Kitchen Tool or Toy? Both!
The kids played with these wire racks from the kitchen and turned them into toys — spinning tops. I just love seeing the boys invent…
Category: Parenting
Ah, the Classics
Titus is loving this book. Last Christmas Edric’s uncle (fondly called Tito Jojo by all of us) packed this very heavy book in his suitcase…
What Children Do When They Don’t Watch TV
We dropped by Hobbes and Landes this afternoon and the kids picked out a 3-D puzzle set of famous architectural structures. They spent several hours…
Can You Read A Story?
As often as possible, I try to read stories to the kids before they go to bed at night. We were pretty busy over the…
How Are Your Generation iY Children?
I am reading an incredibly enlightening book called Generation iY by Tim Elmore. He defines Generation iY as people who were born between the years…
The Big Mistake
I made a big mistake with one of my kids when we were at the beach. After an entire day of dealing with his negative…
Truth Be Told
Edan and Elijah really enjoy the board game we play called 7 Wonders. It has been one of our recent bonding activities and they get…
Over-served Children
Edric and I let the kids clean up the kitchen and dining area tonight. They did a good job and they thoroughly enjoyed themselves. One…
A Father’s Prayer
One of the best things a father can do is teach his son the way he should go, but a greater father knows that this…
Gatekeepers
As we celebrated my brother’s birthday last week, we spent time honoring him and sharing what we appreciated about him. Honoring people on their birthdays…
Date Your Kids
As a mom of four, I need to employ strategies to make sure that my children feel equally special and important. This means finding ways…
You Spank Your Child?!
I once came across an article on the internet written by an author who was vehemently against spanking. He saw it as a form of…
