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Teaching Accountability and Responsibility to Kids

April 23, 2018

Teaching accountability to kids is possible with these simple tips and ideas. Positively parent your way to a culture of responsibility in your household.   Accountability is a really hard concept for kids to grasp. The idea that you are responsible for your own actions, and then have to accept that responsibility is quite the […]

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Filed Under: Gentle Parenting, Parenting, Uncategorized Tagged: accountability, gentle parenting, kids, moms, positive discipline, responsibility, teaching

Print these powerful mantras for moms, and stay calm in the chaos.

October 19, 2017

Kids can test our patience. Despite your best efforts at positive and gentle parenting, there are certainly days where our emotions get the best of us, and we might even snap. These powerful mantras can help. Reciting positive sayings, and reminding ourselves of why we need to remain calm, or rethink how we are viewing […]

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Filed Under: Gentle Parenting, Parenting Tagged: gentle parenting, mantras, positive parenting, printable mini book

This 5-Minute Mom Hack Will Makeover Your Kid’s Morning Routine

August 3, 2017

The 5 minute trick to make your morning routine much happier. This mom identified that he son responds to time and touch, and incorporated this.   Does this morning routine sound familiar? “It’s time to get up.” “Come on I need you to start moving.” “Please get up and go to the bathroom.” “Alright it’s […]

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Filed Under: Gentle Parenting, Parenting Tagged: connection, gentle parenting, love language, morning routine, respect

How to Raise Optimistic Kids: The Power of Positive Thinking for Children

April 27, 2017

As parents, we want to raise optimistic kids who view the world with the glass half full. Not only does it make them more enjoyable to be around, but kids with a positive outlook generally perform better overall, particularly academically. This style of optimistic thinking doesn’t protect kids from getting angry (that’s normal), rather it […]

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Filed Under: Motherhood, Parenting Tagged: gentle parenting, motherhood, optimism, optimistic kids, positive outlook, positive parenting, positive thinking

Do This One Thing to Stop Whining in Kids

January 11, 2017

I love my kids to no end. But, there are days where a whiny voice can really drive me up the wall. I would have to say it’s one of my parenting triggers. I can handle hitting, tantrums and meltdowns. What I really can’t handle too well, is whining and overall rudeness. It’s my weakness. I have […]

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Filed Under: Gentle Parenting, Uncategorized Tagged: attitude, gentle parenting, parenting, preschoolers, stay at home moms, toddlers, whining

How to Listen to Your Child: This one thing affects behavior

December 15, 2016

You CAN improve your child's behavior with this one simple trick, and it's not as tricky as you might think.

Are you reading this to find some actionable tip to make parenting a breeze? Do you have a child who is quick to anger and seems to lose his/her temper quickly? Let’s face it, parenting is TOUGH. Raising resilient and confident children while maintaining our composure in a sleep-deprived, caffeine-medicated haze is no easy feat. Check out […]

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Filed Under: Gentle Parenting, Motherhood, Uncategorized Tagged: active listening, discipline, elementary, gentle parenting, Homeschool, moms, positive parenting, preschool

Co-Sleeping to Toddler Bed Transition Tips

July 17, 2016

I’ve always co-slept with my kids for their first year (and beyond in some cases). I’m all for it and love the ease of nighttime feedings and cuddles. But inevitably, there comes a point where I want my bed back, I want to wean the feedings, and I want to really sleep without the subconscious […]

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Filed Under: Gentle Parenting, Motherhood, Parenting, Uncategorized Tagged: attachment parenting, babies, cosleeping, dads, dockatot, gentle parenting, kids, moms, review

20 Hopes for My Spirited Child 

July 14, 2016

Do you have a spirited child? We all have big dreams for our kids, here are some hopes I have for mine, it includes the patience for those who don't always understand him.

Being the mother of a spirited child is not always easy. Sometimes it’s challenging, often exhausting, and always rewarding. When others see snippets of my boy’s spirited nature they might quip that he’s ‘too loud’, ‘talks too much’, ‘interrupts’ or ‘doesn’t listen’. What they don’t always see, is that he is highly inquisitive, very analytical, […]

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Filed Under: Gentle Parenting, Motherhood, Parenting, Uncategorized Tagged: attachment, boys, gentle parenting, girls, kids, moms, preschooler, spirited, stay at home

Saying “Calm Down” To Your Kids Doesn’t Actually Work

July 6, 2016

It’s something I have written about a lot on here. Spirited kids, difficult kids, intense kids…helping them calm down, teaching them tactics to calm themselves.  It’s something that we all understand as parents, what it means to ‘calm down’. But guess who doesn’t? Our kiddos.   RESOURCE:  FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY   I know for me, […]

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Filed Under: Gentle Parenting, Motherhood, Parenting, Uncategorized Tagged: anger, calm, calm down, gentle parenting, kids, moms, positive parenting, psychology, stay at home

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

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