Kids – Optimizing Mama

Kids October 12, 2018October 12, 2018 by admin

How do you get a strong-willed kid to try new foods?

I want to publicly apologize to all the parents out there with kids who will only eat three or four types of food. I confess I have judged you, and I was wrong to do it. I have wondered why you don’t have more concern for your child’s health. I have wondered why you didn’t …

Kids October 8, 2018October 8, 2018 by admin

How do you get your kids to let go of old toys?

Have you had any success in this area? Because in my nine years of being a mom, I definitely have not! Well, technically, I did get my oldest daughter to agree to sell some of her stuff at our yard sale earlier this summer. By stuff I mean several plastic rings she had saved off …

Hi! I’m Emily. I’m a wife and a stay at home mama of four.

When I have any extra time, I like to read or write – and more recently, get in on arts and crafts with my girls, and let my creative juices flow again.

I love to organize – to find new ways to sort and put things in order, to see the “before” and the “after”, and to find more efficient ways to do things, or store things. It’s probably a sickness, but it definitely benefits my family!

Life is so busy, but I have been working on slowing down and taking the time to rethink and rework how I do things. My husband and I have made 2018 a year of choosing to make positive changes for our family.

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