As a child of the 70’s, I grew up in a house that had fairly lax ideas on environmentalism. Perhaps the plight of mother nature was on my parents’ minds and possibly it was something that gnawed on their conscience on the daily but a small part of me seriously doubts that. In fact, one of my most vivid memories of summer vacations are of long road trips with my family.
I went on a date.
I carried it in my throat. The fear I mean.
Much has been written about how to handle children who are picky eaters. Hiding vegetables, putting ketchup on everything, resorting to bribery or just giving in to the handful of things your child will eat. I’ve seen the shows, skimmed the books and read the blog posts. For many parents, meal time is a massive pain in the backside.
I consider myself a feminist.
Kids just love waffles, especially when they have a tasty dip to dunk them in. In this healthy waffle recipe, I swapped out the sugary syrup with a tasty yogurt dip that you can put together yourself.
If I were to pick a favorite comfort food, I would have to say it’s cereal. Nothing lifts me up more than a bowl of Frosted Flakes (or Shreddies, or Honey Nut Cheerios, or Mini Wheats, or…) drenched in milk. And as much as I love cereal, my kids love it more.
Winter is coming to an end. (Well, maybe not outside, but the calendar says spring is coming soon!) And that means that the spring time change is just around the corner. Springing forward tends to be a bit easier to take as parents. There’s a good chance that your early riser will now sleep until a decent hour in the morning! Here are our tips for parents on surviving the time change with kids. However, the struggle some of us face with daylight savings time is that it’s no longer going to be dark at bedtime. I remember last year my daughter telling me it couldn’t be bedtime because it wasn’t even dark out yet. Now you’ll have to try harder to make it nice and dark during your regular bedtime routine, no matter what the sun is doing outside! Please keep in mind that your little one has a…
“I am not paying to watch girls play basketball”.