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Know YOUr Self-Identity – Get Back to YOUr Roots

Every once in a while my dad invites the boys and me to go with him to the hill country to feed his cows.  The land where he and my brother keep their cattle is my great-grandparents home place. Being there gives me a feeling….
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The Importance of Repetitive Family Vacation Destinations

The Importance of Repetitive Family Vacation Destinations

  My ex-neighbors go on a family vacation to Disney 2 and 3 times a year. I just couldn’t understand it when they told me what they do. “Why would they want to spend all this time and money on multiple vacations to Disney….
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Co-Sleeping With Your Children

My Perspective on the Co-Sleeping With Your Children Debate

I slept with my parents until I moved out of the house.  I’m joking, but I slept with them well into elementary school.  I never even realized co-sleeping with your children was controversial until I was pregnant and reading as much baby information as….
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Making FUN a Part of Your Family Culture! My Interview

While researching for Family Traditions: They’re Well Worth The Effort – What Are Yours? I quickly noticed that family culture had become a huge buzz in the parenting blog world. It is for good reason. This helps children feel a sense of security and belonging and….
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Advocating for Your Child in the School System - Be Involved

To Spank or Not to Spank? The Decision We Made and How We Made It

My Roots in Spanking Spanking has always been something that I accepted as a way to raise a kid because that’s what the people I grew up around did.  It’s just the way it was. My aunts and uncles spanked our cousins. The public school….
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Laughter is the Best Medicine Ways to Make Sure Your Kids Laugh

105 Ways to Make Your Kids Laugh: Laughter Is The Best Medicine

Do you enjoy seeing your child throw their head back and let out a deep belly contagious laugh? Wouldn’t it be great if you could get your child to laugh as often as you wanted them to?  I’ll show you ways to make your….
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6 Commonalities in the Parenting of These Masterminds

One day I thought about men who were or are mind-blowingly successful in their careers.  Not only are they very successful, but they are exceptionally happy with their job positions. Men who go for their dreams and do what no one else attempts, and….
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10 Ways to Show the Teacher in Your Life Some Love

Though I do not presently have a classroom of students, I will always be a teacher at heart and have a heart for teachers.  Now that I’m a mom, I have a renewed respect and outlook on teachers. After 15 years in the profession, I….
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Learn From the Mega-Mistake I Made During Hurricane Harvey

I rarely watch TV except for football. No news- nothing.  I really wouldn’t care if we didn’t have a TV.  Every once in a few years, an emergency situation occurs.  I am glued to the TV for around 3 days. For example, the fall of the….
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Hurricane Harvey – A Reality Check for Natural Disaster Preparedness

We recently had to evacuate from our home for 7 days due to Hurricane Harvey that hit the Gulf Coast.  Fortunately, the levee that surrounds our subdivision held against the 4 foot of water it had around it, and the river crested lower than….
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Welcome, I’m Shelly, BSEED, M.Ed, wife and mother of 2.

Thank you so much for visiting. I am passionate about parenting, child development, and motherhood. I am INTENTIONAL about getting a little better at parenting each day, and I’d love to help you do the same! This blog shares what I have learned through research and experience!  Join me in being an intentional parent.

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