Tips for moms raising a daughter during the elementary school years. Advice for daughters age 5 – 10.
Read moreMy daughter’s first soccer game was at the local YMCA and lasted an hour. She was in elementary school and that was just enough time for the kids to play with minimal meltdowns. For those games I had a portable chair and water bottle. On cool mornings I added a jacket and cup of tea. […]
Read moreThis morning I woke up an hour before my alarm clock. Normally this means I put in ear plugs to get my last hour of sleep. Because an hour of sleep is like gold. I tried, but after 20 minutes of wrestling with sleep, I gave up and started my morning routine instead. This was THE BEST […]
Read moreThe Care and Keeping of You: The Body Book for Younger Girls is THE. PUBERTY. REFERENCE. BOOK. for my daughter. We’ve talked about puberty, body changes, menstruation and more, so she had a lot of information. However, she really loves that there’s a book she can go to whenever she feels like it. That allows […]
Read more#FriendGoals A couple of years ago my elementary-aged daughter had a situation. There was a girl in her grade that she didn’t really like. The feeling was mutual. Their personalities clashed. When I asked about her day she explained that she and the girl had taken part of their lunch to talk out their […]