Toddler (Ages 1-3)

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

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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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How to Prepare a Pre-School Rockstar!

I am a huge fan of pre-school for kids.  It’s not that I don’t think I have the skills to prepare my kids for Kindergarten.  I am peppy.  I can read.  I draw pretty well.  I totally know my numbers and my alphabet.  I can make friends.  Still, all of my kids go to pre-school.  [...]

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Jailbreak: Crib Style

I have previously mentioned that my children are monkeys.  It seems that no surface is unattainable and no gate insurmountable. Violet takes the cake for climbing.  The girl is smart and strong and at 18 months it seems that one day she may give Spiderman a run for his money. Usually she calmly swings a [...]

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She’s a Wedding Wrecker

I love my baby girl.  However, she acts more like an out of control mack truck than a gentle lady. She is freaking crazy. She is an extraordinary climber and spends most of her time on top of tables or counters or climbing bookcases.  I am terrified she will get hurt and break something.  She [...]

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Battle for the First Bite

Miles was a garbage disposal until just a few weeks ago.  This boy would eat almost anything.  He actually asked if we would cook the possums we caught a couple of months ago.  (Um…no way man) He pulled pieces of lettuce and veggies out of my salad.  He ate all kinds of condiments that I [...]

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