To the Mamas of Littles during the Holidays
Special thanks to Lora Lynn Fanning for today’s post, syndicated from her blog, Vitaefamiliae. Lora is a mother of seven, offering some words of grace for frenzied mamas in the holiday season. Dear Young Mama Of Tiny People, I hear you in the bathroom, locked behind the door and trying to unwrap a piece of…
Q&A with Kim John Payne: How to de-clutter children’s toys?
This Question-and-Answer session came from the Home Practice Guide webinar Kim hosted earlier year. These are questions of how to go about purging and de-cluttering, particularly when it comes to our children’s belongings. We hope you glean some good ideas from this discussion and share any of your own struggles/successes around this issue in the…
Introducing New Foods to Picky Eaters – Q&A with Kim John Payne
This Question-and-Answer session came from the Soul of Discipline webinar Kim hosted last year. This question of how to help our picky eaters branch out into new food groups and develop lifelong, healthy habits is so pertinent for many of us. We hope you glean some good ideas from this discussion and share any of…
Beyond Winning – Book Give-away
Beyond Winning: Smart Parenting in a Toxic Sports Environment is newly released, and we are pleased to hear about the dialogue it is generating among coaches and parents who are working for a brighter future for our children in youth sports. Authors Kim John Payne, Luis Fernando Llosa, and Scott Lancaster have combined their sixty-plus…
Wonder – What we truly seek on Halloween
Special thanks for today’s guest post from David Sewell McCann of Sparkle Stories. He is also sharing free downloadable Halloween stories, which you’ll find at the bottom of this post. We hope you enjoy them! The end of October and the beginning of November are unique in the year. Think of the world festivals…
Q&A: On Busy-ness with Teenagers’ Extra-curricular Activities
Today’s post comes from a Q&A session from a recent webinar, Soul of Discipline for Teens and Tweens, with Kim John Payne. Two parents in the session asked thoughtful questions about busy-ness with teenagers. Do you have struggles or little victories in this area to share? Please do join in the discussion in the comments.…
Beaches to Backpacks
Jennifer Goodman shared a piece in our September Ezine which was so thoughtful in offering ways for families to transition into fall. While life will get busier, we can hold onto some of the “gems” of summer and keep that richness we often find in our family life when days are slow and unscheduled. What…