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The key to surviving winter break with kids? The meltdowns, overexcitement, and boredom are more manageable with some planning and a free printable routine. Listen, we’ve already been stuck at home with our kids for months. So we need to think about surviving winter break with our kids. The pandemic has made us all…
End bedtime battles with your children. Use a free printable bedtime routine to make bedtime easier and more fun for parents and children. Let’s face it, you love your kids. But at the end of a long day, you’re just ready to get to the house picked up or the dishes washed. You want to…
This winter has been miserable with the yucky weather and you’re ready for a break. But based on the stress and chaos of Winter Break, you know you also need a plan. You need a Spring Break Routine for your children. Without a routine, by day 2 of break you will be spending your days…
Coronavirus is highly contagious and totally unknown, and that provokes anxiety for most parents. But you can prepare for coronavirus with kids. It’s the leading story in the news right now. It is on every parent’s mind. And the children are talking about it at school: the novel coronavirus: COVID-19. How do we manage something…
“How do I get my kids to listen to me?” This is the #1 concern I heard from parents when I was a teacher. I still hear it today – from friends and in parenting Facebook groups. My first question is always “What are your routines for your children?” I totally get the frustration. You…
Lately our two children, ages 3 and 6, have started a new game. It’s the type of game that every parent dreads. They look at each other with giant grins and shout in unison, “EEEEHHHHHHH!” as loudly as possible. It’s a sound that grates on my nerves so badly that I realized it’s time to…
It’s hard to imagine better meal times as a family when there is food all over your floor and a toddler doing laps around your kitchen. Your school age child is complaining about the meal while your preschooler demands a cookie. And you haven’t even sat down to eat your meal yet. As you take…
It is pretty common for children to be afraid of a visit to the dentist. The noises, the tastes, the chair that moves unexpectedly. All of these can be really upsetting to any child. Add in developmental issues, and a visit to the dentist can be a real challenge. However, you can plan a successful…
Do your children enthusiastically rush to the bathroom when you announce it’s time to brush teeth? Or is a battle every time? Do you dream of a tooth brushing routine that works? When you try to brush your toddler’s teeth, does it seem more like you’re wrestling an alligator? Does nagging your preschooler to let…