The Lazy Mom’s Guide to Rock Star Parenting

1

With the addition of our third son just a few weeks ago, lazy parenting is in full effect in our household.  I justify this because, well, I am sleep deprived and as the main nutrition source for my newborn I deserve a few weeks of lazy parenting. Of course, this is all done under the guise of being a rock star mom so my kids never catch on. At least, that’s what I tell myself.  Since I love to share, allow me to pass on my secrets to you, non lazy mom, so that you too can learn how to be a rock star parent without too much effort.

Lazy Mom (2)

The Lazy Mom’s Guide to Rock Star Parenting: 

Two words : PLAY. DOH. Sure, it’s super messy and yes, I do find it in all crevices of my house (my sons are currently bouncing play doh balls around the house) but it is worth it for the 30 minutes to an hour worth of sanity it provides. It encourages use of imagination and allows my sons to perfect their pizza making abilities, so really it’s a win win.  From personal experience, I prefer the homemade kind because it seems to dry out a little less when cut into a million pieces (no exaggeration.)  Here is a recipe for homemade play doh if you are in need.

Movie day.  These we resort to on days where one child is sick or I have been up an uncountable number of times with a non sleeping baby. My philosophy is that if you pop some popcorn, it becomes an event instead of a way to entertain my kids while I rest my eyes. [quote]Throw in a themed snack and you have just hit the advanced level of rock star lazy parenting.[/quote]

Free Play Crafts.  I had this brilliant idea that if I put all of our craft supplies in the toy room, my boys would create beautiful crafts and would surely put away everything they got out when they were finished.  This was clearly a lapse in judgement…but, it does keep my sons engaged for a long time.  While it is stressful to walk into the toy room and see a piece of felt that used to be one single piece cut up into 100, it is awesome to see my son’s imagination at work as he incorporates it into his job site. You may have to watch out for shards of pipe cleaner when you walk through the room, but it is worth it for the distraction it provides!

Fort building. My forts may not look like what you would find on Pinterest (actually nothing I make from Pinterest looks like what it is supposed to) but to kids, a fort is a fort.  If you have some blankets, then you have a fort.  My boys love playing in them and I love that I can’t see them fighting with each other. Out of sight, out of mind, right?

Car scavenger hunts.  Sometimes you just need to get out of the house after a long (or short) day.  That’s when I pile my crew into the van with some snacks and we go in search of tractors, diggers, and whatever else we can find. It gives my boys a change of scenery, me a chance to unwind and if we just so happen to drive by Steak N Shake during Happy Hour then it is a trifecta of awesomeness.

 

What are some of your favorite parenting hacks?

Previous articleFinding Time to Read as a Busy Mom
Next articleOur Son: An Open Letter To My Son’s Birth Mother
Megan Gariety
I am the mother to two of the most well behaved children in the history of children. They listen the first time around, always clean up their messes and sleep peacefully through the night. I greet my husband at the door each night looking like a million bucks with a dinner on the table that even Martha Stewart would envy. Lies. All of it. I am blessed to be a mother to two red haired (in looks and personality) boys who are so full of energy and life you can't help but to smile. They are not known to listen the first time, sleep through the night or clean up after themselves, but they do give the worlds best kisses, so it pretty much evens out. I do greet my husband at the door each night, but usually in sweats and with a baby in hand to give to him so I can run back to the stove before dinner burns. Aside from running a non-perfect household, I also work at home sharing my Plexus health and wellness business. My faith is important to me and guides my decision making in life (minus the time I had terrible bangs in middle school-there is no way that was a God thing.) My husband proposed to me by golden ticket inside of a Willy Wonka bar and that pretty much sums up our entire relationship. My favorite phrase is "it will change your life" but it is usually only true 10% of the time. My favorite things about motherhood: taught me what unconditional love really means and finally having an excuse to wear sweats every day!

1 COMMENT

  1. If this is lazy parenting than I’m not sure how I would be classified. I’m pretty sure this is what I call parenting haha!!

    You rock mama! Hope the new babes is doing well!

Comments are closed.