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A Positive Potty Training Experience
I expected there to be bodily fluids (and solids) on my floor 24-7. But I am here to tell you that it wasn’t as bad as I had feared! We got through it and so can you!
More posts you may be interested in
Surviving Long Plane Rides with Small Kids
We believe that traveling adds a lot of value and spice to life, and we didn’t want to wait until our kids were older to start tackling our travel to-do list. We absolutely hope to have opportunities to travel sans-kiddos as well, but it’s important to us that our...
Setbacks in TYCTR and What’s Working for Us
Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons (TYCTR) is a wonderful curriculum for teaching young children to read. We have also heard that it is sometimes used to teach reading to adults who are learning English as a second language or are coming from a low-literacy...
Why We’re Giving Homeschool a Shot
Since my oldest was about two, my husband and I noodled a lot on the idea of homeschooling. We know a few families who have had a lot of success with it, notably my sister-in-law and her four kiddos. Hearing their experiences is probably what got us interested in the...
Thailand with Two Littles
We did the (seemingly) impossible! We took two kids, ages three and one, to Thailand! Why would we attempt such a daring exploit? Long story short – we wanted to.
Surviving Long Plane Rides with Small Kids
We believe that traveling adds a lot of value and spice to life, and we didn’t want to wait until our kids were older to start tackling our travel to-do list.
Setbacks in TYCTR and What’s Working for Us
We will give some specific tips that helped us, but the biggest thing to remember is attitude–none of these strategies will work unless you’re keeping the reading experience light-hearted and positive.
Our Favorite Picture Books for Little Kids
We have tried to instill a love of reading in our kids starting pretty young. From the time we moved T into his own bedroom at about 4 months old, we’ve been reading at least one book to him before every nap and bedtime. We’ve loved seeing T develop a love for...
Why We’re Giving Homeschool a Shot
In the last few years, we’ve seen a lot of indications that public schooling is heading in a direction that might not be the right fit for our family right now.
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