I was listening to this great podcast by Tara Brach and she mentioned this practice that I believe is a great lesson for kids and parents. Whenever we are overtaken by blame we can ask our children, ask ourselves to think of 3 reasons why that might be. For example, “so and so didn’t come …
Author Archives: Kates
DIY baby guard
For less than $20 we built this fireplace bumper! We used pipe insulation from Home Depot which has the adhesive already in it! Less than a 20min project for less than $20- doesn’t get much better than that!
Look for it in our children
“Life is this simple: we are living in a world that is absolutely transparent and the divine is shining through it all the time. This is not just a nice story or a fable, it is true. ” -Thomas Merton Look for the good in you and in our children. The good always shines through. I lean on this idea …
Shouting from the rooftop!
Ok I may have found the best parenting hack of all time! Well maybe not but it’s pretty darn good. If your anything like me I love cloudy summer days because that means less sunscreen for the kids!!!! Well I don’t have to worry about that anymore. I was putting on my makeup one morning …
Look at this mom!
How many times a day does your child say look at this mom! Mom look! Look what I can do! Watch this! Are you watching this!? Kids love getting our attention and love sharing some “interesting ” things with us. My child today started screaming “mom mom come see this! Are you coming? Can you …
Thank You I Love You
Thanks for joining me! I am so excited to share my first post with you. I hope all my readers can find a fresh start and get rid of the baggage we as parents tend to carry around: bad days, bad feelings, anxiety, regret, shame, frustration, unfinished lists. It goes on and on. Some advice …
Parenting BIG 