5 Tips For How to Better Understand Your Toddler

5 Tips For How to Better Understand Your Toddler

Toddlers can be challenging. They’re argumentative and stubborn one minute but then loving and complacent the next. Some days you may wonder how you’ll both survive this sometimes tempestuous stage. Quite a bit of this has to do with understanding your toddler. And also understanding that their vocabulary isn’t as developed as ours. We’re adults, after all, and they still have quite a bit of growing to do. You can try introducing discipline with your toddler but also understand that they may not understand consequences. Toddlers can be a ton of fun, and a lot of work. It is easier to deal with toddlers, if you understand how they work. 5 Tips for How to Better Understand Your Toddler 1. Patience Is Not A Virtue…

Top Gift Ideas and Picks for Fans of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse

Top Gift Ideas and Picks for Fans of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse

We are back with another Disney themed gift guide! First in our series was a gift guide for fans of Doc McStuffins (as picked by my toddler). And continuing in that line, we’re moving to another Disney Junior favorite – Mickey Mouse Clubhouse! Of course, this gift guide is also for fans of Mickey Mouse. And for fans of Mickey Mouse and Friends (Goofy, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Pluto, and Minnie Mouse). So without further ado, I present our top gift ideas and picks for fans of Mickey Mouse! This post contains affiliate links and while you are under no obligation to use them, by purchasing something through my affiliate link you are supporting this site, thanks! Gift Ideas for Fans of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse…

The Handpicked Doc McStuffins Gift Idea Guide

The Handpicked Doc McStuffins Gift Idea Guide

Christmas is two months away though we’ve been in Christmas mode for quite some time here. I am the person who will listen to Christmas music all year. And I wouldn’t mind having a room dedicated to just Christmas. But I digress. Squeaker is not yet old enough to write a Christmas list but she certainly has no problems pointing to stuff. We’re trying that method for her when it comes to picking out her list of gifts for both Christmas and her birthday. One of her recent interests is Doc McStuffins so we’ll start with that and have similar toddler handpicked gift ideas over the course of this week. This post contains affiliate links and while you are under no obligation to use them,…

5 Tips for Teaching Your Kids to Save Money

5 Tips for Teaching Your Kids to Save Money

Saving money is an acquired skill. For some of us it may just come naturally and for some of us, it needs to become a mindful habit. If you’ve been here before, then you know that I advocate for teaching kids how to be money savvy. This is an important life skill (how to manage their money), that is often overlooked. But why touch on this more? Why the need for sharing five tips for teaching your kids to save money? For that matter, why bother repeating some of the previous tips found on this blog? Because one of the easiest ways to learn is through repetition. That and if this is your first time here, this is your first time seeing a post about…

How Old is Too Old to Participate in Halloween Activities?

How Old is Too Old to Participate in Halloween Activities?

As an adult, and parent, I have to wonder about this. How Old is Too Old to Participate in Halloween? At what age do you call it quits? The short answer, I would think, is when you’re ready. They sell plenty of costumes, after all, for adults. And there’s seemingly no shortage of Halloween decorations. So it’s really no wonder that in the United States, Halloween continues to be a multi-billion dollar industry. But when do you stop celebrating? When do you outgrow Halloween? For that matter, is it possible to outgrow Halloween? We have shared a few ideas for creating a toddler friendly Halloween, an autism friendly Halloween, and even a few costume ideas for the family. When it comes to trick-or-treating, I’ve also…

The Ultimate Guide to Gift Ideas for Toddler Girls

The Ultimate Guide to Gift Ideas for Toddler Girls

While I told myself that I wasn’t going to do a gift guide this year, I say that every year and every year I change my mind. This year, however, will be slightly different as I only intend to do product based guides instead of review guides. I’ve probably established before that I am not meant to be a review blogger- and I still stand by that. That said, if I should come across a product that I think would be of interest to you all, I will be happy to give you a thorough and honest review. To kick things off, I’m starting an ultimate guide to gift ideas for toddler girls … the reasoning should be obvious if you’re a long time visitor….