How to Make Moving With a Toddler Easy It’s been a whirlwind over here at the Nesting Domestic house. I’ve been keeping quiet about it until we were sure, but we are officially putting our house on the market! This will be our second move during my son’s…
How to Encourage Positive Behavior in Your Children When you have young children, it is easy to feel overwhelmed by the amount of pushback you receive on the daily. Age three nearly took me out! But these power struggles you have with your child are a normal (albeit…
150 Free Activities to Do With Your Toddler Keeping your toddler entertained can feel like an uphill battle some days. And some days I just don’t have the mental fortitude to think of something to do. On those days, I like to have an ace up my sleeve,…
How to Save Money When Traveling With a Toddler Want to hear something scary? Traveling with young children. I know, spooky, right? All jokes aside, traveling with a toddler can be super stressful. We travel out of state at least four times each year to visit family. At…
How to Stay Calm When Your Toddler Acts Out Toddler tantrums are the worst. They’re overstimulating, stressful, and downright not fun. When my son would melt down over the smallest things I would get sweaty and panicky. I could feel everyone staring at me and judging me. I…
10 Ways to Sneak More Fruits & Veggies into Your Child’s Diet 10 Encouraging Ways to Sneak More Fruits & Veggies into Your Child’s Diet (Without the Mealtime Meltdowns) If you struggle to get your little one to eat their fruits and/or veggies, you are not alone! It’s…
Age-Appropriate Life Skills for Ages 1–5: Empowering Littles Through Responsibility As moms, we all want our children to develop into well adjusted, responsible, and contentious members of society. But personally, it feels really overwhelming to contemplate the cute squishy little guy that needs help getting his pants on…
This year, I am starting a new holiday tradition with my toddler. I will be swapping out all of the books on his bookshelf for Christmas books. Some are interactive, with lift-the-flaps or songs. Some are religious and some are silly. Today I’ll be sharing some of my…
How to Stay On Top of Housework With a Toddler Staying on top of housework with a toddler sounds like an oxymoron. Toddlers are little tornados of destruction and your home pays the price. So what do you do if you don’t want to live like that? What…
How to Stop Constantly Saying No to Your Child If you’ve spent any extended time around a toddler or preschooler, you may have noticed that they ask a LOT of questions. And many of those questions require a yes/no answer. So what happens when you spend the majority…