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I LOVE this.  It works so well. It costs virtually nothing and dramatically increases your ability to help your kids keep track of their own stuff, even when they’re too little to read.

There are affiliate links on this page, but all of the recommendations are my own! We have tried a LOT of different watercups for our kids. A LOT. Sippy cups, straw cups, ones with flip tops. You name it. And I’m going to share with you my favorites. But first, here’s my whole deal on kids … Read more

Have you ever had to explain someone’s bad choice to your kid? Or why they can’t do what your doing? If you haven’t, you will! This one simple phrase makes it infinitely easier to communicate that when you’re a grownup, you get to make your own choices. Whether it’s a difference of opinion or preference … Read more

I don’t think I ever thought about my word choice around children until I said something I viewed as totally harmless to my toddler niece and my sister-in-law sarcastically responded, “Great. Thanks for that.”

What will you do with your kids this summer? Those days for us will be so wildly different than the school year! We all want it to be a fun time, full of memories and happy days. I want us to feel at the end of the summer really REFRESHED and like it was a … Read more

I first blogged about this on my personal blog. I wish I had this parenting hack in my proverbial toolbox years ago. If you’ve never cleaned up a vomit-covered kid on the side of a road, how nice for you. It’s coming. Unless you use my trick. Our worst experience was driving a couple of … Read more