My kids love their electronics. If they were given a choice it would be video games 24/7. For a parent, this is extremely irritating. Imagine a house that is topsy turvy, stuff everywhere, and four kids glued to a monitor somewhere, oblivious to the mess that surrounds them. Sound familiar?
I have tried all kinds of […]

Now that the school year is in full swing, our days are busier than ever. Between school itself, homework, after school activities, and instrument practice, little time is left for anything else - and certainly not chores!
ButI need the kids to make home a priority as well. The whole family benefits when the kids clean […]

Amanda at GoodyBlog reports that sidewalk chalk designs by six year olds are considered Graffiti in Brooklyn, New York.
Apparently, 6 year old Natalie Shea’s mother received a citation to remove the “graffiti” i.e. sidewalk chalk drawings from her front stoop or she will be fined $300.
Let this be a lesson to sidewalk chalking children everywhere! […]

Introduction is an art, one that I am not too skilled at.
Today, I was driving my oldest and youngest child to a Fourth of July picnic at child #1’s friends house. It just so happens that my child’s friend lives on the same street as an old friend of mine - someone I haven’t […]

Here’s a shocker - my three year old doesn’t always listen to me. Usually she chooses to do her own thing when I need her to listen the most. You know, like when we are in a hurry, or in a place that requires more “grown-up” behavior.
Take for instance a week ago, at my […]