Learn the ins and outs of finding a great sitter or nanny for your family. From how to and ask great questions to performing background checks, Debbie’s tips…
Monthly Archives: December 2009
Week 31: Newborn Baby Checklists
It’s been almost seven years since I’ve brought a newborn home from the hospital and I am definitely suffering from some sort of mommy amnesia when it comes to remembering what I’ll need to have on hand. So if you too are suffering from…
How Does Christmas LIVE in Your Family
What does Christmas mean for your kids and your family? In 2009, it is so easy to be overwhelmed with all the stuff AND all the activities that are SUPPOSED to happen during the holiday season. How do you create meaning from all of it? We share some of our rituals. What are yours?
How to Manage All The Toys!!!
Do you remember having sooo many toys when you were a kid? I swear I didn’t have near the number my own children do!! Why is that? Are we not as frugal as our older generation? Is the selection way more broad and have the advertisers aced their GET THEM TO BUY test. I don’t want to…
Zen Mommy Minute: Duality
Do you want a good, dutiful, well-behaved, grateful, respectful child? This video might have you think twice about this as a parenting “goal”… or at least I hope it will.
How to Reduce Holiday Stress for Kids
Visualize a heart-filled holiday. You can do this one at the dinner table. Have everyone in the family close their eyes, focus on their heart, and imagine what kind of holiday will bring joy into their heart. Then share your ideas around the table. This helps kids feel listened to, cared for, and included.
Week 30: Sage “New-Mom” Advice from a Friend
No One Gets in the Door Who Wouldn’t Scrub Your Toilet: This was by far my favorite new om tip. My friend Molly told me how starting just days after the triplets came home, so many people wanted to come over…
How to Pick Meaningful Holiday Gifts
I’ve got some tips for you on gift-giving this season. If you’re still missing a few for those challenging people on your list that seem to have everything and anything they want, watch my segment with Carol Daniels on Great Day St. Louis. Or, if you’ve got a health nut on your list, I’ve shared…
How to Stop Christmas
“Do you know why Santa is always jolly?” my husband said to me last year as we were driving together to purchase our Christmas tree. “No, why?” I replied on queue like the well-trained straight man of umpteen years of marriage. “Because he knows where all the bad girls live,” he said. I laughed. “Where’s…
How to Think Outside the (Art) Box
Where’d you get that? Are you asking because you like it? — Because you think it is hideous? — Because it is unique? I tend to over think my response to this question because this artwork is personal. It’s a collaborative work by my family. The 4 x 2 canvas came from a local art…
