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We all need some down time once in a while, especially our tots. But entice them with this chalkboard made to look like a laptop and they will find their imagination blossoming. My tots have been nagging me for an iPad and I refuse on principle – we have one iPad the entire family shares, [...]

What happens every time you get in the car with your tots? They ask for something and you reach back and give it to them or take something from them. This goes on non-stop the entire car ride, which could be hundreds of times. I started developing a strange shoulder pain where with certain reaching [...]

Keeping your tots motivated to do chores with monetary rewards is a good way to teach them responsibility, but it only works if you keep proper accounting. Otherwise, they will lose interest, or worse – think that you don’t keep your promises. I use a reward chart with stickers. When they’ve filled up the entire [...]

This is a story told by Molly Ringwald on The Moth radio program about her daughter Matilda and their struggle with finding a learning environment that fit with who she is. This story made me cry because it hit home and made me realize that as a parent, our number one job is figuring out [...]

I am not crafty and I do not like to spend all day long on one craft, but they are fun, and it always makes for a great way to spend time with my tots. For the not-so-crafty mom, here is a selection of truly easy crafts that don’t require specialized tools and materials, just [...]

Daydreaming of having a farm with cute animals (that you keep as pets of course!) always happens after the end of summer with visits to fairs and the country side during the long break. I have to admit, most of the fantasies are mine, I really really want a miniature pony! I even went as [...]