Posts Tagged ‘kidisms’

The Beauty of the Bribe (…Or How to Get Your Kids to Do What You Want)

Yesterday was Jim’s birthday. He’d kill me if I told you how old, so let’s just say: he’s older than me. We decided to splurge and take the kids to The Cheesecake Factory for dinner before coming home to have homemade birthday cake (which almost-three-year-old Jack helped make….it...
July 13th, 2008 | Moments in the Minivan, Parenting Tricks | Read More

The “Rage to Master”

I recently read a fascinating article in one of my favorite magazines, Wondertime (which, by the way, is unfortunately also owned by Disney – who, like Wal-Mart, will own the world one day – if they don’t already), that a mom wrote about her life with a gifted son. In the sidebar,...
July 2nd, 2008 | Thoughts on Being a Mom, Toddlers, life with little ones, mompreneur | Read More

The (Four) Magic Words: Please May I Have?

Life with toddlers. It’s so simple, really. For them. Their world is pretty much black and white. They have no hidden agendas (or at least ones so hidden that an adult can’t pretty easily figure them out). They have two speeds: high gear (for running on the playground and eating birthday...
July 2nd, 2008 | Moments in the Minivan, Pre-Schoolers, mompreneur | Read More

I Stand Corrected . . . by a 2-Year Old

Child development experts have different theories about the best way to encourage learning in your children. Some believe that you shouldn’t constantly correct children, because that can lower their self-esteem and make them less motivated to learn and explore on their own. Others believe that...
June 19th, 2008 | Moments in the Minivan, Toddlers | Read More

A toddler’s thoughts on marriage

Jim and I recently went on a short overnight trip to celebrate our fourth anniversary.  (Yes – only our fourth…two babies, four houses, and four and a half jobs later, here we are!) When I was describing to our son Jack why we were taking this trip, I found myself talking about marriage. ...
May 14th, 2008 | Moments in the Minivan | Read More