Lasso the Moon • Life is a Gift
Do you ever feel like you just have to “survive” the holidays? What if you could do this one thing and make it through the holidays with your joy intact? I look forward to the holidays, but I also want to survive the holidays. Every year, I find that I’m too easily engulfed by a tsunami of details — a school celebration; finding… Read More
‘Are you ok in here?’ ‘Yeah, I’m just having some time to myself because I’m angry and I don’t want to hurt anyone’ That was from my 5-year-old last week. I admit I gave myself a pat on the back there. Sometimes things just go right! A lot of the time they don’t go so well. Sometimes there are siblings… Read More
Ask yourself this one question and you’ll immediately have more patience with your kids, no matter their age. . . . It seemed like overnight that I was suddenly on the receiving end of the ubiquitous tween eye roll. I was caught so off guard that my only response was “Seriously?” To which my son responded with a groan. Please give me more… Read More
Want to change your child’s bad behavior? Your child may be misbehaving because they need this one thing that you are able to give , pronto! WHAM-O! My little guy kept crashing into me, even though I’d asked him, at least ten times, to stop. Before I could spin around, he started hurling things to the floor and in the general direction… Read More
My seven-year-old daughter and I were out and about recently and she was playing with rocks. Later that night and in the weeks following, a missed opportunity has haunted me. I knew it in the moment and still I couldn’t think on my feet fast enough. What could I have said differently? My daughter wasn’t throwing the rocks; she was being creative… Read More
Keeping up with laundry is a pain. You won’t believe what this mother of six did to totally rock her laundry space. She decided to create a laundry room that would help her streamline the process and created a super efficient laundry room. She shopped thrift stores, used creative thinking, and upcycled her tiny wash room into a lovely work… Read More
Technology can be addictive. When my children pick up a device they become completely zoned-out. Do you find yourself arguing with your kids over video games, the tablet or TV? Dealing with kids and screen-time can sometimes feel like a challenge because we have little parenting example to follow from our childhood. This topic has become an ongoing parenting discussion… Read More
Has your child ever gotten so physically worked up that they can’t stop crying? Has this happened at your house, too? When my daughter was a preschooler, I’d give her a hug and say, “Let’s take a big breath together, so we can calm down.” Sometimes this worked and other times, between breaths, she’d reply, “I. Can’t. Stop. Crying.” I… Read More
Though she be but little, she is fierce. ― William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream . . . “Mom, I’m going to pitch.” I replied, “You need to practice your catching before the coach will let you pitch a game.” I tell her this because she’s one of the youngest and girls on her softball team. I know the coach… Read More
I grew up in a home with yelling. Serious YELLING. Yelling has been woven into the fabric of my life. It is who I am. I am a yeller. How do you begin to reset such an inherent parenting response? This recent article by Leo Babauta has got me thinking. Go ahead, pop over and read it — How to Keep Your… Read More
Check out these 5 easy tips for fostering independence at the farmer’s market with kids! Heading to the farmer’s market with kids has, in the past, has been either AWESOME fun or a disaster. Over the years, we’ve perfected this weekly trip. Below are five tips for fostering independence at the farmer’s market with kids. Make the trip an adventure!… Read More
Today we are honored to welcome the lovely Laura Lawler to Let’s Lasso the Moon. My mom lived two thousand miles from “home” when she gave birth to my older sister, Ellen, in a suburb outside of Chicago. It was 1968 and my parents had been married for less than a year. My dad had finished college in Montana the… Read More
You’re cruising down the highway and your children are grinning from ear to ear with excitement. Three-hours later there’s crying, yelling, and suddenly you hear a scream from the back seat, “She won’t stop looking at me!” Your children may be well-behaved, but even an everyday sweetie can turn sour on a long road trip. As Modern Parents, we are… Read More
Today I am over at Melissa & Doug sharing 3-Steps to Ensure Your Don’t Need a Vacation FROM Vacation. One way to ensure your trip is stress free is to involve your children in planning the adventure. A family meeting is the perfect opportunity to empower your children by letting them be involved in vacation decision making. Don’t panic. I… Read More
Can the answer to getting your kids to eat healthy be this simple? Just put out berries. Save yourself a dinner argument, not every meal has to be perfectly balance. Instead look at the bigger picture and ask: “How balanced has my child’s diet been overall today?” It they munch down a huge bowl full of carrots after school does… Read More
