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10 Things to Say Instead of ‘Good Job’

Yeah I know, I feel your eyerolls from over here. You’re thinking ‘we can’t even say ‘good job’ now? This is getting ridiculous!’

We are waiting outside our ballet studio for class to begin and my 4-year-old is clinging to me, her face buried in […]

“Wow! That’s really good jumping!” “Ugh, I’m on a trampoline don’t you know? It’s not hard.” Those awkward moments when your kids […]

I love almost everything about the holiday season. The decorating, the food, the time with people we love, the spirit. So much […]

I remember when one of my children was around age 3 we had one of those nights where you haven’t done the […]

Ahh parenting myths. We have all heard some. ‘Stop picking that child up! You’ll spoil them!’ ‘Babies cry to exercise their lungs’ ‘A […]