With 4 children, life can get a little, well, hectic to say the least. Our kids are 11, 9, 6, and 2 1/2. We are usually rushing in a very organized although seemingly chaotic way to get everything done in a given week. It would seem that weekends are for relaxing, sitting around eating bon-bons, [...] [...more]
50 Ways to Praise Your Child: Have you praised your child today? Parents are faced with the task of disciplining their children when behavior gets out of control. That’s the not so fun part of being a parent. However, my favorite part of being a parent is pointing out to my children each and every [...] [...more]
I am a busy mom of 4 amazing children and a WAHM (work-at-home mom) who operates an in-home child care 4 days per week. In April 2008, I decided that I wanted to do “something” more, but I wasn’t exactly sure what that “something” more was. I felt like I had a lot of useful [...] [...more]
Planning and organizing a variety of child care crafts activities for the children in your care is essential to their development. While doing arts and crafts activities is extremely fun, it is actually very educational for toddlers and preschoolers. It helps to develop fine motor skills, language, social skills, listening skills, creativity, and self-expression. Fine [...] [...more]