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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

15 Kids Bath Toys PLUS Tips for Making Bath Time Fun!

March 2, 2017

Bath time can be a difficult time of transition for many kids. By making bath time a fun and enjoyable experience for your little one, it can become a great addition to a calming bedtime routine and can also serve as a boredom buster for long days spent at home! We like to make bath […]

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Filed Under: Motherhood, Parenting Tagged: bath time, bath time fun, kids, kids toys, moms, preschoolers, routine, toddlers

A Letter To My Wife’s Online Mommy Friends

February 28, 2017

This is a guest post written by my husband. My mommy friends that I have met online have certainly gotten me through a fair share of my parenting, and for that I could never thank them enough. To those of you that have online mommy friends, I hope you and your husbands can relate as […]

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Filed Under: Marriage, Motherhood, Parenting Tagged: bloggers, moms, online friends, stay at home moms

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

Working Together: Active Parenting in Foster Families and Stepfamilies

October 24, 2016

This is a guest post written on behalf of Active Parenting. I think their suggestions for providing open communication and support to children in times of transition are very valuable. Active Parenting in Foster Families and Stepfamilies The number of single foster parents and stepfamilies in the United States is growing substantially. According to the […]

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Filed Under: Parenting, Uncategorized Tagged: adoption, connection, Family, foster families, moms, nurture, parenting

10 Health-Conscious Brands Moms Want to Know About

October 20, 2016

I recently had the opportunity to attend the WOW Summit, a health-conscious conference for bloggers and moms. It.was.fantastic. I went as a blogger, eager to learn and connect, and left a better mom. No joke. I cried like a baby listening to Rachel Martin of Finding Joy as she told us that we were enough, I met […]

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Filed Under: Motherhood, Review, Uncategorized Tagged: Family, health-conscious, healthy, lifestyle, moms, natural, organic

As You go to Kindergarten: A Letter to My Boy on His First Day of School

September 5, 2016

My son will go to Kindergarten, and I feel like a part of me is leaving with him. When did my baby get so big? A letter to my boy as he goes to Kindergarten, I have great hopes for him, but the emotional toll this transition is taking on me is REAL. As You […]

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Filed Under: Motherhood, Parenting Tagged: back to school, gentle mom, kids, kindergarten, moms

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

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