It’s been a month since I launched this blog (and The Moments A Day Family Challenge) so I thought I would share an update! If you have been following my blog for a while you may know that I have given myself a year-long challenge to share 365 character-building activities with my children, starting on… {read more}
Dear Reader… From Your Friendly Neighborhood Mommy Blogger: A Message From Cyber Space
I am honored that you have visited my website and are taking your precious time to read my words. I realize that visiting a website is a deliberate choice you make as a reader – but if you are not a blogger yourself, you may not realize how important your visit is to me. To… {read more}
10 Powerful Ways To Show Your Kids You Love Them {Without Words}
Love binds people together and allows us to feel secure, hopeful, and full of joy. We all benefit from love – both giving love and receiving love. But sometimes when life gets stressful, we feel rushed, and the anxiety and frustration are taking all our emotional energy, we can forget to allow the feelings of… {read more}
The Rain Game: Teaching Children Listening Skills
Listening is a skill. We are born to listen (remember how beautifully babies stare up and listen to your voice?) however it seems as we grow up and more thoughts enter our heads, we have to learn to balance thinking and listening. If you have ever tried to explain something to a child who only… {read more}
10 Movies That Make Me Want To Be A Better Mother
I love movies. Partly because they take me out of my reality and let me focus on challenges that are not my own, and mostly because they expand my horizons to appreciate life beyond my own personal experiences. Here is a list of ten films that gave me an overwhelming sense of honor and responsibility… {read more}
Review: Sparkle Stories (for Quiet Time that Weaves Values with Fun)
What I love about Sparkle Stories can be summed up into two main points. First is that the stories teach something about life, whether it’s about facing a bully, losing some baby teeth, learning to follow the rules, dealing with loss, welcoming a new baby, or telling the truth (plus hundreds of other topics), in… {read more}
Teach Children Friendship Skills: How Tying Knots Can Help
In the past few months I have noticed that my four-year-old’s relationships with peers are getting more complex. Therefore we have been discussing qualities such as forgiveness, being patient, accepting differences, and being a steady friend more often. It can be difficult to share long-term vision with small children, as they really do live in… {read more}
30 Cooperative Games for Preschoolers
This document has now been turned into a beautiful FREE ebook which you can read more about here! I am very excited to offer a new resource consisting of 30 games for preschoolers! These games are not competitive like many games commonly used… they require children to cooperate, be observant, or simply “play” without… {read more}