Are you a parent of two or more children? Do you need ideas of fun things to do with all of them – in your home for FREE? Would you like advice on how to deal with sharing, competition, conflict, etc.? If you answered yes – then you will need to tune in next Friday [...]
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When children are young (I’m talking less than 3 years old), parents get to choose their Halloween costumes. That’s why my son was dressed as a Bumblebee when he was 10 months old. He was still crawling and looked absolutely adorable with the little stinger on his backside swaying side to side as he scuttled [...]
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Ever been on a car trip from h-ll? I’m not talking about traffic. I’m talking about the ones that involve traveling with kiddos. Those can get hairy, especially when the kids become 1) restless, 2) complain of starvation, 3) have a dire need to pee every 20 miles or 4) decide to amuse themselves by [...]
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Heather and I just entered the Q&A part of our workshop when someone raised their hand and asked if MY kids ever fought.
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Now that we have returned from our last summer aurrah, I’m slowly being pulled back in school mode. I found myself surveying their closets and making mental notes on what they will need – a new pair of sneakers, socks, a new fall coat. Kyle will heading to first grade and Brooke will begin preschool. [...]
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Consider this fun back to school activity for the siblings in your home. Super fun to make and decorate!You’ll need large sheets of paper, scissors and crayons. My husband Matt and 6 and 4 year old sons had some fun on a recent afternoon. 1. A parent or a child can take turns tracing one [...]
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Last night, Lisa and I had a great time presenting to members of the Metrowest Mothers & More group on all-things siblings. Yeah, we stand in front of the crowd with our fancy presentation and silly stories, but we always walk away learning something new. Moms have a lot of ideas when it comes to [...]
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNxoZAOv-Tw Fall represents change and for a lot of us it means a new schedule. In the above video Noah explains how we got our family geared up for school mornings. In the chapter, Team Family you can see how every member of your family can make their own Good Morning Chart!
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Lisa and I will be heading to Natick on Monday night to present to the fabulous moms of MetroWest-based Mothers & More. The one-hour interactive seminar focuses on the joys and challenges of raising siblings! Hot topics include: The importance of the sibling relationship Fun and simple ways parents can entertain and engage their children [...]
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Who knew? There’s also a national ‘twin’ day (Aug. 3). I can’t believe Lisa didn’t get me anything! Considering there are more than 140,000 twin births every year, perhaps one of them did exchange gifts. Twin births are continuing to rise (especially here in Massachusetts) which means there are many parents not only raising siblings [...]
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