A well balanced diet is vital to promoting healthy growth and strong physical health in children, of course. But did you know that proper nutrition has a profound effect on your child’s mental health as well? (Just refer to this article on the link between nutrition and mental health.) Proper nutrition can affect your child’s … [Read more…]
Summer break is quickly approaching, and I have summer break with tweens! OH MY! I mean, it will be here before we can blink. The last day of school for my crew is today, May 26. YIKES!!! So, the one question my kids always ask, “so, mother, what are we doing this summer?”
Here it comes, the moment that kids have been anticipating since Christmas… summer break! How you feel about summer break might be a little different, though. I mean, sure, it’s nice to have more opportunity to spend quality time with your kids. Summer is a great time for family activities, parties, and vacations. However, it … [Read more…]
This house is full of Divas. A house of 4 Divas can be a bit interesting. Add a house of Divas with a lot of hair and living in Hawaii makes it even more interesting. Yes, the weather is always beautiful, but add humidity and natural hair to the mix. Boy, oh boy. I came … [Read more…]
We have excuses for everything. We make excuses why we didn’t cook dinner, clean the toilets, return a phone call and we even make excuses why we can’t take a few minutes to read the scripture. No, don’t click away. I’m not pointing fingers, I’m right there with you! I know this gal needs to … [Read more…]
The world of mommy blogging has always been glossed and gussied up in order to promote an ideal image of motherhood. However, Instagram’s focus on images might be making this even more pronounced, urging every mompreneur to frantically clear a corner of her house in order to make it look like she obsessively scrubs and … [Read more…]
Few situations are the butt of so many jokes as therapy. I mean, I’ll admit it. Mental disorders can be pretty funny. Some social psychologists define “funny” as the intersection between inappropriate and comfortable. The things we find funniest are the things that are just a little bit outside of our comfort zone, in defiance … [Read more…]
There is a huge difference between the exact definition of a family and what people think it mean. People suppose that husband and wife, living peacefully with their 2-3 kids, is a family. The truth is the exact different. A family means fighting over the TV remote. A family means yelling at everyone over petty … [Read more…]
Don’t feel alone wondering if your child(ren) ever listens to you. Or better yet, wondering if they think before they act? OMG! For the life of me, my three live on planet Pluto. Wait, Pluto is no longer considered a planet. Anywho…….. It’s proven, kids live in their own world, and kids do NOT listen. … [Read more…]
Do you rip and run like a maniac most days? I see you shaking your head and laughing. It’s ok, most people do. For some reason, we feel we must always be busy from sun up to sun down. No! Stop it! Stop it RIGHT NOW! Being “busy” doesn’t win you any kind of … [Read more…]