Category: Parenting

  • How to Create a Mindful Student

    How to Create a Mindful Student

    My daughter started taking education courses during her freshman year of high school. Her teacher was impressed with my daughter’s work in the childhood education class and encouraged my daughter to start the teacher intern program her junior year. At the beginning of school, my daughter started her teacher intern program. This program allows her…

  • Our Pop-Secret Pillow Fort – A Perfect Rainy Day Activity #PopSecretForts

    Our Pop-Secret Pillow Fort – A Perfect Rainy Day Activity #PopSecretForts

    Disclosure:  Thank you to Pop Secret for sponsoring today’s post and inspiring me to try building a pillow fort! All opinions are 100% my own. Join me in remembering one of my favorite childhood memories as I share it with my children today. Does your child enjoy building forts? If not, check out our pop…

  • Top 5 Tablets Under $150 for Kids

    Top 5 Tablets Under $150 for Kids

    My youngest son has always enjoyed playing games on my phone since he was 2 years old. However, I was always worried that he would accidentally dial 911. So far I have been lucky, he hasn’t done that but he will still grab my phone when I am not looking and pick it up. I…

  • Sticking With Your Kids Physicals and Dental Care

    Sticking With Your Kids Physicals and Dental Care

    One of the most important things any new parents can do is make sure that their child is healthy. This means not only taking care of them when they are sick, but also going for regular checkups to make sure that they are developing properly. The CDC has stated that it is not only important…

  • Smaller Pets Can Entertain Your Children and Help Teach Them Responsibility

    Smaller Pets Can Entertain Your Children and Help Teach Them Responsibility

    It’s never too early to start teaching your child about responsibility. As they get older, we want them to value cleaning up after themselves, helping out around the house, and even using their manners. To this end, it is important to instill values into their core at a young age. One of the best ways…

  • It’s Never Too Soon for Baby Pictures

    It’s Never Too Soon for Baby Pictures

    How early is too early? You could ask that about a lot of things. Some people get more and more upset every year because Christmas paraphernalia keeps coming out earlier and earlier. We have long given up on waiting until the day after Thanksgiving to start the winter festivities. Although, at the time of this writing, it is…

  • 5 Make-Up Essentials for Teenagers

    5 Make-Up Essentials for Teenagers

    I have never been much of a girly girl when it comes to wearing make up. I will wear make-up occasionally but I have always believed in natural beauty. Plus, I don’t like spending hours upon hours in front of the mirror primping. My daughter on the other hand started wearing make-up around the age…

  • Prenatal Massages: A Little TLC Can Go a Long Way

    Prenatal Massages: A Little TLC Can Go a Long Way

    When you are pregnant, your body goes through a lot of changes. As your little one grows and develops, your body takes on a lot of extra weight (and a few aches and pains) along the way. Though there are plenty of tricks and apparatuses that you can use to relieve some of the pain,…

  • 3 Ways Larger Families Can Start Saving Money Today

    3 Ways Larger Families Can Start Saving Money Today

    Whether you have several children or you find that you are taking care of your elderly parents, increasing the size of your household, there are some money saving tips to keep in mind for larger families. They are easy to follow, and there is a possibility that you can save a large amount of money…