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Empowering our Daughters
Splashed across every social media site are popular memes encouraging women to be kind to each other, to build each other up, to encourage each other, to not compete, etc but when does that empowerment begin? Is it an attitude we adapt to when we hit our 30’s and realize that being nice is far…
Staying Afloat | Swim Team Mom
The otherwise pristine oak floors of our home are covered in wet footprints every afternoon and the goldfish crumbs ground into the car seats now become mush from soaked clothes and wet shoes. The back porch is covered in wet towels which go against the neighborhood covenant but it seems there is no other choice…
How to Protect Your Family Against Cold Weather Illnesses
When the colder months of fall and winter come around, it seems that people get sick more often than other times of the year. The main reason for this is that people move inside when it is cold outside, and with them come all the germs they are carrying around. With all these germs in…
Mommy and Me | Shopping
Shopping for our children seem to preoccupy many of the night time hours after we tuck them in, and it brings us excitement and a sense of accomplishment because we believe we are what our children look like. Just the other day as I perused the drop down menus of a popular online baby store: Diapers.com,…
3 Tips for Positive Parenting
How many times has your child had a tantrum and you responded by yelling back at them? or you openly voiced your disappointment in their behavior by shrieking/grunting/public disapproval? I’m not perfect by any means, and unfortunately; while infrequent, the above happens here too. Here are 3 tips that can help you in the process…
Parenting Resolutions | New Year
I’m not a fan of New Years Resolutions because I am a firm believer that the longer we wait for something to go into effect, it loses momentum and fails….as a result, I try to reflect instead on a bi-monthly basis about where I am and where my goals are aligning. One of the things…
Chalkola!
Drawing/Decorating/coloring/all the arts and crafts things are my kids favorite past times. Crayons, markers and chalk litter their room and desks and their notebooks are filled with doodles. This new product, Chalkola which we recently tried is definitely a favorite because it combines the temporary nature of chalk and the brightness/boldness and ink flow of…
Cleanliness is next to…
Godliness.
NIGHT TIME ROUTINE ~for KIDS
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…
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…
This Beautiful Life of Ours 