Raising Children to Weather the Storm
When I was a child living in Jamaica, having goats and other farm animals were the norm. But, I can’t exactly raise farm animals in my suburban New York neighborhood. So each year we visit White Post Farms in Melville, Long Island to give the kids a little taste of what it was like back home. 3…
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser, Advil Film-Coated. All opinions are mine alone. #RaceDayRelief #CollectiveBias How Advil Film-Coated Fights Allergies My kids love to race, especially my 2-year-old son. He enjoys seeing race cars and drivers like Ty Dillion in action, the race car driver behind the wheel of the #95…
My family and I enjoy friendly competition like board games and physical activities. Now that summer is here, we love spending more time exercising outdoors. In fact, we recently came up with the idea of a daddy daughter acro gymnastics challenge. It’s a perfect way to get a good workout in while having quality family time. Princess is always…
Finding fun summer activities to do with kids doesn’t have to be so difficult. Some parents enroll their kids in summer camp, which is a great way to keep them active and out of the house, especially when working a full time job outside of the home. For the past few years that’s exactly what my…
Every family has a camera shy kid. I should know, I was one of them, and videography certainly wasn’t my strong suit growing up. I have since broken out of my shell. However, O has inherited my shy gene. However, recently he made a special request that surprised us all. He told me that he wanted…
The last time Princess did tornado in a bottle experiment, Youtube viewers didn’t respond so well. On the one hand I’m like, she’s only four – give this little girl a break. Then I think to myself, this is good. I’m all about keeping it real and I can certainly appreciate people being upfront (as long…
When I first saw my son take a brush to his curls, I nearly freaked out. When my daughter began styling her naturally curly hair on her own and got a hair tie stuck in her ringlets, I almost lost it. As you can probably imagine, I take my children’s curly hair seriously. Some may…
Can you imagine a one-year-old refusing to wear an outfit you selected? Well, that’s exactly what our daughter did when she didn’t want to wear what we picked out for her, and her little brother is no different. The constant tug of war has got me wondering if we should just give in and let…
