Ride on toys have been a magical part of childhood for generations. For decades, these traditional toys have empowered little legs and young imaginations to explore all sorts of adventures, from driving to the grocery store and changing the oil to racing across a track like a professional race car driver. Whatever the adventure, ride on toys have been a childhood necessity for generations. Read more…
We’ve all heard of it. But what exactly is it and why is there such a big controversy about something that we come into contact with everyday? Read more…
“Caleb it’s time to take out the trash.” The fight following that simple request was like a tornado ramming into the house and taking off the roof. Screams erupted and before I could back out of his room we were in a shouting match over a chore that would have taken less than two minutes if he had just paused his game long enough to get it done. Read more…
While I was pregnant with my first child, I read about six parenting books: Now I now everything about parenting, right? WRONG!!!! This I found out very soon after my baby was born. I was going to be this perfect parent; always positive and I remember saying to someone: “I will never say the word, NO.” My eldest son is quite a character. I found myself saying no all the time! Read more…
When our kids grow up to a certain age, where they leave those squeaky rubber toys out, they start grabbing our older childrens toys and we suddenly realize we have a little Picassos at home because we find new paintings on our recently painted kitchen wall. Then it is time for us parents to start thinking about other options that will help our children take out all that energy and creativity they have. It is fundamental for our kids to learn to take advantage of all those creative ideas and skills that they are starting to develop. These, will certainly define our kids personality, habits and future jobs. Read more…