Bath: Not a crazy splashing bath filled with a thousand toys but a calm, soothing warm bath complete with a massage after using our favorite Aveeno lotion. Pick out Jammies: I like to grant the feeling of control to my kids by letting them choose their own jammies. Snack: Having a snack ensures everyone gets a…
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Top 10 Pre-School Games
Pengoloo Chicky Boom Honey Bee Tree Hungry Hungry Hippo Zingo Whac-a-mole Spot It Go Fishing Super Why ABC Letter Game Brown bear Panda Bear
5 Reasons Why You Should Consider Attending A Conference
Yasmen is the founder and editor of MixMatchMom, a mommy and lifestyle blog where she shares her experience on parenting two tween girls and her first son, who’s now a preschooler. Learn more about her at http://www.mixmatchmom.com and connect with her on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, and YouTube at @mixmatchmom. As a newbie…
10 Reasons We Like Homeschool Better
I actually know my children and vice-versa…Instead of spending the morning saying “hurry up”, we spend the first hour of our day chatting, playing games, doing religious studies, etc TOGETHER. They get to learn and practice life skills all day long. The microwave, toaster oven, tea-maker and other small appliances are not off limits in…
Top 5 Tips for Beginning Bloggers
After reaching more than 100 countries and amassing thousands of unique visitors, I feel somewhat qualified to offer these tips because they are tried and tested. 1) Don’t worry about the numbers!! First of all, your initial posts are not going to be as great as the ones you post 6 months down the line and…
Fisher-price Rainforest Baby Swing
Fisher-price Rainforest Baby Swing This swing was a life saver with not just 1 but all 4 of my babies. And they are definitely built to last because I have used the same one with all 4 and it is still working the way it did when we first used it. The reasons I LOVE…
What a Wonderful World
One of my favorite things to do with my children is read. It’s something I start doing from the time they are babies. There is a special bond formed, not only with their attachment to books and reading but also that special quiet time when we cuddle, enjoy our stories and chat about them. One…
YOU are your child’s biggest bully…
The idea that WE, as parents are our children’s biggest bully doesn’t seem to fit the title, it makes us squirm but it’s the harsh reality. We begin this by holding them to standards higher than we hold ourselves. HOW?? 1) We too become disappointed and this leads to frustration but when they become this…
Hickies
This amazing innovation turns any pair of shoes into custom-fitted slip-ons with HICKIES lacing system. Perfect gift for any age from kids to adults. https://www.hickies.com/ HICKIES are great for any adult or kid with a wide range of colors and they are an unexpected, fun and extremely functional product. I find myself recommending this…
5 Tips to Improve Fluency
Pay attention to ACCURACY – Don’t eliminate prefixes/suffixes – Don’t skim over words or eliminate any – Don’t add random words where you think they belong because this can change the entire sentence. Read with Appropriate EXPRESSION – Ensure that your reading isn’t robotic and you are reading sentences, not words Pay attention to PUNCTUATION…
The not-so-surprising secret to happy children: parents who smile — Quartz
The other day, a mother of a 15-month-old walked into Andrew Garner’s office, oozing frustration. “Is it normal for them to never sit still?” she… via The not-so-surprising secret to happy children: parents who smile — Quartz
In a world where you can be anything…
JUST BE YOURSELF! This multi faceted world needs the thing that makes YOU come alive, that gift, that talent, that uniqueness that makes YOU who you are. You were exclusively designed and fashioned into this fabulous being and the sooner you stop caving into what you think the world needs is when you will shine…
This Beautiful Life of Ours 