Posted on October 23, 2013
As my kids are getting older, I feel like I’m getting more and more inconsistent with following through on groundings. At least once a month, I’m either forgetting or overriding my own command due to some pressing school or sports activity or event. I feel so guilty. Am I sending the wrong message to my kids? Dear Busy Mom, As kids get older, parents get busier — this is a fact. When you are moving at the speed of light,…
Posted on October 3, 2013
Needless to say, we all learn from our kids almost as much (if not more!) as we teach them — which is why Learning is the primary pillar of our TOG Philosophy! One of the most important things that we can learn from our kids is the frequency of laughter. Did you know that: – Kids laugh approximately 300 times per day! – The average 40 year old adult laughs only about 3-4 times per day! Think about it—kids learn to…
Posted on October 24, 2016
As most parents do, I often struggled with guilt while in the day-to-day of raising my children. Did the deed justify the extent of the grounding or was I just tired? Did I scream too loud while overreacting to a silly sibling crib fest? Why did I wait for a D- on a report card to address my child’s struggle with chemistry? Whatever the reason for the guilt, I realized that it was always accompanied by doubt about whether I…
Posted on May 31, 2013
Emily’s kids were three and five years old. She had spent the last few years busy, busy, busy: pregnancies, child births, diapers, sleepless nights, temper tantrums, managing her household, dinner times, and kids’ activities. Her five-year-old had started kindergarten last September and her three-year-old had just entered preschool. For Mother’s Day, her husband gifted her a gym membership, a place that she loved to visit before she had her kids. Emily dropped off her kids at school and with a big…
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