Parenting Tips Archives – Page 6 of 9 – Pick-Ease

When the time comes for your little one to stop using their binky, whether on your terms or theirs, there are a number of ways to get rid of it. Some parents choose to take it away cold turkey, while their children are still young. They deal with a few rough nights and then they’re done with it. Others choose to let their children keep their binky until they’re ready to get rid of it on their own. With my boys, I fall into the second group. Read More

So many parents struggle with deciding when they should take away their child’s pacifier, or as we call it in our house, “binky”. Before I had children, I would look at the 3 year old in the store with his binky in his mouth, and think “There is no way I am going to allow my kids to have a binky at that age!” Then my son, Caleb, came along… Read More

When my son, Caleb, was turning 3, he was obsessed with rescue vehicles. Firetrucks were definitely his favorite but he really loved them all. For his third birthday, I thought it would be fun to have a rescue vehicles birthday party, complete with a gourmet hot dog stand – true fire station style! Read More

In my “5 Helpful Tips For Dealing With Picky Eaters” post, I talk about Making Mealtimes Fun as a way to get picky eaters to eat. Presentation is one of my suggestions for making food fun. As an adult, I know I’m more likely to eat something if it looks good. That being said, what looks good to an adult can be very different from what looks good to a child.

For Joshua’s 3rd birthday party, he requested a Monsters Inc theme. Right away, I jumped online to find some cake ideas. All of the Monsters Inc birthday cakes were absolutely adorable. I showed Joshua his options and he immediately chose Mike Wazowski sitting on top of a Sulley cake. He pointed at the picture on the computer and then looked over at me and in his cute little voice said “Mommy, I love that cake but can you please make Boo for me too?” A Monsters Inc Birthday Cake just isn’t complete without Boo, so of course I said yes. Read More

I am always looking for Preschool Ideas online. For those of you who don’t know, I am the owner of a small home daycare. I like to run my daycare as more of a preschool and want to make sure my kids are continuously learning. Every month, I send home a calendar which lists our weekly themes as well as the letters, numbers, colors and shapes that we will be working on throughout the month. Here are a few of my beginning of the year Preschool Ideas. Read More