What happens when you stop fighting every battle—and let your kids feel the consequences instead? Parenting through natural consequences isn’t always easy—especially when it means letting your child make uncomfortable choices. The other day, my 10-year-old son and I had a big disagreement. He was so mad at me that he refused to speak…
This post may contain affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission if you choose to purchase through them — at no extra cost to you. I only share products I genuinely use and love. Pregnancy exists in its own strange parallel timeline to real life. Somehow, it seems to go on forever,…
My kids are stage 5 clingers. God, I feel so mean when I say that. But if you have one of those kids who needs to be physically touching you at all times, you probably already know exactly what I mean. I hate complaining about how affectionate my kids are. I really do. Every time…
My partner and I were talking yesterday about our pasts. With a new baby almost here, we found ourselves reminiscing about the time before we both had children. We laughed about the mistakes we made and romanticized our freedom just a little bit. All parents have a past — despite what our kids might believe….
