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Best Resources for the Angry Child (and their Parents too!)

May 18, 2016

This post contains Amazon affiliate links. I receive a small commission for any purchases made using these links. Do you have an angry child? Books are a fantastic way to help deal with transitions, issues that a child might be facing, or for dealing with emotions. Whenever I am having a ‘problem’ as a parent, […]

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Filed Under: Gentle Parenting, Parenting, Preschool, Uncategorized Tagged: ASD, autism, children, emotions, gentle parenting, kids, parenting, regulating emotions

5 Things You Finally Get When You Become a Mom

May 3, 2016

Childhood memories are often filled with moments spent with our loved ones. As a child of a stay at home mom, many of mine are of my mom. I remember often wondering why she did some of the things she did, though never doubting that she did them because she cared for me. My how […]

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5 Tips for Flying with Kids

April 29, 2016

Tips for Flying with Kids Let’s face it…flying with children can be daunting at worst, and exhausting at best. It requires much preparation and attention, but can provide you with many opportunities for lasting memories and fun! A little bit of organization and confidence can make the whole process a bit simpler. Here are a […]

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Filed Under: Motherhood, Parenting, Uncategorized Tagged: airplanes, anxiety, Busy Bags, family travel, flying, kids, moms, travel

Nebula Calm Down Jar: Sensory & Science 

April 18, 2016

Why make a nebula calm down jar? I have written before about how raising spirited kids can be both challenging and rewarding. Something I get often in the comments is “well, aren’t all kids like that?” Truth is, yes. If you are a parent of a spirited child (aff link), you might know that their […]

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Filed Under: Elementary, Gentle Parenting, Learn Through Play, Mess-Free Sensory Play, Parenting, Preschoolers, Sensory, Toddlers, Uncategorized Tagged: calm down jar, emotions, Homeschool, moms, preschoolers, psychology, sensory play, spirited kids, toddlers

How to Help an Angry Child Calm Down

April 10, 2016

Regulating emotions can be difficult for any child, those with more of a natural inclination to anger can have an especially difficult time. It is our job as parents to find ways to not only help our angry child calm down when becoming upset, but to help them learn to calm down anywhere and in any given […]

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Filed Under: Gentle Parenting, Parenting, Uncategorized Tagged: aggression, attachment parenting, calm down, dads gentle parenting, kids, mad, moms, parenting

5 Potty Training Essentials for Quick Success

March 1, 2016

Potty-training. UGH. If you are a parent, you’ve been there. My kids were fairly easy to potty train, and still, all I can say is UGH. It’s a rite of passage for parents and toddlers alike. Potty-training success adds a badge to motherhood and promotes the toddler to ‘big-kid’ status. It’s an exciting accomplishment, but one […]

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Filed Under: Motherhood, Parenting, Uncategorized Tagged: essentials, fears, moms, nightlight, potty training, preschoolers, stay at home moms, toddlers, toilet training

LEGO Hack for a Mess-Free Building Experience

February 25, 2016

Do you have a mini Lego lover in your house? My son loves to build with Legos, and I like to encourage any kind of play that involves building, creative thinking and problem solving; but I have two major problems with Lego sets (aside from the expense), 1) the little pieces get EVERYWHERE which is […]

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Filed Under: Motherhood, Parenting, Uncategorized Tagged: building, hacks, legos, mess-free, moms, organization, parents, storage, tips

5 Steps to Reconnecting with Your Kids After Yelling

February 15, 2016

I believe in gentle parenting. I do not believe in yelling at, or shaming my children. That said…nobody is perfect. I definitely lose my cool at times, and I yell. I would love to tell you that it never happens and that my parenting is right out of a child psychology textbook, but that would […]

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Filed Under: Gentle Parenting, Parenting, Uncategorized Tagged: gentle parenting, moms, positive parenting, stay at home mom, yelling

10 Reasons I Love My Husband More as The Father of My Children 

February 9, 2016

How can you really know what your husband will be like as a dad? You can have countless discussions about how you will raise children, what you will name them, whether or not they will be allowed to watch cartoons containing violence, etc. The truth is, you never really know. I don’t even know if I […]

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Filed Under: Marriage, Parenting, Uncategorized Tagged: fatherhood, love, marriage, motherhood, parenting

3 Ways Parenting a Spirited Child Can Bring You Joy

January 23, 2016

 Spirited, intense, even difficult, call it what you wish, it all boils down to the same personality type. The one that can make you want to scream with frustration and giggle with delight, pound your head against the wall with exhaustion then melt into a warm and welcome embrace, or explode with sadness and burst […]

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Filed Under: Gentle Parenting, Motherhood, Parenting, Uncategorized Tagged: gentle parenting, kids, moms, parenting, spirited child, stay at homde moms

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