How Will You Improve Your Child’s Behavior? Parenting is not an easy job. Every parent wants a child with good behavior. Wait! Are you encouraging bad behavior in your child? I know, you would never do that, but it might happen that unknowingly you are doing that. Children learn to behave badly, just like the way they learn to be nice and well-mannered.They take … [Read more...]
Late Summer: Making the Most of our Time
Late Summer With terrible, cold weather in Wisconsin and an awful sickness hitting our household, it hasn't been feeling like much of a vacation around here. It feels like we've hit late summer, and hardly accomplished anything. So, how do you make up for lost time? Simple. Squeeze as much fun into the last half of summer as we can! Late summer is definitely better … [Read more...]
Summer Fun…with a Little Structure
Summer Fun Happy June! The boys have one last week of school, and the sun is starting to come out more. This can only mean one thing. Summer fun is about to begin! The boys are very excited to get their bikes out, run through the sprinkler, and stay up late. If only that meant sleeping in too! While I want my boys to have plenty of summer fun, I also like to keep some … [Read more...]
Happy Place: Making the NICU a Safe Haven
Happy Place When most people think about the NICU, they don't think about a happy place. It can be scary and unknown. However, it is also the place where babies' lives are saved, and where families spend a great deal of time. I'll admit, when my twins were first born, I didn't even want to go to the NICU. I was so afraid of everything about it. The tubes, the wires, the … [Read more...]
Family Traditions: Starting, Continuing, and Letting Go
Family Traditions I've been thinking a lot about our family traditions lately. We just celebrated the twins' seventh birthday, and with that, tons of emotions come to the surface. It reminds me of the things we did to create a new normal in our lives when they were born. I've also been thinking a lot about memories. Things that made me happy, things that made the boys … [Read more...]