I talk a lot about connection time with kids, but the same can be said for connection time with your spouse. It goes without saying that this parenting thing takes a lot out of you. Heck, I have more gray hair, wrinkles, flabby parts and aches than any other time in my life. I was […]
2012
My heart is breaking. My best friend of 13 years is dying and the only thing I can do is let go. I remember the first time I saw him. He was just a little furry handful with a whole lot of smooch. He loved to give kisses, and he did, all the time. Up […]
Here in the Pacific Northwest, it’s been known to rain. A lot. Vampires live here don’t you know. When it comes to keeping the kids from climbing the walls, we get mighty creative here. Unlike warmer climates where rain means stay inside, we tend to bundle the little darlings up in raincoats, boots, hats and […]
In my readings on positive discipline and compassionate parenting, one thing I continue to come across is the importance of giving each child regular individual time, uninterrupted by siblings, the other parent, grandparents, the phone, etc. I wish I could say I was good at doing this every single day. Sadly, sometimes the most individual […]
Learning a new skill has to be fun for kids, or anyone really when you think about it, and our job as parents is to make it as fun as possible to help kids develop a life-long love of learning. Sweetness, now at 4 ½, is starting to show interest in learning to read. We’ve […]
It was by complete mistake that we came across one of my daughter’s favorite rainy day learning tools. My husband was looking something up on Google Earth and Sweetness became suddenly enthralled. Soon we were showing her our house, then cool places around the country. Before long she was asking about things she’d seen on […]
It’s been a crazy couple of weeks here at the Heligirl household. I apologize for the lack of Mom Tip Mondays of late. We’ll return to the regularly scheduled programming next week. Promise. Just before my annual pilgrimage to Heli-Expo last week I had to take a quick trip to Washington, D.C., for business. While […]
If you read last week’s post, you know we’re climbing the walls here with the bad weather. This past week the snow left, but it has been pretty rainy on the days I’m home with the kids. We’ve built couch forts, played hallway bowling, designed elaborate ramp systems for Mr. Man’s car collection that breeds […]
