simple ideas for family, health, and home
This month I read Raise a Smarter Child by Kindergarten by Dr. David Perlmutter. Favorite Quotes: “Your efforts during the first thousand days will help your child complete the task of creating a brain that is efficient, high capacity, and able to process information quickly, attributes that will give your child a meaningful advantage for…
I recently read ‘10 Mindful Minutes: Giving Our Children–and Ourselves–the Social and Emotional Skills to Reduce Stress and Anxiety for Healthier, Happy Lives‘ by Goldie Hawn Favorite Quotes: “Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.“ -Haim Ginott “When I really look at something, I can see all sorts of bits…
This month I read ‘Better than Before’ by Gretchen Rubin Favorite Quotes: “Habits are the invisible architecture of daily life. We repeat about 40% of our behavior almost daily, so our habits shape our existence, and our future.” “….All of my work on habits and happiness was meant to help us construct, as much as…
Reading to little ones is important Reading to children helps to develop their brains and it builds their own love for reading. We read to Wyatt every night before bed. It’s a special time that he cherishes. It’s also my opportunity to cuddle up in a chair with an otherwise very busy, active boy. When…
This month I read No Drama-Discipline Favorite Quotes: “Whether we are playing with them, talking with them, laughing with them, or yes, disciplining them, we want them to experience at a deep level the full force of our love and affection.” -Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson “May I have the courage to change…
One of my personal goals is to read 1 book per month related to homesteading, health/wellness, or family/parenting. I always take notes from the books that I read because it helps me to retain the information. I plan to share my notes here on the blog. I will include my favorite quotes from the book,…