It can be hard to let children take risks. As parents we want to protect them, not see them get hurt. But we have to trust them and give them the opportunities to try, fail, get back up and try again if need be. CONTINUE READING
Gross motor skills are something that we all need and need to develop. There are a number of fun activities you can do to improve them. CONTINUE READING
Reading readiness is where your child shows they are ready to read - not when we (as society, teachers, etc) deem them ready. When we don't push they will show when they are ready. CONTINUE READING
When it comes to raising children there are so many ways. One thing I truly do believe in is training my children, rather than focusing on punishment based discipline.CONTINUE READING
When we know who we are - when we can operate in our strengths - then I do believe that we can be parenting from the inside out. Parenting is messy. Parenting can be hard. There are so many voices that tell you what you should be doing, etc. and sadly there are too many voices of shame out there. CONTINUE READING
When you get to the end of the year you often have the chance to sit back and look at the things that have gone down during the year. Some of them we don’t want to think about again (I know that we have a few of those moments, and I know that I had to do a whole bunch of apologizing for my reactions and outbursts), but others can be great parenting wins!CONTINUE READING
This is where I get on my soapbox and say “Stop pushing”. We don’t need to push our kids to develop early. Let them be children. Let them develop at their own pace. CONTINUE READING
With a shift to more mothers morning out programs or preschool starting at an earlier age there has come another expectation on our kids that doesn’t actually match up with years of science, research and some good old common sense. This is the expectation of sitting still. CONTINUE READING