When it comes to children and sleep, one of the biggest concerns from parents is getting them to bed on time every night. Let’s face it, life is busy. Having a child who doesn’t want to go to sleep tests our limits, frustrates us, and can leave us feeling overwhelmed and beat. Nearly every parent has had to deal with the difficulty of putting a restless child to bed at some point, and for many parents, bedtime is a recurring disastrous nightmare.
It’s no doubt that our children become our world and we want the best-of-the-best for them. But what happens when the best happens to be just mediocre? Many times our expectations will fall short, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t make adjustments to course correct. My daughter is 3-going-on-13 (I mean, about to turn 4) and we have switched her preschool 3 times already. I’ve learned a lot in my search for the perfect preschool, so take a lesson out of my book. These are the top things to consider when picking a great preschool for your little one.
Is your baby up all day? Up all night? Is “napping” a word that left your vocabulary ages ago? Is “sleeping through the night” just a phrase you think someone made up to drive new parents crazy? Here are nine signs you need a little help with your little one’s sleep habits!
Self-love and self-care are hot topics on the social scene right now. And they sound so similar, but how are they different? If you’ve pondered this question, I’m going to explain the key differences between the two. I am a huge advocate for BOTH and love to incorporate them into my life as much as possible. Self-care may not happen on the daily, but I sure to try to squeeze in a little self-love every day. Here’s what each means:
At some point or another, most of us have yelled at our kids (and yes – we all know it doesn’t help!). As Steven Marche from the New York Times points out bluntly, “Yelling may be the most widespread parental stupidity around today.”
It feels awful. The guilt is real. After our anger has erupted, what comes next? How do we recover, and conduct ourselves afterward?
We all know how difficult it is to find alone time with your partner once kids enter the mix, yet we are constantly bombarded with messages telling us how important it is for marriage to take time for yourselves as a couple.
Every expecting mom has a unique pregnancy, and so are the aches and pains. Many expecting moms first start coming to my prenatal yoga classes because they are in discomfort or experiencing annoying aches and pains. Often, they are surprised at all the other benefits they get; sleeping better, having more energy, feeling more connected with their babies, and feeling less anxious about giving birth. The immediate gratification of actually feeling better in the muscles and joints, is what brings them back week after week.
Our family is becoming more aware of the impact that we have on our environment. We can’t help but hear the stories of the damage that we are inflicting on our world. Global warming, climate change, oceans filled with plastic and overflowing landfills are making headlines everywhere. The truth is we have to make some changes. We are starting to leave permanent scars on the earth and it’s not acceptable. We are not naturally a very environmentally savvy family, but it’s important to us that we learn ways to be better. So we’ve started researching ways that we can make a positive impact and it turns out it’s not that hard.
With the start of a new year, comes big expectations and a push to get organized. Did you make a resolution to get organized but don’t know where to start? Here are my favourite organizational products for the 10 places that tend to get disorderly in a busy mom’s life. And the best part is that they can all be purchased at the click of a button on Amazon or in the App Store!