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Life Got A Little Simpler (And A Lot Better) Without The Internet

May 22, 2018 by not your average mom 1 Comment

We are still without internet at my house which now makes it seven days. A week without WiFi at home. The first few days we were at my parents’ house, so the kids still had access. But since Saturday night, we’ve been home, and we’ve pretty much quit cold turkey. At first I was like, […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Life at My House, Mental Health, Parenting Tagged With: behavior issues and kids, Brookfield Macroburst, lawn mower, macroburst, technology, WiFi

20 Things Good Moms Do

August 18, 2017 by not your average mom 4 Comments

I get a couple emails or messages every week from women and moms in particular thanking me for “keeping it real” and for making them “feel normal.” It’s one of the reasons I started this blog. Because when I was in the thick of parenting and we had five kids under the age of  eight […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: brushing, chaos coordinator, discipline, goldfish, merch by amazon, outdoorsy, talents, technology, teenagers, toothbrush

My Kids Are Not Ready For Social Media

August 16, 2017 by not your average mom 4 Comments

I do not know where I stand regarding my kids and technology. It’s a constant battle in my head. On the one hand, I realize that technology is now a thing. The thing. I understand that it’s not going anywhere and the kids need to know how to use it efficiently and responsibly. And I […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Life at My House, Parenting Tagged With: iPad, ipod, kids and technology, musical.ly, musicly, rain man, snapchat, tech savvy, technology, videos, you're garbage

Dear NYAM — How much TV do you let a 4-year-old watch?

December 12, 2016 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

A couple weeks ago I got a message from a reader asking me about kids and screen time: How much, if any, TV/iPad do you let a 4 year old watch? I have a lot of anxiety in my personality and it stresses me out if he watches an hour after school, but I also […]

Filed Under: Advice Tagged With: iPad, Number 7, Sesame Street, technology, television, televisions, TV

Seeds of Yesterday

July 6, 2013 by not your average mom 1 Comment

Technology sure is making it evident how quickly things are changing. Yesterday I walked into the kitchen and heard part of a conversation between my husband and Number 2. Number 2 was trying to explain a picture he saw on facebook or someplace on the internet. It was one of those “then” and “now” pictures. […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: baby carrots, cell phones, technology, watermelon seeds

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