There's just no way around it; moving is stressful for children. You are taking away the familiar -- familiar bedroom, familiar windows, familiar bathroom location, familiar floor surface, familiar neighbors and church and friends -- and replacing it with the unknown. Even our very youngest mover who was three months old during one of our first moves, reacted with stress. Experts say that for Continue Reading >>
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Preparing for a Big Move: Deciding What to Keep
Today was prep the toy room day. Actually, we had to start yesterday by actually putting away all the toys. Today, I started going through toy bins one by one and actually sorting stuff. I threw out about one trash bag full today, but I am not finished. Each of my bins is supposedly sorted by category and after today that is finally true again. It's been a while. I had to go through each bin Continue Reading >>
Theraputty: The New Play Dough in my House – Therapeutic Putty
A few weeks ago we started occupational therapy for my seven year old because she is just struggling with low muscle tone, poor fine motor skills, and sensory integration issues which I have known she had for a while. I am so excited to finally be able to put her in therapy and get the help she needs. The first suggestion our therapist Mary Ann made was TheraPutty. She handed me a Continue Reading >>
How to Prepare for a Big Move: Getting Rid of Stuff
"Who keeps two garbage bags of broken toys around? Apparently we do. :)." It can no longer be denied. We are moving to California sometime this summer. If I have counted correctly, this makes our 11th move in 17 years of marriage. I've come up with several steps that make the entire process go more smoothly, and I thought I would share. I know you are probably thinking that five months is Continue Reading >>
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Welcome to Encouraging Moms at Home - I'm so glad you're here! Inspiring Moms to love Home again. Bringing moms fun and motivating resources and encouragement, tips and tricks for the win. Encouraging Moms At Home exists to bless moms with encouraging words, tips, tricks and tools to help Moms win at parenting, homemaking, and life. Since it’s beginning in November of 2013, my website Continue Reading >>