Tag: older kids
Big Kids Are Great
Not gonna lie, having older kids is pretty awesome.
Every once in a while you’ll see a meme in which someone wishes they could go...
DIY Magic: The Iowa Children’s Museum Play Pack
Do you wish you could wave a magic wand and make the world return to its pre-Covid state? I can't make the pandemic go...
Parenting in The Teen Years: Setting Healthy Boundaries and Holding Limits
I have been parenting for 16.5 years, but only parenting a teen for 3.5 years. I feel really, really confident in the birth to...
Spooky Activities and Halloween Haunts for Teens and Tweens in Iowa...
Halloween can be more than trick-or-treating and costumes, but it can be challenging to find activities that are inclusive to the whole family. Here...
Reading Harry Potter with Your Kids
"Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. They were...
Ten Reasons Why Older Kids are Awesome
1. You can leave them home alone. When the thought of dragging the whole gang out in public gives my husband and I a...
My Baby is in High School and It’s Really No Big...
My daughter is a freshman in high school. It’s really no big deal. It’s just another year of school. I mean, I’m sorry to...