Making time for sibling fun

Time is tough to come by. And even if you’re geared up for some together time with your kids, what if they’re not so pumped for it? Or maybe one child is and the other isn’t? A common dilemna that one mom asked us at a recent Sibling Workshop we hosted at the Children’s Museum [...]

Handling Behavior

My Mom had a look. It was the look that sealed the deal. If I was misbehaving or about to make a poor choice – I got the look and then I immediately (well, in most cases) backed down. It was a simple form of behavior management. It was non-emotional, non-confrontational and non-negotionable. Most parents [...]

Groundhog Day Silhouettes

Groundhog Day is a traditional yet quirky way to predict the arrival of spring. Your kids can celebrate the holiday with this fun shadow activity. Materials: Flashlight, black paper, tape, chalk, child-safe scissors Here’s how to get started:

The Siblings’ Busy Book is a Mom’s Choice Awards® Gold Recipient

Yahoo! We just got the great news this past week and couldn’t be happier! ‘The Mom’s Choice Awards® is known for establishing the benchmark of excellence in family-friendly media, products and services. This annual competition recognizes authors, inventors, companies, parents and others for their efforts in creating quality family-friendly media products and services.’ The Siblings’ [...]

On Writing our Second Book

The topic has to remain a secret for now but we can tell you it will be in the “Busy Book” family and it’s another subject that is of great interest to us. Lisa and I have had so much fun promoting “The Sibling Busy Book” that we’ve had a bit of a hard time [...]

Sibling Workshop set for 1/22 in Easton

We will be hosting an exciting workshop for parents at The Easton Children’s Museum on Thursday, January 22nd at 6:30 -8:00pm. Contact the museum to reserve your spot. Be prepared to laugh, shake your head in agreement and learn something new as we help you find some answers to tricky sibling questions. Bring some peace [...]

Sharing toys with siblings

Look quick – they are sharing! My house looks like a cross between a toy store and a bakery. Very messy ones. This is thanks to two birthdays, a family reunion and Christmas which all took place over the last month. The yummy food will disappear eventually but the “things” will fill my home (think [...]

I spent a good amount of time on an elevator…

I am talking – people crammed – pressed against total strangers. I wanted to get to our room as quickly as possible – we had waited for this elevator for over 10 minutes – 1 was under repair and that left this one elevator running scores of people through this small hotel (14 floors actually [...]