Managing our own time is hard enough and making sure things get done. But what about time management for our children. When you have a few you start to notice that we all have different views of getting out the door on time. One child is always dragging or lost their shoe, favourite toy or put down snack. Like many… View Post
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At the beginning of the holiday season it’s easy to become overwhelmed and hijacked by all the great toys and gifts around. Your home may look like a version of the one above but just spread out all around the house. Toy troubles happen all the way through childhood and midhood until you have a plan. When you have multiple… View Post
Following on from 15 Smart Ways Moms can Embrace Good Changes we continue to explore smart parenting tips for families who want to take their family from good to great. Another practical edition that gives you ideas to try that work and I hope inspires you to go on again picking up wherever you left off intentionally creating your own family haven…. View Post
One potential hotspot in the home with your family atmosphere is when you are short on time and you need to oversee a few things at once. You have to switch focus regularly between things and ONE of these switches requires you to go over and check something. Examples to check check they completed a contribution check they tidied their… View Post
When we want to take our parenting and family life from where we are to better it doesn’t have to be a daunting task. Many times we see everyone has perfect families when we really should be looking for getting that little bit better for our family. We can’t compare our family to their family as we have very… View Post
Things always seem to go smoother when both my husband and I are on the same page. Just this past week we’ve had sickness in the family so we’ve been back to broken sleep, frequent visits to the doctor or to get medicine. Since we’d been out of our regular routine we didn’t get a chance to catch up with… View Post
Part 1 showed us why we need to preview with our children for a happier harmonious family home. Go there now to catch up on what is previewing and why we need to do it more in our homes. Here in part 2 we’re looking out how to preview with our children and how to have that better experience when… View Post
My dress was ready. The uniform was looking sharp! I’d found the cute bag and matching shoes. We were ready for the ball. It was on my electronic calendar but somehow it didn’t get written on the family calendar. We were ready for the ball but the kids had no idea that their Friday night was about to be hijacked…. View Post
How do we get to the heart of what our family needs if not by trying different things to know what we need. In this episode we’re taking on a 15 day mom challenge that nurtures the family haven, not just the family. We’re paying attention to family culture and atmosphere. Any comments about the podcast use the Voicemail… View Post
