Mid-Century Mom

How to Have a Nice Family Dinner (When You Have Little Ones Underfoot)

I get asked all the time if it is possible to cook and serve a nice family dinner when you have littles underfoot. And I can tell you, unequivocally, yes. it is possible. It isn’t always easy to know how, though, and often we didn’t learn it in our own families. So here are my …

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How To Give Kids Good Habits (Vintage Parenting Advice)

Habits are like tomatoes — growing good ones takes a lot of work. You have to plant, grown, prune, feed and then you can finally harvest the reward. Whether your child’s habits are good or bad depends on you. Here is a plan from the 1940s for how to give your kids good habits. How …

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A REAL Vintage Schedule for Preschoolers

Vintage Schedules For Preschoolers (What a REAL 1940s Expert Recommended)

I really love using vintage schedules. They are so precise about the goals and the actions you take to get there. It’s a lot of fun! I have read the Babywise series, Gina Ford, and Tracy Hogg, but all of the advice they give is just vintage mid-century parenting advice, repackaged for a new audience! This is the vintage schedule for preschoolers that I am using for my youngest children.

How To Get Up and Get Dressed (And Why It’s Important)

The first baby step for any vintage housewife is to get up earlier than anyone else and take some time to fix herself up. Getting up and getting dressed is the most important step because it does 2 things: Why You Should Get Up and Get Dressed First, it focuses on self-care. Sometimes you have to …

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