Marc Weissbluth does a great job explaining why infants, children and adults need sleep. He describes the importance of sleep and how to establish good sleep patterns from birth. He talks about how to calm all types of fussy infants and children. He goes into detail about how to establish sleep patterns from infants to toddlers and brings in practical tips to help with the out of the … Continue reading Book Review: Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child
Gail Signor shares her feelings: For me, friendships with other women have always been virtually important. Ironically, I feel I have deprived myself of having a close female friend most of my married years. When I ask myself why, I come up with a few possible reasons. For one, we’ve moved several times to different states. The challenges of maintaining a relationship are obvious. Secondly, … Continue reading Women Friendships
RECYCLING: Save those baby wipe containers. They’re great to store markers and crayons in After soap and water, styrofoam trays from package meats make great paint trays when stenciling or for various children’s crafts. Also good for kiddies’ snacks. Keep baby food jars and lids until you’re inspired to make potpourri gifts. Fill jar with potpourri and cover lid with pretty cloth. Tie a ribbon on and … Continue reading This Works for Me: Recycling!
I was given the book Growing Grateful Kids by Susie Larson by a friend, who told me that I should read it. I had no idea what the book was about except that it was a parenting book. I listened to my friend and I started to read it; I wasn’t able to put it down! This book was something that I needed to read at this point in … Continue reading Book Review: Growing Grateful Kids
SAFETY TIPS. When throwing away plastic bags tie a knot (or several) in them first. Small children will not be able to put them over their heads if they get into the trash. As soon as your baby can crawl, get into the habit of keeping the toilet seat lid down. Husbands need to practice this. Curious children can fall in and drown! Remember to … Continue reading This Works for Me: Safety Tips!
Hotsling This is the newest type of carrier that I have bought. I was looking for something that I could leave in my diaper bag that wouldn’t take up so much room and this is what was recommended. I love my Moby Wrap, but if I don’t think about it before I leave the house then it doesn’t get in the diaper bag. This is great for … Continue reading Product Review: Hotsling
Non- Romantic Ideas for Husbands: Cook dinner for your wife and do clean-up! Take care of the children in the morning so mom can sleep in. Take the children out of the house for a few hours so mom can have some peace and quiet. Plan a family activity over the weekend and make it happen. Do the food shopping and put the groceries away. … Continue reading Ways to Keep the Flame Alive
After having our first child, my husband encouraged me to go back to school. He wanted me to have a marketable skill in case anything ever happened to him. He also felt that the burden of being the sole provider would be lessened if I chose a career that had part-time options. I decided on a two year, full-time nursing program at a local community college. There … Continue reading Moms to Moms: Going Back to School
Firecracker decoration Supplies: empty toilet paper roll, glitter, glue, tinsel or tissue paper, star cutouts, construction paper in red, white or blue – Cut the construction paper to the size of the toilet paper roll. At the end, this paper will be glued to the roll. – Have children decorate the construction paper with glitter in red, silver or blue. It’s fun to show them … Continue reading Craft ideas for 4th of July
Are you prepared for an emergency? Natural disasters, accidents, loss of income, fire, etc? This list can help you prepare an Emergency Preparedness kit (72 hour kit). Gathered by Merikay Smith, who taught a mini-class, it is a suggested list for you to use along with your own ideas and personal needs. Used in conjunction with family drills and first-aid classes, you will find your family prepared … Continue reading Emergency Preparedness
ART with Angela DiCicco, The Italian Grandmama's Guide 