I am SO excited to announce the one year release of the awesome book Learn to Play: 150+ Activities for Year-round Fun and Learning! Young kids love to play – and it’s amazing what they can learn when they’re having fun. That’s what this book is all about. As a contributing author and editor, I’ve read every page…
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Amusing DJ Parenting Analogies for Broken Record Days
Is it just me, or do you also come up with random parenting humour to entertain yourself on those days when you are tired, the kids are tired, and you are “having a moment” (as parenting expert Ross Greene likes to say!) When I recently had a “broken record” parenting moment – you know what I mean…when…
5 Reasons Why Positive Parents are Awesome!
Although we all have our share of bad parenting moments where we wish we could hit REPLAY and take back our angry actions or words – most of the time…we are doing a fantastic job with our kids (even if we don’t realize it!). You’re not going to find us harshly berating our children at…
Motivational Parenting Quotes for the New Year
Happy New Year everyone! Are you the kind of person who likes to make resolutions? Or are they not really your thing? I’ve made a few promises to myself this year, but nothing over the top. In fact, I find the whole idea of making resolutions – a little outdated. I would rather just work…
Top 10 Parenting and Educational Play Posts of 2015
The New Year is the perfect time to look back on the previous year’s accomplishments (and duds!) with pride, (or possibly embarrassment), and determination to improve. Are you doing the same thing? There were definitely ups and downs with One Time Through in 2015. I’m proud of how much I’ve learned about blogging, and love that I still…