Category: Ideas + Advice for Families

Hand Washing Song for Kids

I am a germphobe. I wrote about it here. So I am big on hand washing. I wrote a post last year on “Proper Hand Washing Techniques” and the number of Google searches using the keywords “hand washing” & ” proper hand washing techniques” landing on that post have really ramped up recently which is not surprising since we are now entering cold and flu season. So seeing that I am not the only one interested in washing hands (WELL) I had to share this AWESOME hand washing song my daughter learned at preschool (and it is not to “happy birthday” or the “ABC’s!)

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We’re bringing Date Night back!

I really like my husband. I wrote about him here. He’s my favorite person to be around. But with both of us in constant “parent mode” and giving our kids 110% all of the time, it has left VERY little time for just the two of us. I am sure we are not the only parents struggling with this one!

Sure, we have our favorite Friday night which consists of getting the kids to bed, having a drink, and settling in to catch up on our mutually-loved DVR’d shows, but that doesn’t really count.

Recently we were talking about the last time we went out just the two of us. It had been 2 1/2 months. The time before that?

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Traffic Light Eating: Teaching Kids Healthy Habits!

The year my daughter was two we participated in a Mommy & Me class at her preschool. To ease the kids into the preschool “drop off” pattern, the mommies would go into another room for about 45 minutes for a talk or presentation so the kids could get used to playing without mommy. One of these talks was presented by Sherri Fenn and the topic was all about teaching healthy eating habits to kids. In that presentation she spoke of the “Traffic Light Eating” technique to teach your kids how to make healthy choices. From that day on, I have used this with my daughter and it has been SO super effective I had to do a post on it!

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