I have been at this pool since 6:15 this morning. It is now 6:15 p.m. I have been here for 12 hours, and I have (hopefully only) 2 more hours to go. I’ll do the same thing tomorrow. And again on Sunday. It’s a three day meet, it’s trials in the morning and finals at […]
Parenting
HE GETS IT.
Anyone who knows me knows how I feel about my dad. HE’S THE BEST. My parents are super supportive and I love them both more than I could ever express. But my dad and I definitely have a special bond. One of the reasons for this is that I can look back on the 48 […]
Life in our house is exponentially better when limits are in place.
I had another rewarding parenting moment today. And yesterday I’m going to keep sharing these as long as they happen. Because there is a correlation between limited (or no) screen time and my kids’ overall behavior and attitude. I AM SURE OF IT. Yesterday we had a swim meet. We left the house at 8 […]
If you aren’t seriously limiting your kids’ screen time — START. Now.
Four days ago I put a ban on all electronics after the kids’ behavior and attitude took massive nose dive. There was an immediate improvement in the way they interacted with each other and the way they responded to and spoke to me in general. Some of this was due to that phenomenon that happens […]
24 Hours With No Technology
Yesterday I put a ban on all technology for the kids until further notice. There was just a whole lot of stuff going on that I didn’t like. During the school year, they cannot use technology on school nights (unless it’s required for school), but I really eased up on the restrictions in the last […]
I Created The Problem. And Now I’m Fixing It.
We had the longest school year ever this year, and our last day of school was June 29th. Including weekends, today was our twentieth day of summer vacation. And that’s how long it took me to reach my breaking point. Twenty days. The kids have been home for three weeks, but it feels like three […]
