Everybody wants their kids to love vegetables, right?! I've never met a person that disagrees with that. Vegetables are packed with vitamins and nutrition and are so vital to our diet. But not every child loves vegetables. (Can I get an Amen?!) In fact, my kids certainly didn't LOVE vegetables...until now. My two oldest boys (ages 5 and 3) love vegetables. It's crazy. I feel like I'm living a mother's dream when I see my kids go to the fridge and get a handful of spinach for a snack. Or … [Read more...]
Toddler Tuesday: Temper Tantrums!!
My sweet little toddler is starting to have temper tantrums. If he doesn't get what he wants, (and especially if he's tired!) he throws himself on the floor and cries. It may only last a few seconds, but he's expressing his frustration and anger this way. He's 20 months old and this is typical for toddlers to act up like this, but of course I don't like it and I want to teach him to control his emotions. Do you have a child like this? Today I'll be sharing 5 ways I handle temper tantrums and … [Read more...]
Parenting the QBQ Way {Review & Giveaway}
I’m excited to share with you a review on a great parenting book--Parenting the QBQ Way by John G. Miller. I had the awesome privilege of attending a blogging conference a few months ago and one of the keynote speakers was John. Not only was he a speaker, he became a friend. Here's my story on how I met the QBQ guy. The day before I left for Florida, there was a big snowstorm in Iowa. I thought it wouldn’t impact my flight since I was flying the next day. I was wrong. As Lane dropped me off … [Read more...]
Filling Your Child’s Love Tank
One night this past week, my husband and I were putting Troy to bed. We both said the same thing as we left the happy and content 3 year old: his love tank was filled. I mean, he usually does go to bed happy, but he was just unusually happy that night and didn't put up a fight to go to bed. We realized that we had spent considerable amount of time with him that day and that he was just feeling so loved and secure. It made me think about a few things this week and I want to share them with … [Read more...]
A Happy Heart
Scripture is such an important part of our lives...it gives us hope, faith, wisdom and guidance. Lately, Troy's been having a hard time sharing with Wes and has a sour attitude when he has to. Since we've discussed the Bible with him and he knows a couple verses, I thought it would be good activity today to learn a new verse. This is the verse I chose: "A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit" -Proverbs 15:13 We talked about what makes him happy and what makes … [Read more...]