…

7 Ways to Have a Great First Day Back

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Whether it’s your very first day back or your seventh first day back, the first day back to school is filled with mixed emotions. Some kids look forward to it and some dread it. While you do get to see all of your friends again, sometimes the first day back to school can be quite intimidating. Especially when you’re the new kid at school or if you’re entering a new school for the first time. That’s why we wanted to share some tips for ways to have a great first day back – and hopefully these tips will help your child have the best first day back to school and set them up for an amazing school year.  Growing up, I attended two elementary schools,…

Increasing Your Income? Some Of The Ways To Do It

Increasing Your Income? Some Of The Ways To Do It

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Let’s face it, all of us would like a little extra cash in out back pockets wouldn’t we? A chance to not have to worry about paying the bills or just knowing that each month you could make savings for life’s luxuries like holidays or clothes shopping, for example. Some of us are stuck with a fixed wage, so you may be wondering how else you can increase your income. So here are some suggestions that could help. Image source 4 ways to increase your household income Change your job If you want to boost your income then one of the first things you could consider doing would be to change your job. This could be looking for a promotion within your current company, changing…

Being a blended family is a part of our identity because it's who we are. But how then, as a the unofficial step mom in their lives, do I handle Mother's Day as the other mother?

Handling Mother’s Day as the Other Mother in a Blended Family

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Kyle is my other half, as cliche as it sounds, it’s true. Though even that phrase isn’t quite how I would describe our relationship because we’re both complete as people; just that we’re so much more together. I didn’t need him to complete my life, no one should ever need someone to feel complete. That’s something that comes from within, or at least that’s how I’ve always viewed it. Rather, I would say that our relationship has brought the balance, stability, challenge, security… It’s brought so much richness and fulfillment. And aren’t I just starting to sound like a Hallmark movie opening? Trust me, that was not my intent since this post has absolutely nothing to do with romance. This is about being a blended…

How to Effectively Discipline Your Toddler Without Yelling

How to Effectively Discipline Your Toddler Without Yelling

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Parenting a toddler can be challenging. Especially when you factor in that they have a limited vocabulary and may have limited ways to express their emotions. Sometimes just figuring out your toddler can be a challenge within itself. You may find yourself in the midst of several power struggles with your toddler daily. But how does one go about disciplining a threenager? And is it really possible to discipline a toddler? The short answer is yes. It has to do with your approach, and here’s a hint: yelling at the toddler who’s probably already yelling at you, won’t help. Let’s talk about: How to discipline your toddler How to effectively discipline without yelling or hitting How to Discipline Your Toddler Without Yelling Disciplining a child…