We have 3 kids, two of whom have significant sensory sensitivities. We also have family scattered across about 20,000 miles, so we end up traveling. Long distances. With multiple children. And it works. Some days are rougher than others. International flights with nursing, stranger-anxious twin toddlers comes to mind. Being stuck in traffic going through…
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What to Pack for the Next Adventure
This post is a sister post to one I wrote about traveling with intense kids. This post contains affiliate links. Any links to resources on the Amazon website are part of the affiliate program. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for…
Ditch the Advice – a better way to help other parents
So… if you want to encourage another parent, compliment their child. Not in a generic “she’s so smart” or “he’s so handsome” way, but in a meaningful and specific way.
A Summer Plan – FREE PRINTABLE
Last year, as I was bringing my kindergartner home for the summer, I knew that we would need some kind of guidance, at least for the first couple of weeks, to keep us from the “I’m bored!” “What can I do now” stage. My then-five-year-old is a creative, out-of-the-box thinker. If you give him options…
Say Yes to the Mess!
Life with little people can be messy. Very messy. Sometimes, it seems like all I do is move from one kind of mess to the next. There’s the poopy diaper mess, the sticky breakfast fingers mess, the breakfast dishes mess, the spilled on shirt mess, the tried to use the potty but didn’t make it…
Address the Mess Without the Stress
Clean up time doesn’t have to be overwhelming. Here’s a few things we’ve been learning about how to keep the stress out of the clean up process.
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