Raising children these days isn’t always easy. There are a lot of outside influences that may at times interfere with how you parent.
You must stay focused and pay attention to how you want your children to grow up. Make an effort and remind yourself that you’re doing the best you can when it gets hard. Here you can review some advice for a happier and more successful home life.
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As parents, we want the best for our children, the best schools, nutrition, doctors, etc. with the ultimate goal of raising self-sufficient adults who lead compassionate and fulfilling lives. In an effort to help prepare them for adulthood and add to their childhood memory bank, it is important to expose them to different cultures, educate them, and help them learn to appreciate diversity. And what better way to help them alleviate any biases or prejudices they may contain than by immersing them in different cultures through travel?
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Children love to play; they love to explore and get into everything – which is why learning through play is one of the best ways for them to learn! Although you might have an outcome in mind, the true joy in learning with play is that there shouldn’t be any real goals; it should be active, you need to take part, and the child should be the leader.
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Being a busy mom can quickly push self-care to the back burner. Who has time for a lengthy skincare routine anyway? It can be hard to figure out the best products to use, not to mention the routine you should practice. However, it’s important that you find the time to adequately care for yourself and your skin each and every day. Taking good care of yourself doesn’t have to take up a lot of time, nor does it have to be expensive. Follow these tips to combat aging and make it seem like you haven’t been sleep-deprived since you gave birth!
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Everyone knows how important budgeting is, but it can be hard to plan for the future when the present is so demanding. And moms, in particular, know this oh-so-well!
New moms, in particular, have a hard time balancing their financial and family responsibilities. In our experience, it’s rarely their fault entirely.
Whether it’s juggling multiple jobs, taking care of the kids (by sometimes doing double-duty as both mom and dad!), or dealing with other obstacles like tight budgets, moms are busy in ways that other people can’t even imagine.
It’s easy to just tout budgeting as the solution, but where should busy moms even start?
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How much time do we spend worrying about our children? 5 hours and 18 minutes to be exact. A study of 2,000 parents by OnePoll in conjunction with Lice Clinics of America found precisely what’s keeping us, parents, up at night. The top three concerns are our children’s safety, followed by their happiness, and finally, we worry about our children being bullied (not if our child is a bully, but if our child is being bullied…food for thought). 54% of the parents polled said that being a parent was much harder than they thought it would be and 52% said they feel judged by other
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Having kids is a wonderful experience. Unfortunately, keeping them from getting bored throughout the day can be tricky, and running out of ideas is easy.
Things can get hectic pretty quickly when kids have too much energy built up. Here are some fun activities to keep children entertained during the day.
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Sometimes it’s hard to see the forest for the trees. Lately, my days are moving fast, too fast. I’m up at 5, work on the blog, head to work, sub float, teach, make calls during lunch to switch the considerable amount of obligations over to my name since the divorce, teach, then it’s more work, errands, kids’ lessons, classes, gym, etc., followed by dinner, homework, grade/prep, then just lather, rinse and repeat for the remainder of the week. I practically feel like a robot. However, it’s the in-between moment, in between all the responsibilities and obligations of work, running a household, paying the bills, etc. that the really intense moments and life lessons occur. Often at the most inconvenient of times. But when has parenting ever been convenient?
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New year resolutions? A single word to look to for the entire year? How do you celebrate the new year? Often individuals see the new year as an opportunity for a fresh start, a way to welcome the prospect of personal growth and development. With this philosophy in mind let’s see if we can make a diligent effort to normalize a few behaviors and habits in 2023.
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What’s the worst that can happen? It was the summer of 1995, I was 15 and we were on a family whitewater rafting adventure. It should be noted that at the time I was not the adventurous type. I preferred to play it safe. My goal was to sit in the back of the raft and give the illusion of me “grabbing the rapids”, as the guide so eloquently put it. That is until I somehow found myself in the front of the raft. Yep, that’s right, me, Miss play-it-safe who wanted nothing to do with this boat ride was suddenly seated front row of the rapids. Meanwhile, the rest of my family seemed cozy taking the side and rear seats of the raft. As the distance between the raft and land increased the sweat began to bead on my brows, my hands started to tingle, my heart was leaping outside my chest, and my best defense mechanism was to just play possum. I sat there oar in hand, dumbfounded, thinking, what’s the worst that could happen? And then I envisioned the worst. I could fall out of the raft. I could hit my head on a rock. I could break a bone, or you know, die! To say I wasn’t prepared for what happened next is an understatement.
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