Bedtime simplified

Bedtime can suck up a lot of emotional energy and can seem to drag on half the evening. I think I’ve hit on a few amazingly simply techniques that make it relatively peaceful and orderly most nights for our 2 small children.  The first bedtime helper is how to get children to...

Doll House Remodel

I had a doll house when I was little, it was also my mother’s doll house when she was little.  Her Uncle Eddie had made it for her and I’m sure I loved it just as much as she did.  So, of course when I had a little girl I was excited for her to play with this same doll house...

Push the Button for Mot...

My children were born into a traveling family, since half their family lives overseas.  My daughter is 5 and she has been to Europe 4 times already.  From door to door it takes us about 24 hours.  Motion sickness was something I’d been dealing with for awhile, but my children...

Tips for Keeping Your P...

Playrooms are often paradoxical in nature.  They are the ultimate stress relief one minute and the cause of parental stress the next.  Sure, playrooms provide hours of play, but they also demand hours of cleaning, sorting and organizing, hours many parents simply don’t have to...

Teething, Talking and T...

The tooth-fairy needs a new job because she is about to be fired. I have come to realize that she has got it all backwards. Why pay children for lost teeth when you can be paid to give babies teeth? The thousands of dollars spent on Baby Orajel and Teething Tablets alone could buy enough...

Every Home Should be a ...

Call me demanding, but I don’t want toxic paints and breakable parts on my child’s toys. When did an engaging, well-built, toxin-free and preferably battery-free (aka headache-free) toy become too much to ask for? A simple trip down any toy isle quickly demonstrates how far toys have...