Pre-Schooler (ages 4-5)

How Some Shit Turns to Sunshine

I am not one to curse on my blog or out loud much really. In my head it is a whole different story, but that is beside the point. There is no other word but shit for our weekend. It was everywhere. Literally. Violet is all good with pee pee in the potty and she [...]

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How Can We Prevent Bullying? Start with Our Own Children.

Small children experience bullying. Childhood bullies are as common as childhood friends, often, in my opinion, because the issue is not taken seriously at a young age. Image Credit: Safe Network Perhaps we think our children are simply fighting back, or learning to stick up for themselves. Perhaps we think kids will be kids and [...]

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Doodle Me with Love

I have been doodling since I was a small child. While my life has changed immensely since my youth my escape in colors and shapes on paper has remained constant. My lines have matured but the visions in my head have not changed much over the years. I find comfort in these drawings, in the [...]

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Ta Ta Training Wheels

I must confess we thought Sophia was totally ready to ditch her training wheels this past spring, but we held off. She wanted to focus on getting her swim band and all the kids on our block were obsessed with scooters. Her bike was really abandoned for a few months. We knew she had the balance, [...]

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How to Get Little Kids to Clean {Win a Full House Cleaning}

Sometimes I wonder what I could get done if I had a dozen children and I taught them all a different task. I imagine by the 10th child I would have my house totally taken care of and could spare two little angels to fan me and feed me grapes. It is nothing more than [...]

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