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Back-to-school wake up call: transitioning to early bedtimes and mornings 21 Aug 2013 | 09:39 pm
For those of us grabbing onto the last days of summer with white-knuckle fists, the back-to-school bedtime and morning routines can be a hard sell. But easing late-sleeping kids into a school-friendly...
Why "disruptive" is a good thing 21 Aug 2013 | 02:13 am
Last month I met Bill Jensen, who among other things is the author of Disrupt! 25 Successful Habits for an Extremely Disruptive World. Bill has been conducting a series of interviews with people he co...
Schoola: Declutter kids' closets and raise money for your school at the same time! 15 Aug 2013 | 11:41 pm
Here's a back to school hack for those of you clearing space in your closets for new Fall school clothes! Stacey Boyd (who I met years ago via the preschool resource site Savvy Source) suggested her ...
"Help! My kid has a smart mouth!" Talk amongst yourselves. 14 Aug 2013 | 09:45 pm
Backtalk. Sass. Verbal disrespect. Nothing gets my temper flaring like a smartmouth kid. But I'll hold off on my rant so Denise has a chance to ask for our advice: My son recently turned 8. Wow. I h...
Summer's last gasp 14 Aug 2013 | 03:17 am
Ah, summer. Can you tell by my absense how much I love it? I do, but I'm also feeling the lingering effects of too little structure. I may be a poster girl for Minimalist Parenting, but I also think w...
Best of Parent Hacks: Summertime edition 29 Jul 2013 | 05:04 pm
Here you go! A nice collection of hacks that will take you all the way through summer. I'll be here and there throughout the summer as vacations, projects and my garden come and go. Consider this my ...
Changing when you're resistant to change 18 Jul 2013 | 10:11 pm
I was talking to my mom the other day about little complications in our lives; the bad habits and sticky thoughts that periodically slow us down. "The problem," she said, "is that I'm resistant to ch...
DIY window clings with fabric paint 16 Jul 2013 | 08:12 pm
I love a craft that's really a hack for using up supplies purchased for another project. I bought a super-cheap-on-clearance set of fabric paints for a couple bucks. We used the paint for a birthday ...
Potty train at 17 months? Talk amongst yourselves. 12 Jul 2013 | 08:39 pm
At Amazon: Baby Bjorn Potty Chair Jennifer's 17 month-old son appears to be potty training himself. In fact, there isn't much "training" going on which is causing Jennifer some confusion as to how to...
Add a swimsuit "drip-dry" zone to your shower with a tension rod 9 Jul 2013 | 08:27 pm
No more wet bathing suits on the floor or crowding the towel bars Where to hang wet bathing suits? My Kids' Mom has come up with a genius solution that's as smart as it is simple to implement in your...
