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Daily Archives: December 16, 2016
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Every winter, parents struggle with how to keep their kids warm in the winter. As a parent, I understand the fear of your child getting cold. We always want to keep them warm and snuggly and unfortunately, that sometimes leads to parents not allowing their children to go outside at all during the winter months. But kids need to go outside in all kinds of weather. Here in Minnesota, we believe that there isn’t bad weather, only bad clothing. But what should you look for in kids winter clothes? And how do you get your kids to keep them on? Well, as a Minnesota mama, I feel like I have some great recommendations for kids winter clothes, some tips about getting them on and keeping them on, and my #1 trick for winter success.
(P.S. Make sure you listen to my podcast about surviving winter outdoors with children. It is at the end of this post!)
I have been all about Christmas and non-toy gift guides here for about a month and now I finally get to share with you our podcast episode all about it!
If you missed my gift guide posts, make sure you check out my gift guides for:
Also check out why I don’t put toys on Mac’s wish list.
Surprise! Remember when I talked about working on something big? My husband (Andrew) and I decided to start a podcast together. I will admit, I was super nervous when we were recording because it was something I had never done before, but the episodes actually turned out well. I’m so excited to keep recording them. So here is our introduction. Check out the posts for each of our podcast episodes. Make sure you join my e-mail list for a reminder each time we release a new episode.
Episode 0 – Intro to the podcast
Only weirdos use Montessori for their kids, right? At least, that is what I thought initially. Several years ago, I was a nanny for two children who attended a Montessori school. I totally internally judged them, because the only things I had heard was that they didn’t have any rules so the kids ran wild and that the kids were unprepared for the “real world” of the conventional classroom.
Long story short, I was offered a position in the toddler room at the Montessori school they attended and four years later I have found my fit. I love what I do, I love the school, and I love Montessori. And I have determined that the world is sorely lacking in knowledge about Montessori. When I was an education major in school, I believe we read exactly one paragraph about the Montessori philosophy. But the world needs to know, so I am shouting it from the rooftops!
If you’re looking for ideas for your home, check out this ebook I wrote with 30 Ways to Make Your Home More Montessori. The ebook is available on Amazon and it is also available as a pdf on Gumroad.
Now before I go on, let me just say that I am not a trained Montessori teacher. Everything I have learned is from experience working in a Montessori school and books and articles I have read. I am in no way an expert. I am also not going to delve into everything because we could have a conversation that lasted for hours about Montessori.