Creating a Routine for Toddlers
October 22, 2007
Kids crave routines. It helps them to feel like they have some control over their lives. When your children have no plan to their day they can get bored, and bored children will act out and misbehave. If you have things for them to do throughout the day they will stay happy and out of trouble! So here are my 6 simple steps for creating a routine for your child.
Start at the End – I always start creating a routine based on their bedtime. I figure out what time I want them to go to bed at night and schedule in a good 11-12 hours of sleep. Continue Reading
Getting a Handle on Homework
October 22, 2007
My fourth-grade son has been having a hard time keeping up with his homework. For weeks he was forgetting to bring things home, couldn’t remember when things were due, and was perplexed about upcoming tests. Sometimes he would wait to do an assignment until the night before it was due– only to find out he’d been assigned more homework that day. At the first teacher meeting we learned how far behind he had fallen. Let’s just say he wasn’t the only one who was frustrated! He needed help, so I decided to turn him into a client. Continue Reading
Mis En Place: Cooking Made Easy
October 19, 2007
You watch the cooking shows, and then you try to do it… and you think to yourself… “30-Minute Meals?!? Yeah RIGHT!”
Why does it seem that the cooking show cooks can do it so much faster than you? Part of the reason, at least for me, is that I can’t chop a carrot in 2 seconds flat. They are so much more skilled at preparing food quickly than we are. I should hope so, because that’s how they make their living! Continue Reading