Falling in Love with your Family by Alison In a Nutshell: Potty training is as much about training you as a parent as it is about training your child to use the bathroom. Relax and enjoy! I don’t think there is anything that bring out the best and worst in parents like potty training does. […]
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Falling in Love with your Family by Alison What is important to your family? What are your goals and dreams? What makes you unique and special as a family? What are your values? Maybe you are thinking more along the lines of “How did you get that up your nose?” or “What is that terrible
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Falling in Love with your Family by Alison One Christmas, we went to see an outdoor Christmas event with a live camel present. The kids were petting the camel and my son, in my husband’s arms, reached out to pet the beast. His little hand was immediately engulfed in the camel’s massive mouth and then
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Falling in Love with your Family by Alison In a Nutshell: Sometimes a problem behavior just needs a change to the environment. There are lots of different ways to look at human behavior. Some experts think that our behaviors are determined genetically; some think we are products of our environment. It probably isn’t a question
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Falling in Love with your Family by Alison In a Nutshell: Don’t overload your spouse with dozens of complaints and old criticisms. Keep each argument focused on one issue. I’ve been so excited for peach season. Our tree is finally old enough to have a good crop, and we’ve been eagerly awaiting the upcoming harvest
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Falling in Love with your Family by Alison In a Nutshell: When you want to argue, first ask a question. The other day I found myself in an argument with my hubby…and I didn’t even know how I got there! Sometimes it seems like we just land in the middle, without either of us knowing
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Falling in Love with your Family by Alison In a Nutshell: Fight against slipping into an exhausted, overworked, distracted marriage. It’s my favorite month! August is my anniversary month, and I love to celebrate it. Yes…the whole month! So, this month’s Falling in Love with your Family posts will all be about strengthening marriages. For
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Falling in Love with your Family by Alison In a Nutshell: With a little planning, you can reduce the tattles, teach kids valuable skills, and save a little sanity along the way. Do you want to train your kids to tattle? Luckily for you, I have uncovered the magic formula! Just follow these two steps,
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