Author: Holly Crawshaw

The Battle of the Bored

The Battle of the Bored

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School’s been out for fifteen minutes . . . The bus is just pulling out of your neighborhood . . . And our signature on that last report card hasn’t even dried yet . . . When from the bowels of their gadget/toy/book-infested bedroom, you hear the dreaded words: “I’M BORED!” It never fails, right? Summer shows up, and with it, our kids’ ability to be entertained for longer than five minutes at a time. They haven’t had this much trouble self-soothing since they were in diapers! In our minds, summer is an ethereal time—sand, sun, pools, breezes—filled with...

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Finding Confidence in Parenting

Finding Confidence in Parenting

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There are a lot of things I’m confident about. I’m confident that my 3-month-old hates sleep. I’m confident that my kitchen will remain a mess until the year 2050. I’m confident that I’ll never ever like sushi. And I’m confident that I will always choose the slowest line when checking out at the grocery store. These things I would bet my life on. But when it comes to deeper things . . . less concrete things . . . faith-based things . . . I’ve gotta be honest. Sometimes my confidence falters. It falters when I fail to trust...

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Five Mantras to Discipline : How Zipping My Own Smart Mouth Changed My Parenting

Five Mantras to Discipline : How Zipping My Own Smart Mouth Changed My Parenting

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Remember that one time when you swore you’d never grow up to be one of those parents who used “Because I said so” as a defense for discipline? Remember that time not too long ago when you said those exact words to your kids thirty-seven times in one day? Yeah. Me, too. Discipline for me is draining. When I tell you not to use my face lotion to make slime in your play kitchen, I don’t want to explain why Mama needs to diminish her fine lines and wrinkles. JUST DROP THE LOTION AND RUN FOR YOUR LIFE, KID!...

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Things to Talk About and Do in the Car With Your Kids

Things to Talk About and Do in the Car With Your Kids

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Families are busy. For most of us, this means we’re spending more and more time in our cars together. As easy as it is to turn on a movie or music and zone out, drive time is one of the few situations where you literally have a captive audience. We want to help you maximize this time by giving you a few suggestions for conversation prompts and activities to engage with your kids. Whether you’re on a road trip for Spring Break or summer vacation, taking a long drive to a relative’s house, or even on the way to...

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What My 5-Year-Old Taught Me in My Darkest Moment

What My 5-Year-Old Taught Me in My Darkest Moment

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Recently, my husband and I welcomed our third daughter, Sailor. I can’t tell you how excited I was to be pregnant—and even more excited to have another girl! (One day I’ll write a blog post about people who say, ‘Oh, I’m so sorry you didn’t get your boy!’) My pregnancy wasn’t easy. I was sick, renovating a house, had a new job, and had abnormal test results early on. I saw a specialist my entire pregnancy, and we weren’t sure Sailor would be completely healthy until she was born. But she was! She was perfect! There’s so much I...

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