I know, I’m in the same boat as you, with a houseful of picky eaters just the like. But we can get our kids to expand their palate–even if just a bit–and this is how. My resolve was tested that night. “I don’t want schnitzel,” my 3-year-old screamed as she flung a piece of chicken…
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How to Be Firm with a Child without Overpowering Them
You don’t need to fight or overpower a child when they’re not listening. This is what to do instead. In our last discussion in this post we wrote that being firm can be good for a child. We also wrote that fighting with a child is not chinuch. We explained the difference. Fighting means when…
Five Ways I Use My Photo App’s Album Feature to Organize My Life
It’s not just for photos. Use your camera and “album” feature in iPhoto to organize so many more aspects of life. You’ll love every single one of these hacks! School/Camp Info Whenever I get correspondence from a school or camp that I’ll need to refer to in the future, I snap a picture and add…
Don’t Go To Sleep Angry: The Biggest Myth in Marriage Advice, and What To Do Instead.
Sometimes, you need to step away to see things with clarity. The advice was: don’t go to sleep angry. Maybe you tried it. And hurting from a painful conversation and taxed emotionally, tired physically, and riled up hormonally, you still made up and smoothed things out. But there is a better way to resolve conflict….
How Can I Be Firm without Fighting with My Child?
Firm , Fight , Afraid . What do these three words have in common? Parents are often not firm with their children when firmness would be good for the children. The reason they are not firm when they should be firm is that they are afraid to fight with the child. They know that fighting…
Your Teenagers Will Love This Notebook Hack
All notebooks look the same from the top. This hack makes it easier to kids to find what they need, fast. When we started BCP, for one moment we thought, “What would happen if we run out of hacks and tips?” So far, that hasn’t happened. What has happened, rather, is that our kids have…
What Do You Have in the Freezer for Yom Tov? Oh, Just Some Crumbs.
Get your crumbs ready now and your Yom Tov desserts will be mostly done. Many of our favorite desserts involve some kind of crumb topping. Fruit desserts are very popular, especially now when Rosh Hashanah means apples … and then Sukkos is the time we love those warm desserts. But you know what’s really great…
Could You Use Some Extra Teaspoons and Tablespoons?
Save those baby formula scoops for a handy tablespoon. We know that you wouldn’t mind having extra teaspoons or tablespoons around. For those of you who go through lots of baby formula, it might be helpful to know that the formula scoops of the popular Similac brand formulas contains just over 1 tablespoon…about 3 ½…
Five Ways to Prepare Your Child to Return to School
Do you think your child will be anxious about the new changes and safety measures in school? These “P’s” will help your child feel calm and secure as they go off to school once again. Too much time at home with your kids? Wondering what will happen if schools have to shut down again? Worried…
The Hook: Our Favorite Way to Never Forget The Baby in the Car
If you don’t want to drive with one shoe in the back seat, this might be the solution for you. After we published this post about forgetting a baby in the car, we received lots of feedback and tips from readers. But one reader recommended a really simple solution that we thought we’d share with…