I used to think that potty training was the worst parenting job on the planet. Now, I’m willing to concede that it’s up there with the worst, but given a few key potty training tips and tricks, it’s not THAT bad. And it IS totally achievable with very few tears. Both yours and your kid’s. Potty Training Failures They say…
Healthy Snacking and Independence This post was sponsored by Quinn Snacks, but the opinions of the product and our recommendations are entirely our own. Popcorn has got to be one of our family’s favorite snacks. And Quinn Snacks Popcorn is officially our family’s new go-to. One of my favorite things about Quinn Snacks Popcorn is that they are clean eating,…
Traveling is important. For all the reasons you always hear about. But from my perspective, it also keeps you flexible. One of the greatest traps we can fall into is getting too comfortable with our current situation. Then we become grouchy and discomforted whenever we are challenged or we are presented with change. Travel provides a safe way to be…
I’m not sure how or when it happened, but at some point our then young sons started asking for either Sarah or I to be their “bath listener.” At the time I thought it was the cutest thing I’d ever heard but as I sat listening to Penny describe in detail how mommy horsey and baby horsey were eating all…
Very soon, I’m going to explain the Birds and the Bees to my eldest and I am terrified. Well, to be honest, we’ve had a few talks already. But thus far they have been more in the vein of respect girls and what to do if a girl likes you or you like a girl. He’s going to be 10…
Because it’s a Tuesday that’s a Monday and I could use a good laugh, here’s a roundup of some of my favorite laugh inducing parenting quotes. You’re welcome.
How birth order affects your parenting. Have you ever taken a birth order quiz? Like this one on Buzzfeed? Funnily enough, it told me I was an only child (I have a younger sister). This one pegged me spot on as a first born. [ Who doesn’t love a good online quiz?!] I would say I am a fairly…
Dating your kid. I don’t remember this ever being a concept when I was younger. Occasionally, either my mom or my dad would take me out somewhere without my sister. We’d go shopping maybe, or to grab a bite to eat between errands or after a sports event, but rarely with the intention of just being or talking together. In…
Hi. I’m new here. So are you, it seems, and introductions are in order. I’m Sarah. I am and have been a lot of things in my thirty odd years on this planet. The impetus for this blog in particular, though, is my being a mother to a daughter. The youngest of my three children, Penny, arrived about a year…
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