All Things Children · Parenting · Positive mealtimes

Sippy Cups and How Children Never Have To Stop To Drink Anymore

Sippy cups are now made so that they are essentially indestructible.   They are spill proof even when thrown down several stairs, across a room or probably out of a moving car.   They have really come a long way from this I grew up drinking from an open cup that sometimes had a lid made by… Continue reading Sippy Cups and How Children Never Have To Stop To Drink Anymore

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Road Trips and Pit Stops – PlayPlaces App

PlayPlaces – Ultimate Kids Road Trip App By AppAvenger I need to share this amazing app that Eliana and I used on our most recent road trip – PlayPlaces. Eliana and I took a 10 day road trip.  Jonathan was traveling for work and we decided to visit family while he was gone.  Our destinations included: Centerville,… Continue reading Road Trips and Pit Stops – PlayPlaces App

All Things Children · Parenting · Positive mealtimes

My Mini Sous Chef

Mommy’s Little Helper in the Kitchen: Creating a Positive Mealtime Environment AND Positive Lifelong Associations with Foods I love to let Eliana help when she is able to and when is a better time than in the kitchen?  By watching me cook, she is becoming familiarized with the smells, sights and textures of foods while… Continue reading My Mini Sous Chef

All Things Children · Parenting · Parenting as a Therapist · Positive mealtimes

Please DO Play With Your Food! Encouraging Food Play And Painting With It!

Fostering a Healthy Mindset Around Food Creating an environment that encourages a healthy mindset around food is important to us.  Do we encourage Eliana to play with the food on her dinner plate?  No.  Do we create opportunities for Eliana to think about food in positive ways?  Yes.  At our home we are continually working… Continue reading Please DO Play With Your Food! Encouraging Food Play And Painting With It!

All Things Children · Child Made / Arts & Crafts · DIY & Home Projects

DIY Toddler Made Thank You Cards

We are blessed to have wonderful family and friends surround us!  Eliana was showered with love and presents for her birthday.  We wanted to show our appreciation, but Eliana isn’t old enough to write her own thank you cards yet.  So we did the next best thing – she decorated the cards and I wrote… Continue reading DIY Toddler Made Thank You Cards

All Things Children · Parenting · Parenting as a Therapist

A Parent and A Therapist – Coloring and Crayons

When you are a Mom you are always wondering if you are making the right decisions. Knowing your parenting choices will impact your child, you wonder if it was the right choice or the wrong one. Of course children are resilient, and particularly in the first few years, they allow you to learn and grow… Continue reading A Parent and A Therapist – Coloring and Crayons

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Baby-Proofing the Wet Bar

Sometimes you have to get creative when baby proofing. I posted earlier about baby-proofing our cable box.  And also our fireplaces. We also needed to baby-proof behind our wet bar. It actually ended up being an easy fix.  I was having trouble thinking outside the box… and then it dawned on me… use an expandable… Continue reading Baby-Proofing the Wet Bar

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Flower Girl Activity Bag – “Flower Girl Princess All Dressed In White For Most of Today and Even Tonight”…

Eliana was a flower girl in my sister’s wedding a couple weeks ago.  She did a fabulous job and made it down the aisle!  That in itself is an accomplishment for a 2 year old!  In anticipation of the long day (potentially with no nap) I put together a flower girl activity bag. It was… Continue reading Flower Girl Activity Bag – “Flower Girl Princess All Dressed In White For Most of Today and Even Tonight”…