Tag: parentingadvice
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30 Screen-Free Activities Kids Actually Enjoy
Let’s be honest: screens can be incredibly helpful. Sometimes you need twenty uninterrupted minutes to make dinner, answer an email, or simply drink your coffee while it’s still hot. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that. But on the days when we’re looking for something different, I like to keep a running list of easy,…
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The Little Things That Make Our House Feel Cozier
I don’t have a perfectly decorated home. Our house has toys. Laundry. Random cups that somehow migrate from the kitchen to every other room. There are probably crumbs somewhere right now. But I do love making our home feel cozy. Not expensive. Not perfectly styled. Just comfortable. The kind of place where you want to…
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The Family Traditions I Want My Kids to Remember
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the things my kids will remember about growing up. Not the big, expensive things. Not the vacations that required months of planning. The little things. The ordinary things that happen so often that we don’t realize they’re becoming part of childhood. I want my kids to have traditions.…
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A Realistic Cleaning Routine for a House That Is Actually Lived In
I used to think that keeping a clean house meant cleaning all the time. If the house was messy, I felt like I should be cleaning. If I was cleaning, I felt like I should be doing something else. And somehow, I was always doing a little bit of everything without ever feeling like anything…
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The Things I Keep in My Mom Emergency Bag
I have learned that there are two kinds of moms: The moms who carry a small purse with their phone, wallet, and maybe some lip balm. And the moms who carry a bag that could probably sustain a small family for three days. I am, unfortunately, the second kind. I don’t always carry a traditional…
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Back-to-School Without the Last-Minute Panic: My Realistic Mom Checklist
Every year, I tell myself that this will be the year I get completely organized for back-to-school. This will be the year I buy everything early. This will be the year everyone’s clothes are ready, the supplies are labeled, the forms are completed, and nobody is frantically searching for a missing shoe the night before…
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30 Screen-Free Activities Kids Will Love
Screens definitely have their place in our house. Sometimes I need to make dinner. Sometimes someone is sick. Sometimes everyone just needs a quiet afternoon. But I also like having a list of easy, low-prep activities I can suggest before reaching for the TV. Here are 30 ideas we’ve enjoyed. Some take five minutes to…
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Things I Swore I’d Never Buy as a Mom…Until I Did
Before I became a mom, I had a long list of things I’d never spend money on. Turns out, motherhood is really good at changing your mind. Here are a few purchases I rolled my eyes at…until I actually owned them. A Robot Vacuum I thought these were unnecessary. Then I had kids. Now I…
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Five Easy Dinners I Make When Everyone Is Tired
Can we all agree that deciding what’s for dinner is somehow the hardest part of parenting? Some days I have energy to cook. Other days it’s 5:15, someone is crying, someone else can’t find their favorite cup, and everyone is suddenly starving. These are the dinners I come back to over and over because they’re…
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5 Things I Stopped Feeling Guilty About as a Mom
When I became a mom, I didn’t just gain two amazing kids—I also somehow inherited a never-ending list of things to feel guilty about. Am I doing enough? Am I being patient enough? Should we be doing more crafts? More learning activities? More home-cooked meals? Some days it feels like there’s always something I could…
