In America, we are often told that children hate chores and have to be coerced through a system of allowance and punishments to make them help around the house. Perhaps there is a path that makes it easier for everyone.
Category: Mommyhood
Birthday Parties: My Motherly Achilles Heel
Birthday parties can be a very big deal for kids and can be completely overwhelming for adults. This story is one birthday experience we had and some lessons learned through the years.
50/50 Is Not The Goal: Nobody Wins When You’re Keeping Score
In one of my hardest months of quarantine, I started keeping score between Afa and myself, comparing who was doing more around the house. As one might imagine, there were no good outcomes of that choice.
Book Review: Playful Parenting by Lawrence J. Cohen
High recommend this book on a different style of parenting that I have found very effective as I slowly implement it into our family.
Zip Tie Solutions: Creative Fixes to Life’s Small Problems
When there are little irritations, I can either try to ignore them until my I compeltely lose my patience…or I can find a zip tie.
Prince Caspian: Our Second Book Party
Our second book party went down as a success! We made Susan’s horn, baked apples, drew masks, and watched the movie.
Sharing Space: Physically Meeting Our Kids Where They Are
Sometimes meeting our children’s emotional needs means entering spaces or sharing spaces that maybe we don’t normally. I’ve detailed some situations in which I’m learning to do this.
Pumping Takes Practice: Our Feeding Journey while Working Full Time
Because I have always worked full time outside our house, pumping was an integral part of our nursing journey.
Why We Don’t Do Family Dinners
Do you know that you are “supposed” to have family dinners, but for whatever reason, they don’t work well for your family? Welcome to the club!
Nursing and Church: Practicals for Breastfeeding at Meetings of the Body (or anywhere…)
So many things as a new mom can be overwhelming, and feeding the baby is often high on the list.