Category: Kids

How My Son Quit His Binky in 4 Days (No Pacifier and Without Going Cold Turkey!)

Binkies. Pacifiers.

Like most parents, I have always had a love/hate relationship with them.

I love them because they help comfort my child while giving me a couple minutes of sanity. I hate them when it is time to start making them disappear.

All four of my boys have used binkies. Looking back I realize just how lucky I was at the ease of breaking the pacifier habit.

Two of them weaned themselves with no help from me around 1 year old.

My other son just started refusing the pacifier at 6 months old.

10 Fun Activities to Help Your Child Overcome Anger

My son’s teacher called me one afternoon screaming into the phone, “Ms. McCollum, your son is running around the room throwing chairs.”

I couldn’t believe what she saying because my son was such a sweet, shy kid and I couldn’t imagine him acting that way.

When I asked her why he was so upset, she told me it was because she moved his behavior pin from green.

FREE Kindergarten Readiness Checklist + Tips to Prepare Your Child

Warmer weather is finally here, and that means lots of outdoor fun with our kids.

For younger children, especially those getting ready to start Kindergarten, it is important to include learning activities in their play months before they start school.

If you’ve already registered your child for school, you may have received a long list of skills they need to master before the beginning of the school year.

6 Ways to Encourage Independent Play for Your Toddler

As each mom enters the phase of toddler motherhood, we all begin to go a little bonkers at some point.

Toddlers are wonderful and energizing and yet somehow, at the same time, terrifying and exhausting.

If you’re a busy mom, or you work from home, independent play can be a lifesaver.

But how do you encourage independent play for your toddler?

When we decided that it was time for me to start working from home, I spent a lot of time trying out different ways to create the perfect environment to foster independent play for my toddler.

10 BEST Tech-Free Toys For Kids!

With kids, comes toys!

No matter what age your kids are, you probably have a house full of toys and probably only a small number of those toys are actually played with.

My kids are only young (3 years and 7 months), but still – we’ve managed to accumulate so many toys.  And I’ll tell you something about me and toys.

Best Toys for Traveling with Toddlers

Are you planning a family road trip this summer? Do you have little ones that need to be entertained?

I am planning to embark on a 10-hour road trip with my toddlers next week.

In preparation, I have searched (and searched) for the best toys for car rides.