This post is sponsored by Disney’s Pinocchio. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Recently, Disney asked me to help spread the word about the upcoming release of the Diamond Edition of their classic story, Pinocchio. As I reflected on Pinocchio’s journey to become a real boy by … [Read more...] about 12 Things I Hope My Kids Learn From Me
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5 Simple Ways to Raise a Kind Daughter (And Why It Matters to Her Health)
This post is sponsored by American Girl®. All opinions are my own, as always. I have a secret obsession with psychology, and I’m gonna tell you why. You see, I write all the time about natural health and wellness. I share natural remedies, I talk about a real food diet, and I get … [Read more...] about 5 Simple Ways to Raise a Kind Daughter (And Why It Matters to Her Health)
How We Use Chore Charts to Teach Our Kids Responsibility
Post by contributor Molly Madonna If you’re anything like me, you’ve noticed that the older the kids get, the faster the house gets messy and cluttered, too. There are more people, contributing more stuff and a host of different habits in the same amount of space. Unless you … [Read more...] about How We Use Chore Charts to Teach Our Kids Responsibility
A Day In the Life of a Homesteading Mama
We have three daughters, Aneliese (5), Cecily (3), Kathleen (1) and while it may not look like it on paper or on my blog, Becoming Kindred, where I write about our rural, beginner farm life, I feel like our days are in a constant flow of motion. This is us and I think that we clean … [Read more...] about A Day In the Life of a Homesteading Mama
On Toddler Boys and Toilet Bowls (Teaching Kids to Have Fun With Chores!)
(Post by contributor, Dea Daniels) This fall, I had to face a few hard facts: 1. Babies grow up {everyone tells you but it’s still tough to experience!} 2. These days are full-to-overflowing {Fitting into a paper schedule doesn’t mean it works!} 3. My house has not learned … [Read more...] about On Toddler Boys and Toilet Bowls (Teaching Kids to Have Fun With Chores!)
Teach Your Children Earth Stewardship By Planting a “Miss Rumphius Garden”
When Alice Rumphius was a little girl, she vowed that when she grew up she would travel the world and live in a house by the sea. “ There is a third thing you must do,” her grandfather told her. “ You must do something to make the world more beautiful.” Miss Rumphius fulfilled her … [Read more...] about Teach Your Children Earth Stewardship By Planting a “Miss Rumphius Garden”
