Lessons I’ve Learned While Quarantining With Preschoolers
As the mother of two preschool boys, I’m making this up as I go, just like you are. But there are a few things I’ve learned in the past six weeks. Maybe together we can start writing that How To Survive a Pandemic with Preschoolers cheat sheet. I’ll... Read More
3 Household Rules I Never Knew I Needed
There are just too many rules. We can keep track, but they cannot. They are just trying to sort out a few colors and put together a sentence! So, we want to narrow the list to three rules that they can understand. Read More
Birth - 5 years | Create A Rhythm
How to Read Better Bedtime Stories
When my wife and I told people that we were going to have a baby, they often asked what I was most looking forward to about being a new parent. My answer? The tax exemptions. I’m only kidding; my wife is a CPA, so that was always her... Read More
One Question Your Preschooler is Asking
This has been adapted from the Phase Series Parenting is hard. Just when you think you understand your kid, everything changes. And then you have to get re-acquainted with them and figure out a new way to parent. It might be helpful to know that every kid at... Read More
Birth - 5 years | Mental Health
Helping Your Preschooler Navigate Their Emotions
Preschoolers simply don’t have the life experience to see past the present instant. Emotion is reality. As far as they are concerned, what they feel in the moment is how they will feel always-and-forever-the-end. You may not be able to fix the sandwich you cut in triangles instead... Read More
Birth - 5 years | Imagine The End
Your Preschooler Doesn’t Have to “Like” It
If we can teach our kids how to face the things they do not like, we prepare them to be gracious, patient, and experience more out of life. Read More
6 Ways New Dads Can Bond with Their Newborns
When we announced that my wife was pregnant, that opened the floodgates for unsolicited advice. Every parent I knew took it upon themselves to offer their version of childrearing wisdom—most of which I appreciated. Over time, we began hearing some of the same suggestions over and over again.... Read More
3 Survival Tips for Preschool Parents
If you’ve got one under five, you’re stretched. If you’ve got two under five, you’re beyond capacity. If you’ve got more than two under five, well, living in the South, I’ll simply say, “Bless your heart.” My boys are almost two and four. I’m just beginning to emerge... Read More
Birth - 5 years | Imagine The End
Sexual Integrity in Preschool?
One of the bottom lines of parenting is not just raising obedient, or even happy kids, but rather raising responsible adults who love God. The way your kids love God has a profound effect on how they see the world and the way they see themselves. It will... Read More
Preschoolers Go All In
When our now 3-year-old was 12 months, I placed him in the kitchen sink with plastic cups and a thin stream of running water. Then I watched in awe and amusement as he spent 45 minutes filling cups and pouring water back and forth, over and over. These... Read More