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If you’ve ever promised, “If you do this, then you can have that…”, I get it.Most of us have reached for a bribe at some point—candy, stickers, screen time, cold hard cash—just trying to make it through the moment without a meltdown. I’ve been there too. And while bribes can sometimes calm the chaos, they…
Ever scroll past those dreamy reading corners—the canopy, the twinkle lights, the color-matched pillows—and think, yeah… not happening here? Same. Good news: a reading nook for kids doesn’t have to be fancy, expensive, or permanent to work. What matters is that it feels inviting and easy to use. When books have a place to “live,”…
Do you ever get to the end of the day and just wish bedtime wasn’t such a whirlwind? Between sports practice, dinner, dishes, and somebody melting down over the wrong color pajamas, it can feel like one long mad dash. But tucked into all that crazy is usually a tiny pocket where you could slow…
If your last library trip ended in chaos—or you’ve been avoiding it altogether—you’re not alone. Maybe your kids melted down before you even made it past the first shelf. Maybe you left with a mountain of books no one ever read. Or maybe your library card is still buried at the bottom of a diaper…
The school year starts, routines shift — and suddenly something that felt easy all summer turns into a nightly battle. Reading time. What happened? The kids who were reading smoothly now drag their feet. Family read-alouds feel rushed. And those few minutes of independent reading? Start to feel like you’re gearing up for battle every…
Ever sit staring at an email draft to your child’s teacher… rewriting it for the tenth time before hitting send? 🙋♀️ Been there. It’s funny — I can be a total chatty Cathy once I’m comfortable, but when it comes to those first exchanges with a teacher, I overthink everything. Add the weight of talking…
Ever hear your child say, “I’m just not a good reader” or “I can’t read”?Those words sting—and I’ve heard them in my house too. Take Hunter, for example. There have been nights he’s started with that exact phrase, convinced he couldn’t do it. But then, if I offered to read aloud, something shifted. He’d slowly…
Ever feel like you’re doing all the right things when it comes to reading—but your kid still resists, melts down, or shuts off? Helping kids build a healthy relationship with reading can feel surprisingly tricky—especially when we’re exhausted, worried, or just trying to stay afloat. Sometimes, the things we try with the best intentions don’t…
How to keep reading time from turning into a power struggle You grab the book, slide it across the table, and ask, “Wanna read the first page together?” Your kid barely looks up. Groans. Maybe scrunches their face or flat-out says “no.” Sometimes it’s a quiet shrug. Other times it’s a full-on refusal. Either way,…
Maybe you’ve just climbed out of a mid-summer reading slump. Maybe you’re still in it, or somewhere in that messy in-between. Either way, you’re here. You care. And that counts for more than you think. You don’t need to overhaul your days or force a rigid plan. But sometimes, when reading has felt off-track for…
