One of my children was a bit underweight and really didn't want to try new foods after being weened. We saw a nutritionist and sought advice from friends, and here's some tips which worked for us. 1) Talk to your doctor…
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Maybe this post should have come a hair sooner. My whole family does at home haircuts now (and has for the past year), and we love it so much, we're not planning to go back in the after times. Here are some tips that we found…
There's lot of times when 2 kids each want to go first to brush teeth, take a bath, get a cookie, etc. Having a method for resolving those disputes is key - here are my favorite: 1) Flip a coin. (google will do this on the …
You can use Easter eggs to get kids learning how to read! Write the end of the word on one side of the egg, and a few options for the beginning on the other side. Kids then can rotate the egg and say the word - to make n…
Fun hacks related to reading. Flash cards are a great way to get your child sight reading: Some of our favorite books for reading to our 5 year old are: Princess in Black Charlie and the Chocolate Factory My f…
Kids love to do things with their parents. So when we’re all sitting sharing a meal, especially if it’s the same food, I point it out by saying “${Food} Buddies”. This makes eating fun and reinforces good eating habits! Exa…
Our little one (who was 2 at the time) wasn’t interested in eating. So we went to the store and picked out a lot of little kid plates and utensils that they’d like. We put them on a shelf they could reach in the pantry, and bef…
Being able to walk in a circle is a big hit with kids. We have an island in the middle of our kitchen so we have them march around it while we get the vitamins and hand them out as they walk. Gummy vitamins are fun and the vit…
Parents, we’ve all been there. You just need your toddler to ______ and then you can all head out the door. Shoes, socks, you name it. Getting them to do a simple task when you want them to is, well, no simple task. My hack…
This is a great game for keeping a toddler near you on the sidewalk. Red light means stop, green light means go. As my son would say “Go Lincoln Go”.
