When Bribery Works as a Parenting Tool

I know the title of this post might scare some people off…bribery? Let me go ahead and say that I do NOT believe in using bribery as a parenting tool, other than in certain circumstances.…

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5 Steps to Teaching Your Child to do Chores

5 Steps to Teaching Your Child to do Chores Today’s post comes from Valerie at Chronicles of a Babywise Mom about teaching our children to do chores. This is for sure something I need to start…

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Busy Bags: Keeping Kids Entertained So Mom Can Be Productive

Way, way way back last Spring I started putting together some ideas for “busy bags.” I’d never actually even heard of busy bags until I kept seeing them on Pinterest. It was such a great idea!…

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Moving to Roomtime

Independent playtime is an important part of our daily routine. From just a couple weeks old I started Britt with her independent playtime on her little baby play-mat in her room. At around four months…

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Behavior in Public

I’m VERY blessed with a husband who will gladly keep the kids so I can run errands. Once a month we work it out where I go get groceries in the evening after he’s home…

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