Yep, I said it: It's not okay to yell at your kids. I know, I know. Who am I to judge you or your parenting style or your circumstances?! The good news? I'm not. I'm really, truly not. I yell -- more often than I'd like -- and I'm not condemning other parents who yell.…
A friend of mine shared this mantra on her Facebook wall a couple weeks ago, and I haven't been able to get it out of my head: "Keep doing the hard things until the hard things become the easy things." Isn't that the essence of discipline? Choose to do the hard things -- even when…
The following post is from Kat of Inspired To Action: Small children have a lot of information to process everyday, and it’s our job as moms to help them filter through to the important things. So, in our home, we have “catch phrases," songs and signals to help them remember and follow many of our…