About melanie
Because Melanie still feels like a child inside, she feels amazed to find herself the mother of four (!) children. You can find more of her attempts to stay sane at her blogs, tales from the crib and reviews from the crib.Website: http://myattkids.blogspot.com
Posts by melanie
Waiting for the “Forever King”…
By melanie on December 8, 2010
“For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” (Isaiah 9.6 TNIV)
One of our family’s devotional {read more}
By melanie on December 8, 2010
My kids’ crazy costumes: swallowing my pride
By melanie on October 27, 2010
I enviously listened to two moms talking about their children’s Halloween costumes. Their children had picked something “normal” like a princess, a fairy and a superhero. On Twitter, one mom described the coordinated outfits her {read more}
By melanie on October 27, 2010
Creative Parenting: Let Imagination be Your Guide
By melanie on October 1, 2010
Creative Parenting To Get The Job Done
Yesterday when we got home from school, everyone knew that they had to focus on getting their chores and homework done. With company coming after supper and a guitar lesson to get to, we had no time for fun and {read more}
By melanie on October 1, 2010
How To Handle Those Inappropriate Comments From Kids
By melanie on September 3, 2010
The other day at the grocery store, a man of a different ethnicity reached across us to get something out of the freezer. My son chose that particular moment to declare (loudly), “Mom! Something smells like poo-poo!”
The next day my daughter {read more}
By melanie on September 3, 2010
5 Tips For Taking Roadtrips With Kids
By melanie on July 22, 2010
What makes kids good travelers? Our family knows it requires practice, practice, practice!
We have always lived at least 8 hours away from any of our family. The longest trip we’ve had to take regularly with the kids was 12 hours. This summer {read more}
By melanie on July 22, 2010
Fighting the Summer Slide…
By melanie on July 2, 2010
Last year when my daughter was in first grade, I asked her how she was able to solve her math problems without showing her work, she told me that she had a number grid in her head, and she “simply” used that to add and subtract in her head. {read more}
By melanie on July 2, 2010
Keeping Safe in the Summer Sun
By melanie on May 24, 2010
Even though it is the middle of May, here in Chicago we are far, far, far from experiencing summer temperatures. I am starting to wonder if it will ever feel like summer around here! If it ever does warm up enough, my kids are looking forward to spending {read more}
By melanie on May 24, 2010
Does He Need Speech Therapy?
By melanie on April 20, 2010
It started with my son’s regular 18-month checkup. The doctor asked me how many words he was saying. When I informed her he still wasn’t saying anything more than “ma” consistently, she asked me if I was concerned.
Maybe because {read more}
By melanie on April 20, 2010
The Power of Music in a Morning Routine
By melanie on January 27, 2010
No matter how early we get up in the morning on a school day (and why do kids always get up earlier on weekends and vacation days anyway?), we always seem to find ourselves rushing around to get out the door on time to catch the bus. Particularly now {read more}
By melanie on January 27, 2010
Badges of Motherhood
By melanie on November 24, 2009
Tonight I became aware of some of the badges of motherhood. If you have a baby, you may have heard people tell you not to worry about the spit-up all over your shoulder or, worse, down your back and on your shoe. When this happened to me, much to {read more}
By melanie on November 24, 2009
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