Category Archives: Parenting Tips & Tools

Parenting tip: How to reboot a sluggish outing with kids

I told you about how I keep kids occupied while out and about. And I told you the simple tip that has improved our kids’ behavior in public. Now I have yet another! (This parenting thing is all about hacks … Continue reading

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One easy tip that has drastically improved our behavior in public

Whether it’s the store, a restaurant, church, someone’s house, the Dr.’s office — anywhere outside of our house — there is great potential to encounter “issues” when galavanting around town. I already told you how we try to keep little … Continue reading

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One way I find lost items lickety split

This is a little trick I discovered recently and it works within minutes almost every single time. I can’t say it’ll work for everyone, but you just never know when you might find yourself in a situation where it’ll come … Continue reading

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How to keep kids occupied when out and about

Photo by Leonard John Matthews Whether it’s at the Dr.’s office, on a plane, in the car, at a restaurant or standing in line, the little ones inevitably get antsy when there’s waiting involved. Here are some ideas to keep … Continue reading

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How we talk to our kids about gay marriage & other tough questions, Part 2

Kids ask a lot of questions; it’s their job. As I said last week, as parents, our job is to answer them. Hayley asked an innocent enough question at the lunch table the other day from which a very interesting … Continue reading

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How we talk to our kids about gay marriage & other tough questions

Photo by Oberazzi An interesting conversation bloomed at the lunch table with our 7 and 9 year olds the other day. One small question turned into a full-blown discussion about gay marriage and I thought I’d let you in on … Continue reading

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3 Scripture memory resources

We’re on a quest in our house to memorize more Scripture. Recently, we’ve found some music specifically for this purpose and I’m always amazed at how easy it is to learn something when it’s put to music. Our kids have … Continue reading

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School days

Alright friends, there’s much going on in this house of ours. The most exciting (and time-consuming) has been the start of school last week for the oldest two and the start of preschool for #3 tomorrow! Whew! There’s a lot … Continue reading

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My absolute favorite dinner out

Going out to a sit-down restaurant with all 4 kids in tow gives me stress. I am constantly going, ARE WE REALLY THIS LOUD & OBNOXIOUS AT HOME?!? Wanna know my favorite dinner out? Well, I’ll tell ya. We strap … Continue reading

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Train up a child: 10 things

Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6 I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately.  So often I’m ruled by fear in my parenting — fear … Continue reading

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