chores

Child Shopping Guide

Amazon has toy vacuum cleaners that actually work!

Now your kids really can help tidy up.

Parenting

Chores are a huge part of our parenting philosophy

These kids, a 5-year-old and a 2.5-year-old, were born on a farm. They have never not known what it's like to live among animals. They learned how to crawl in the kitchen next to an orphan piglet and they cuddle with newborn baby goats in their bed instead of stuffed animals.

Parenting

Age-appropriate chores for your toddler—from 14 months to 5 years old

Keep their little hands and minds busy working alongside you.

Parenting

How to make chores fun + joyful for your child

Turn them into ‘meaningful roles’ or ‘special jobs’!

Life

Two simple words completely changed how I feel about parenting

Focusing on ‘getting to’ vs. ‘having to’ made me realize just how lucky I really am. 

Child

My 3-year-old does these 7 tasks for himself—because they empower him

And because it’s teaching him self-sufficiency and responsibility. (Plus, it’s helpful to mama!)