Last night I woke up five times with my children. Three times were for my three year old, who I finally let crawl into bed with me. Two times were with my seven year old; I thought we'd be passed this stage by now. Both were afraid of something absurd (to me, but not to them). Truthfully, I was tired, stressed, and angry and I didn't handle these situations well at all. Things like, "You're not a baby", "Can't you just close your eyes?", and "I'm so frustrated!" came out of my mouth in an … [Read more...]
Summer Learning is Simple with Carson-Dellosa
I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Carson-Dellosa. I reviewed the free content on their website to facilitate my review and a promotional item to thank me for my participation. Our former neighbor is a middle school teacher for our local school district and last week, while walking together, she told me that summer slide, or loss of learning during the summer months, definitely occurs. That's why it is important for parents to work with their … [Read more...]
Easy Preschool in the RV
We've been staying in our RV for almost two weeks. I knew we wouldn't have television cable and I also knew to expect slow internet - so we brought the kids a variety of things to keep them busy in their down time. My daughter brought her iPad, new books, and some dolls. My son, of course, brought an obscene amount of cars and trucks to play with. In addition to his toys, I brought him something educational: the Teach My Preschooler Kit. If you remember, we loved our experience with Teach My … [Read more...]
5 Tips to Beat Summer Slide: Inspire Your Kids to Love Reading
Let’s face it...reading affects every single area of our lives. If kids struggle with reading, it is highly likely that they will struggle in other areas of their academic life as well. However, parents can play a large role in influencing kids to form better reading habits and become better readers. Here are five tips to beat summer slide and inspire your kids to love reading. 1. Read with your kids - Parent involvement is the number one predictor of early childhood reading success and … [Read more...]
How to Be the Coolest Dad Ever
This post is sponsored by Arctic Cove; however, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own. I know many kids on our reservation who had a hard life growing up with alcohol, poverty, and drugs. Some of my closest friends lived in unstable homes. Thankfully, when I was 7, my parents started going to church and within two years our family life had drastically changed. I had a great childhood that was drug and alcohol free because my parents chose to accept Christ. Memories of my … [Read more...]
Mom Hacks with Baby Wipes
BECAUSE KIDS OUTGROW DIAPERS, NOT MESSES* - use Huggies® Wipes, the only wipes with TripleClean™ Layers for all your best mom hacks. We carry a package of Walmart Huggies Wipes with us every we go. In fact, they are in our mini-van under our center console and we use them - often. Baby wipes can be used for meal time hacks. Use wipes to clean messy: hands faces utensils table high chair bibs food preparation Baby wipes can be used for play time hacks to … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Get Ready for Summer Camp
I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Mabel’s Labels. I received a voucher to facilitate my review as well as a promotional item to thank me for my participation. Did you go to summer camp as a child? I only was able to go away one summer as a kid to summer camp. It was one week long and for teens. I had so much fun. I actually wished I could have gone every single year. We were poor, summer camp was expensive, and summer was always a busy time for my … [Read more...]
