Food Thievery
During the past couple of months, Sarah and I have noticed a new trend of behavior emerging from our 4-year-old twin boys Mr. B and Mr. C. The boys have been sneaking into our pantry to steal food. This new trend began as an innocuous occurrence in the morning around breakfast time. We noticed a […]
How to Connect With Your Kids Even When You’re Exhausted
Are you ready to kick back, relax, and connect with your kids? That’s right. KICK BACK. Do you ever feel overwhelmed by it all? Do you wonder how in the world you’re supposed to connect with your kids when you’re already spent from a day juggling the house, the finances, marriage, cooking, etc… We’ve been […]
Failure and Forgiveness
I’m writing this today because I feel a little bit guilty. This morning I walked into the kitchen to find my boys Mr. B and Mr. C taking turns pouring out all of the cereal inside the cereal box into three bowls while gleeful splashing much of it on the table and floor in the process. My […]
Quality Trumps Quantity
I recently read this article from The Washington Post which reports the surprising results of a longitudinal study on effects the amount of time parents spend with their kids between the ages of 3 and 11: “In fact, it appears the sheer amount of time parents spend with their kids between the ages of 3 and […]
The Real Reason for Screen Free Week (it’s not what you think)
As I was eating lunch with my four year old boys yesterday one of them asked me what gnats eat. I had to admit I didn’t really know. My first instinct was of course to reach for my phone and look up the answer, but as our dining table is a screen free zone my phone was […]