I've been the recipient of a lot of advice lately -- some solicited, some not. If I'm honest, some of that advice has left me frustrated, and I've spent a lot of time trying to figure out why some of it rubbed me the wrong way while the rest did not. Therefore, that is what…
The following post is from Amanda of OhAmanda.com and Impress Your Kids: The {Relaxing} Summer Bucket List The week before my daughter graduated from Kindergarten (*gulp*), I told my husband, "I am so excited about summer because I want Lydia to stop growing up!" I felt like every single day last year, she grew up…
The following post is from Kat of Inspired To Action: How To Have A Simple, Organized School Year As the summer winds down and the school year quickly approaches, we turn our thoughts from sunscreen and swimsuits to pencil boxes and backpacks. But if we're not careful, the avalanche of paperwork that tends to come…
What do you do when your children are sick? If a toddler is sick, it is bad enough, but when you have two children to take care of - it is worse. On top of that, you might be catching what they have. While taking care of your children, you need to teach them how…
The following post is from Amanda of OhAmanda.com and Impress Your Kids: Apology is a Lovely Perfume Last week I tried potty-training my 2.5-year-old son. Some of you are already snickering because you know all the drama that goes into that one sentence. My daughter was potty trained in 2 days at the age of…
Teaching children to be responsible adults should start early. Assigning age-appropriate chores for each child helps them learn responsibility. The key is to do the chore with the child, teaching them how to say make their bed, pick up their clothes and put them in the dirty clothes hamper. Start with easy chores. Make it…
After my oldest daughter's 6th birthday party, I knew we needed a Birthday Party Planner in the printables collection here at Life Your Way. Then Abra emailed me requesting one as well, and she was gracious enough to offer her feedback as I put this together. Party planner List The party planner helps you plan…