Tag: children
August is National Immunization Awareness Month
August is National Immunization Awareness Month. I wanted to take the opportunity this month to talk about vaccine hesitancy and share some resources.
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The First Year Is Not the Hardest
“The first year is the hardest.”
I sit here writing this post five years into parenting. This is my take. The first year is not...
Kindness on the Playground
On a recent newly warm afternoon in spring, I bravely packed up my crew and brought them to the local park. The children dispersed,...
Potty Training and Sleep
Is potty training affecting your child’s sleep?
Are they fighting naps, stalling at bedtime, getting out of bed repeatedly, or waking up early? If...
School-Aged Children and Sleep
Did you know that a typical kindergartener needs eleven hours of sleep to be considered well-rested? Or that a typical middle schooler needs nine...
Positive Parenting: Don’t Water The Weeds
Don't water the weeds.
When I heard a parenting expert that I follow on Instagram (@simplyonpurpose) suggest this as a strategy for ending unwanted behavior...
One Isn’t the Loneliest Number: Why I’m “One and Done”
I remember the day I had my daughter like it was yesterday. The simultaneous feeling of having been hit by a truck and the...
The End of Our Daycare Era
As we round the corner into February, we are past the halfway point of this school year. And, while I was thinking about this...
Indoor Winter Activities & Books For Young Children
One of our family's major challenges with remote learning is figuring out how to keep my four-year-old son busy, engaged, and progressing with his...
Is Picky Eating a Luxury?
Sometimes I believe picky eating is a luxury (outside of medical issues that can not be avoided). What causes picky eating? Let’s be real.
One...