We spent a flour filled few hours making cookies and creating a happy mess this weekend. The crowns weren’t perfect and some of the Gingerbread men had arms and legs missing. We laughed throughout the whole process because when three boys work there’s always laughter, things go wrong. Once December comes I don’t want to think that all is lost…. View Post
When we look at our first sweet baby we have the highest intentions for our family. Fast forward a few years and a lifetime of experiences our intentions have wavered. We’re doing more of something we thought originally we wouldn’t do. We’re on a path that we’re not happy with. Today we’re taking small steps and deliberate decisions so we parent… View Post
It’s very common at the end of the evening when the children are finally tucked up in bed for us to just flop down exhausted. We reach for whatever is close to hand. ( Junk food, Chocolate, comfy couch, magazines) I know the day has been busy doing all that you wanted to do for the kids and family and… View Post
Cleaning up is way more fun when you have clean up music. Ask your preschooler. Clean up music makes all the difference to get things done. Some of my clearest memories are of my parents singing and getting down when a favourite tune came over the radio. That sounds so old school now but when you didn’t control the music… View Post
Just on our way out of the door is the time I notice. We’ve worked on getting everyone out the door without shouting too much. It used to bother us as parents that rounding up the kids and getting into the car to go anywhere would be so hard. Stressful. Why do they want to play now? By the time… View Post
Hands up if you’re feeling a bit tired and stretched this week! Me too. Is there’s a cloud hanging over the family and you’re looking for that sunshine to bathe in? That warm light of laughter, smiles and connection to return. We want to have better relationships with our spouse and our kids but things just happen and we get… View Post
How long is too long to be cross and moody? How do you come back after a dramatic exit?….and when? As families we won’t always agree with each other and it’s in these disagreements that everything seems to go pear shaped.
Focusing on the good stuff. If we want more good to happen we have to make good the priority. It’s the light at the end of the tunnel that helps us persevere. It’s the rainbow on a stormy day. It’s the smile that changes the mood. All the things that aren’t working really well are right there on the… View Post
To do lists seem daunting. You start with good intentions and before long you have a list that runs on forever. How in the world are you supposed to be motivated to get through it all? As regular fall of the wagon of to do lists,I find myself back in the place of needing them. We’re getting ready to move… View Post
When you’re in your darkest moments. We feel the most alone. No one else can truly understand where you are. Often it takes us to get us out of this funk. Sometimes it will take other interventions. ( I’m not covering mental illness, depression nor am I giving medical advice) The day in day out of life with children isn’t… View Post
Dipping our toe into the world of interactive media and apps for our playful tots this week. We have Dr Petra Kern, owner of Music Therapy Consulting. She is online professor at Marylhurst University and the University of Louisville, Editor-in-Chief of the early childhood music therapy online magazine imagine, and acting Past President of the World Federation of Music… View Post
More things because they begged you for it at the counter or each shop you went into. Your face glowing with a screen reflecting the white light while you tap on your screen A full calendar of events, activities, places and in and outs of the car to get there for your family. Huge piles of clothes– how many pants… View Post
