It is so important to teach your son about home repairs. Yes, girls can definitely benefit from this too! At our house, we just happen to only have boys, so I tend to focus on raising boys. This is a guest post that I think brings an awesome point: training up your sons on how to work with their hands. I want to make sure we use these tips at our house more too, and I hope you find this […]
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I am all kinds of stoked to tell y’all about this FREE e-book! We’re sending 30 Days of Tween Parenting Encouragement out today, as a gift, to ALL of my blog newsletter subscribers. Lee Felix of Like Minded Musings, did an excellent job compiling this book, with contributions from 30 different bloggers, who are all parents of tweens, including yours truly. Visit Lee’s blog, and give her a follow or a Facebook Like! I wrote chapter 16 of this book, […]
» Read moreAlan and the boys were getting ready to leave. Caleb was sitting at the table writing something on a napkin. Alan said, “Caleb, what’re you doing? Are you writing the tooth fairy a letter?” “Huh? Did she miss a tooth??” I asked, possibly panicking a little bit. Oh no! Had I messed that up again? Alan explained, “He lost his tooth, so she had no idea because he didn’t put a tooth or a letter under his pillow,” halfway talking […]
» Read moreMy favorite points from chapter 2 of this book: 1. The second chapter includes a quiz to help you evaluate where your child currently stands in the scheme of things, on a scale from off-course all the way up to healthy and right on track. The quiz did give me some ideas for things to work on and reassurance for what we do right. You’ll have to buy the book for that. 😉 Here’s the link to amazon. You’re welcome. […]
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