Life as a parent can be full of challenges. But as much as we are going through, our children also feel anxious, frustrated, hurt, and unsure at times, too. They are having their own tests and difficulties just as we have ours. After all, this is what life is all about. There is one thing… {read more}
Parenting
Life Lessons Kids Learn on Road Trips
This post is sponsored by Nuffnang. Recently I realized that our family is almost officially leaving the “baby stage” with my youngest son turning three in a few days. I figured because the boys are now able to sit happily for longer periods and can enjoy a wider range of outings, we could start… {read more}
5 Ways to Nurture Compassion in Little Boys
I want my boys to be compassionate towards those around them – those in their family, those in their class or in their work place, and also those in the community that they do not know personally. This list may be relevant to girls, as well, but as a mother of boys I find the… {read more}
5 Ways to Encourage Positive Sibling Relationships
Mediating conflict between my kids is, I admit, one of the most difficult parts of parenting for me at this stage in my journey as a mother. Since my boys are only 5 and (almost) 3 years old, I still need to be there much of the time to guide them through challenges but I… {read more}
Is There a Most Important Character Trait to Teach Children?
Sometimes when I start discussing character building with parents, they ask me which virtue they should start teaching their child about first. My personal answer is not a straight forward one, as I think this depends on many factors. With young children, choosing a virtue they have heard about before – such as love –… {read more}
3 Tips for Motivating Children to Learn
Over the past few months I have been visiting the speech therapist with my five-year-old son to work on some sounds. If you have ever been to speech therapy you will know that the appointments on their own will not improve one’s speech. There is a lot of work to be done at home between… {read more}
50 Everyday Play Ideas for Toddlers and Preschoolers (Free Printable)
My oldest just started school and I have been finding it a bit strange with just me and my almost-three-year-old in the house. I haven’t been used to so much one-on-one time with him and I will admit I’ve been a bit stuck for ideas of what to do! After considering the reason for this,… {read more}
10 Lessons for My Sons to Learn to Respect Women
A few months ago I shared a post with 10 ways to embrace being a mother of boys, and a very thoughtful reader pointed out that as a mother of boys I have a great opportunity (and responsibility!) to uphold equality through educating my sons. Although I did not mention this point in my article,… {read more}
