by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Nov 29, 2018 | balance, How I Mom, How you mom, Meals, Parenting
Have your kids prep meals with you. It may not seem like an important thing to do, but it is. It’s the everyday ordinary extraordinary real life being home together in a family, being part of what makes your family a family, and I believe one of the most important...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Nov 23, 2018 | Family Life, Holidays, How I Mom, How you mom, Parenting, Tradition
Every year since we were first married, my husband and I and his family have gone the day after Thanksgiving to the Mt. Hood National Forest to get our real Christmas tree. When I say, “real” I mean real live tree from the real woods. We purchase buy our $5 permit at...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Nov 20, 2018 | Chores, Family Life, How I Mom, How you mom, Parenting
I was watching a Today Show Parents segment called Through Mom’s Eyes and it featured an interview with Sonya Curry, the mother of NBA superstar Steph Curry. In the six-minute segment, Sonya mentioned how she once didn’t allow her son to play in a basketball...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Nov 4, 2018 | Parenting, Teens, Tradition, Tweens
3/30 How I mom: Invite your kids’ friends over when they are young and when they are older. Make it easy for your kids’ friends to come over. Just invite. And make it easy for them to say yes. This year’s Halloween is the first time in over 25 years that I...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Sep 1, 2018 | Parenting, School, School Days
(This post originally appeared on the Today Show Parents Blog ) I remember a while back talking to a friend about back-to-school shopping and she said that she doesn’t bring her kid to the store when she goes. “Its just easier to go alone. I get it all done more...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Aug 25, 2018 | Kids growing up, School Days, Twins
I got all teary-eyed after dropping off my twins at college yesterday. Okay, sobbed, uncontrollably. They had to get there two weeks early to start Resident Assistant (R.A.) training before actual classes begin, so it felt especially hard as summer was still underway....
