Recent content by deliberatemom

“I hug them when it feels like I’m hugging a porcupine” - - YES!

I hear you! And I've been running into this lately. That attitude can be overwhelming. I took some great advice from @EightGreatKids and ran with it... I drew closer to her (as much as I really didn't want to). I spent more one on one time with her and have invited her out to a couple hot...

Thank you for your kind words and heartfelt advice. Things have improved a bit this week. We're spending more one-on-one time together and I've made a point to make a bigger deal over her successes. I truly appreciate your insights.

Well friends, I've run into an interesting struggle with my oldest daughter (she just turned 12). She refuses to be taught. She feels like she knows everything and if I show her how to do something (i.e. a math equation or the proper spelling for a word) she gets mad at me and most of the time...

I had a lot of open ended activities on hand for my youngest. Here are some examples: - playdough / clay - crayons and paper - construction paper pieces and glue sticks (to make mosaics) We read a lot of books too. Preschool picture books are wonderful launching pads for curriculum/deeper...

My husband works a job that allows him to be home early enough for us to have dinner together and to make extra-curricular activities manageable. My girls do girl guides and Kung-fu once a week. We were doing gymnastics weekly in the fall but activities 3x a week was a bit too busy. I wish...

You must have good time management skills. 😊

I work from home. I make income from my website and books. I also work for a child care centre as their social media and communications consultant. I manage their social media accounts, publish articles monthly on their website, and maintain/update their website. Between these two commitments I...

Oooh - a fellow ECE person! 😍

LOL - that’s awesome. You’re just waiting for the opportune time, that’s all! 😉

🤣🤣 exactly! My husband has said on a couple occasions that our science experiments aren’t very appetizing to look at. (As I place them strategically by the cookie jar). 🤣😂

Exactly!! And when I get flack for asking them to clean the bathroom - I simply say it’s science. 😜

Me too - we don’t have a “normal” looking house. 85% of our artwork was made by our kids. 🤣😂

I was going to start back today but I'm super sick with a sinus cold and it's my oldest daughter's birthday on Tuesday (we always take birthdays off)... so I decided this past weekend that we'll start back up on Wednesday. :)

I have condensed my favourite recipes into my own cookbook ( a binder with recipes added into it). I'm currently working on the project of typing everything up into CreateMyCookbook (so it looks pretty). I only add a few recipes a week but hopefully by the end of 2020 it will be done! :)