source If my home is out of order, I feel chaotic. I am uptight and scattered. This could also be because while I am spending time trying to find what I need, my children begin to run amuck! So in order for us to have a successful school year, my house must be prepared. In this week's section of the "Preparing to Impress" series, we ...
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Preparing to Impress {Impressing While Preparing}
source Today is the fourth post in our "Preparing to Impress" series. And as I have promised, on Monday we will dive in with specific activities for you to get busy. But there is one more subject that I feel needs to be mentioned. (Because I need the reminder.) Preparation can be a daunting task. I often find that my nerves get on ...
Preparing to Impress {Preparing Mommy}
source By personality, I am a task-oriented, active, and out-going woman. So when I decide to do something, I jump in with two feet and get busy. I also love to organize and plan. Preparing to teach my preschool-aged children feeds my personality longings! In no small terms, I love to prepare activities to do with my kids. I enjoy ...
Discipline as Easy as Drawing a Line
While detoxing one evening, I sat down to watch a popular TLC show. To my surprise, I discovered an idea that was perfect and I have to share! The mom was instructing the children to stay away from a particular object. So, she assisted one child in drawing a circle with sidewalk chalk around the object to make a boundary. Drawing the ...
Potty Training Made Easier: Specific FAPTQ
You have asked such great questions! To end our "Potty Training Made Easier" series, I am going to share some specific questions that have been asked on Facebook and on the comments from this blog. #1 - I've been trying and trying with my daughter. She gets all excited when we start with stickers, treats, and reward charts then when ...
Potty Training Made Easier: Poop Please!
Click to read the first of our posts in the Potty Training Made Easier series. I was surprised to find out that the number one Potty Training question centered around the topic of poop! How do you get a child to poop in the potty? We have all heard the child-refuses-to-poop horror stories. Others of you are living the nightmare! To get ...
Potty Training Made Easier: FAPTQ
So far in this series, I have shared five supplies that I feel are necessary for potty training and I have taken you through the three-step process. Today, I will begin answering your questions! Question #1 - How do you know when your child is ready? Figuring out the answer to this question is key. Starting too early can be ...
Potty Training Made Easier: Three Steps to Success
The topic of potty training will bring moms out of the woodwork. Everyone has questions. Everyone has suggestions. Yesterday I shared five inexpensive supplies that I feel are helpful in successful potty training. Today, I will explain the three steps in this process that we have used with our four children. Step ...
Potty Training Made Easier: Supplies without Expense
At this moment I can say that I have 99% successfully potty trained four children - three boys and one girl. Wow! I think that deserves a Sonic Limeade to celebrate! Anyone else every feel like celebrating milestones like these? Potty training is one of those things that many parents dread. It is messy, frustrating, ...
Confessions of a Grieving Girl
Thirteen years. Can it really be that long ago that my life was severed in half? With. Without. While my heart fights to believe the truth, my head reminds me of the facts. Thirteen years ago today my eighteen-year-old sister's life ended. Wow...that is hard to type. Thirteen years ago today, my family and I began a journey of ...