Bring outlet covers on vacation with you. (Rose DiCicco) Joy makes great bubbles When making a new recipe, label and date it with comments. Then you will know for next time. (Angela DiCicco) Use baby wipe containers for markers and crayons. (Angela DiCicco) When leaving your children give them now and later kisses. (Angela DiCicco) Have a bag designated for library books and your library … Continue reading This Works for Me!
Many people have asked me what I have done to make my children be well adjusted. I can only tell you how I handled certain situations. The rest is up to the child. It’s not enough just to be a parent by giving birth. We have to decide how we want to parent, what we want to teach our children and why. I decided to … Continue reading Well Adjusted Children
The Sanitary Solution: When your first baby drops her pacifier, you sterilize it and was the baby. When your second baby drops his pacifier, you pick it up off the floor, wipe it off on your shirt and pop it back in his mouth. When your third baby drops her pacifier, you let the dog fetch it for her. From: Mother Murphy’s Law by … Continue reading Insights
When my children were small and under my feet while I was preparing meals, I would keep dry macaroni, spoons, rice, fennel, etc in a drawer they could open themselves. I would lay out blankets do they could cook with me! Allow children to crack eggs in a separate bowl to catch any shells before they get into the other food! Wash hands well and often! … Continue reading This Works for Me!
As part of ridding my house of toxins, I have done tons of research on different homemade products. I wanted something like Febreeze, but didn’t want the chemicals. Here is a recipe I have used. Ingredients: 1 cup baking soda 10-12 drops of Essential Oil Water Directions: Combined all ingredients in a spray bottle. Shake until well mixed. Enjoy! Do you have any homemade products … Continue reading Crunchy Living: Homemade Febreeze
I have been told many times not to spend a ton of money on clothes because children grow out of them so quickly or wear them out. I understand now that they are only in the same size clothes for at most a season, so paying a lot of money every season can really break a budget. I have a few tips to save money … Continue reading How to Save Money on Childrens Clothes
Borax is another great cleaning tool to have in your house. It can be used for so many different things, either by itself or in a mixture. I personally always have a box of borax on hand to help with our household cleaning needs! Keep ants out by surrounding your house Kill fleas by sprinkling it on the carpets leave for an hour and vacuum up … Continue reading Crunchy Living: Uses for Borax
When my son turned one year old he started to sprout both molars and teeth at a rapid pace. He also started to walk right after he turned one. With both of these milestones he wasn’t sleeping like he had been before. We were having trouble getting him to go to sleep and stay down. I was at the point where I was willing to … Continue reading Product Review: Highlands Calms Forte for Kids
Use CLEAR PACKING TAPE to repair odds and ends around the house, repair books, hang pictures on walls. Works better than regular tape! My kids love “drawing” on STEAMED-UP WINDOWS. After they’re done I hand them a paper towel to wipe!! They’re having fun and the windows get cleaned! When children use bad language or misbehave, try sending them to the BATHROOM since they are … Continue reading This Works for Me!
With both of my pregnancies, morning sickness was a nightmare. I didn’t just get it in the morning or in my first trimester, I got it all day everyday until I was into my third trimester. With my son, I was able to take Zofran (perscribed by my doctor) to help with the morning sickness, but with my second that didn’t even help. So I was … Continue reading Morning Sickness Remedies
ART with Angela DiCicco, The Italian Grandmama's Guide 