Tag: children
So Your Toddler is in a Cast – What Now?
When my toddler refused to walk after a fall, I took her to the ER doing my due diligence. I didn't know what was...
5 Ways Your Child Can Benefit From Toddler School
You walk into your toddlers’ room and you see him dumping all his toys on the floor. He’s not engaging in any of the...
For My Children, I Am Stable
In my children's world of military chaos and disorder, I am the constant, the always present person and place. But this role isn't easy.
At...
How To Find, Interview, and Keep a Good Babysitter
Good babysitters can be hard to find.
With my oldest child being 12 and having moved a whole lot, I have searched many, many times...
Your Child Has Already Been Targeted: 7 Things You Didn’t Know...
If you're like me, there's a good chance that up until these past couple of years, you had no idea that human trafficking was...
New (School) Year’s Resolutions
"I'm so ready for summer!"
"Thank goodness the school year is almost over!"
"Bring on summer break!"
These are things I never understood when I was a...
Hi. My Name is Chris, and I Feel Like a Parenting...
It's currently 4:47 p.m. on a Thursday afternoon.
So far today, my four-year-old daughter has yelled at me about going potty, eating her breakfast, getting...
Beating Summer Boredom With Letterboxing and Geocaching
Ah, summer.
No more mornings spent rushing to the bus.
No more projects, organized sports, or uniforms.
No agenda – just easy-breezy days, filled with Popsicles, laughter,...
What Will Our Kids Remember: The Time I Asked My Kids...
Parenting is tricky business. As a parent, sometimes I wonder if I am doing too much, and sometimes I wonder if I should be...
15 Tips and Tricks to Navigate Legoland
My family and I just got back from a wonderful Spring Break vacation at Legoland Florida. Let me tell you something about Legoland, "Everything...
Parenthood and the Things We Said We’d Never Do
Even before I got pregnant, I remember thinking: “when I’m a parent I’m going to … or I'm never going to....” Fill in the...
5 Ways Being on WIC Changed My Life
After seeing my OB/GYN doctor for nine months, I felt a huge void after I gave birth. I got along well with her and...