Kristen King (aka, Mommy-in-Training) lives at 10,200 feet in Leadville, Colorado, where she is a speaker, coach, and consultant. She and her husband, Jesse (aka, Daddy-in-Training) have fraternal twins born in December 2011, two dogs, and two cats. They are both endurance athletes. Learn more and meet the rest of the AmateurParenting.com team on our About page. Learn more about Kristen at KristenKing.com.
One of my intentions in 2020 is to spend more time reading books and less time scrolling social media. I’m more relaxed, I’m sleeping better, and I’m a hell of a lot more interesting to have conversations with these days. The people at the library are starting to greet me by name, so that’s fun. Plus, the more my kids… Read more »
Usually when people learn I’m a full-time working mom of twins, they say something like, “I don’t know how you do it.” Sis, neither do I, but here we are. Just like you, I’m totes making this up as I go along. But I’ve figured out a few things that work for me to help keep the chaos to a… Read more »
This is the third post in a series about why and how I gave up yelling at my kids — for good. Read Part 1: The Meltdown and Part 2: The Plan. Here’s what’s really wild about this whole yelling thing: I’m actually a really good mom. By all accounts, I’m a great mom. Even when I was yelling, my kids would… Read more »
This is the second post in a series about why and how I gave up yelling at my kids — for good. Read Part 1: The Meltdown. I knew that if I was going to make good on my promise to my child — which I had clarified as “Never yell at you again because no one should ever talk… Read more »
On July 9, 2017, I lost. my. shit. on one of my 5-year-olds. It wasn’t just a momentary lapse. It was a solid hour of us screaming at each other. A grown adult, having an hour-long screaming match with a 5-year-old. And I was going to win. As I watched him lose the will to fight back, I had a… Read more »
