Preparing for a new school year is not always as easy as 1, 2, 3! Getting ready to go back to school in the fall takes a lot of planning and organization! Success during the school year often depends on how well students (and parents) organize time, schoolwork, activities, chores and hobbies. Have you ever considered working with a professional organizer to get ready to...
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Has your child ever had “sticky fingers”? No… not the kind of sticky fingers they get after eating cotton candy at a ball game or while chomping down a bucket’s worth of buttered popcorn at the theater. I am talking about the type of “sticky fingers” that take things that don’t belong to them… stealing. When begging and nagging for a toy or attending an activity...
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With summer right around the corner, are you ready for a new experience, in a fun and invigorating college environment? Take a look through KALEIDOSCOPE, our unique and challenging program just for teens, at the University of Richmond! You’ll make friends with students from all over the Richmond area while you enjoy courses led by highly experienced and enthusiastic instructors. The all-inclusive program covers a...
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Have you ever heard the expression, “There is no “I” in team”? That is true when it comes to maintaining and caring for a home. If you are the provider or main caretaker in the home, everyone needs to have responsibilities and appropriate workloads to allow you to keep up with a functioning home. Although it often seems as if keeping everyone on task is...
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Many children come home to an empty house after school. It isn’t an easy situation for a child or the parent! You’ll both benefit from establishing routines and house rules early on. So, how do reassure your children they are loved, even if you aren’t there? Here are some suggestions: Leave a stick-note or two around the house with encouraging messages. Make sure that you...
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Playing is often times the best way for children to accomplish a task, even when it comes to combatting household clutter. Dirty laundry, abandoned toys, endless refrigerator art work and unmade beds, have a way of creeping into our everyday lives. And, it isn’t fun. But, we have a couple “fun” tactics for cleaning up the kid-clutter: FRIDGE OR COMMAND CENTER Let’s start with the...
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In our crazy busy lives we cherish the precious moments that we have in our lives. Sometimes that is a wedding, a trip, a performance or the art work that your kids bring home from school. Those times are so special we never want to forget them so we hold on to anything that we think will remind us… the ticket stub, the program, the...
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Parenting "in public" isn't always easy, especially when your child is screaming, impatient or upset! Instead of squirming or getting angry, here are some suggestions to help you with parental peer pressure!
Organizables are great for keeping kids closet in order.
Most of our kids EXPECT gifts during the holidays, and indeed, our Christmas morning gift opening ritual may consist of a free-for-all with ribbons, bows, and wrapping paper flying everywhere. Sure, that can be fun, but it can also get out of control. It can lead to kids feeling “entitled” instead of “blessed.” Giving our children gifts, no matter what time of year, can be...
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