THE RECIPES
10 Yummy Muffin Recipes to Try This Week
We’re not suggesting you make all 10. Don’t be a hero. But seriously, a batch of muffins can go a long way to making life a little easier. We’ve rounded up nearly a dozen sweet and savoury options that work for breakfast, lunch and snacks. Plus, even if you’re not really a baker, muffins are usually a breeze (they’re often even one-bowl wonders!). Pick a recipe and give it a shot.
Ham and Cheese Muffins
Strawberry Sour Cream Muffins
Cornmeal Egg Muffins with Veggies and Cheese
Hawaiian Pizza Muffins
Apple-Cheddar Muffins
Blueberry-Oatmeal Muffins
Triple Coconut Breakfast Muffins
Apple-Carrot Walnut Muffins
Rhubarb Muffins
And finally…
Coffee Cake Swirl Muffins
These muffins are a little involved but they’re totally worth the effort. Make them on a weekend when you have more time, and serve them for dessert with a scoop of ice cream.
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THE LIST
8 Must-Have Items for Households with Toddlers
Your little one is suddenly mobile and exercising their newfound independence and sense of curiosity. Hold on to your hats! While it can be exciting time, it’s also pretty nerve-wracking knowing that you can’t take your eyes off them for more than a minute. Hit the button below for eight essential items to help them stay safe while they’re growing and learning.
THE POLL
Do You Get Your Kids to Help Out Around the House?
A few weeks ago, mom influencer Deb of @the_goddard_farm went viral for a video she posted of her toddler folding laundry. Her little one was using a numbered cardboard template to fold in the sleeves and then the body of T-shirt after T-shirt. The internet went wild, accusing the woman of enforcing child labour in her home.
But this got our editor, Katie, thinking…don’t we want to teach our kids to do household chores? Shouldn’t we be encouraging the development of life skills? But how far is too far? In her words, she didn’t expect this short little clip to cause an existential parenting debate in her mind, but nevertheless, here we are. Read her take on the video here. And then tell us…
TODAY’S POLL
Do your kids help out around the house?
Results From Our Last Poll
Do you listen to podcasts or audiobooks with your kids?
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ We love podcasts and we’re always looking for new options. (17.6%)
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Audiobooks all the way! (11.7%)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 We’re more of a music family. (61.76%)
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Other (8.8%)
From our readers:
“Can't stand having another voice drone on in our house, we prefer music to distract us from the chatter of the day. ”
“We've just started with audiobooks. It can be easy to miss parts, but I think it'll be a great addition to our homeschool routine!”
THE QUESTION BOX
I’m So Overwhelmed Trying to Balance Work and Parenting—Any Suggestions?
This is a tough one, so we called in the experts.
For the second installment of our new relationship column, The Heart of the Matter, relationship coaches Matt Hilliard and Carina Reeves weigh in on this age-old question and offered an easy, two-step mindset shift that might help to ease some of the overwhelm. (Spoiler alert: You might need to cut yourself some slack.)
Tap the button below to learn the practice they call “Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing,” which allows you to look at your life pressures objectively and decide how to divvy up your attention.
