Discipline & Training

As a mom who loves her children with all of her heart I also know that discipline and training are crucial elements to parenting the full child and to help them lead their best lives in adulthood. Here are my tips and personal experiences with discipline methods and training techniques for my four children.

When Bribery Works as a Parenting Tool

I know the title of this post might scare some people off…bribery? Let me go ahead and say that I do NOT believe in using bribery as a parenting tool, other than in certain circumstances.…

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5 Steps to Teaching Your Child to do Chores

5 Steps to Teaching Your Child to do Chores Today’s post comes from Valerie at Chronicles of a Babywise Mom about teaching our children to do chores. This is for sure something I need to start…

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Busy Bags: Keeping Kids Entertained So Mom Can Be Productive

Way, way way back last Spring I started putting together some ideas for “busy bags.” I’d never actually even heard of busy bags until I kept seeing them on Pinterest. It was such a great idea!…

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Moving to Roomtime

Independent playtime is an important part of our daily routine. From just a couple weeks old I started Britt with her independent playtime on her little baby play-mat in her room. At around four months…

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Behavior in Public

I’m VERY blessed with a husband who will gladly keep the kids so I can run errands. Once a month we work it out where I go get groceries in the evening after he’s home…

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