We all want to have an aesthetically pleasing living space. It can feel almost impossible with kids. There’s toys everywhere, stuff can get broken or stained and if you have small children coffee tables can be a major hazard. Here’s some ideas to make your living space feel more like you while maintaining a child…

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Co-parenting is hard. No one ever said it was easy. That’s why it’s so important to get on the same page. Here are some tips to setting boundaries while have an effective co-parenting relationship. Stick to a Schedule Having a consistent schedule is so important with kids. When should they expect to be at your…

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I hate to break it to you, but no matter how many parenting blogs or books you read you will still never be the perfect parent. We are all just trying the best we can with the tools we have. There are some things I try to avoid saying to my kid in order to…

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Trent hated reading for the longest time. He’s just one of the kids that if he’s not good at something immediately he has no interest. The problem was that he was trying to read books he wasn’t interested in. To spark an interest in reading in your kids find something they love to read. It’s…

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There is nothing worse than having plans just to have them get destroyed by the rain. While your kids may be disappointed, there’s always other ways to change the day around. Laser Tag One of Trent and I’s favorite things to do when the weather is crappy is to go play laser tag. Luckily, Action…

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Sometimes other people say it best. I have scoured the internet for the best quotes I could find to sum up parenting, Everything from heartfelt and funny to just plain true. Enjoy! For When You Feel Like a Bad Parent For Raising Confident Kind Children For the Working Parent Silly But True Now get out…

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Parenting isn’t easy. As hard as we try we will never be perfect. No matter how many blogs, forums or books we read we are still going to screw up and question our sanity. Here are some of the top things I wish I had known before becoming a parent. You Might Not Bond Right…

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Getting a good workout in when you have a family can feel impossible sometimes. We as parents are constantly running around and doing things for other people. It’s hard to get some time in for ourselves. You don’t have to buy a gym membership or wake up at 5 am before the kids to get…

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Fair season! The smell of those fried mini donuts, funnel cakes and cheese curds are already filling my nose. Little kids screaming on the tilt-a-whirl or screaming because they REALLY want to play another game that’s rigged so they won’t win anyway. Yet, year after year we spend waaaaay to much money on sketchy rides…

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My 9 year old has been bugging me to dye his hair blue for months now and on Mother’s Day I finally pulled the trigger. I had leftover hair dye from when I dyed my hair and we went to town. It was a mess. Hair dye got all over the shower because he insisted…

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