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How to Gently Handle Aggression in Young Children

November 30, 2016

As parents it can be difficult to know how to respond to your child’s anger and aggression, here are some tips to gently handle aggression.   Hitting, biting and kicking all happen with young kids. Even though we know this, it never makes it easier to deal with or handle as parents. I know for me, […]

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Filed Under: Gentle Parenting, Motherhood Tagged: aggression, attachment parenting, gently handle aggression, parenting, preschoolers, toddlers

Books for Teaching Kids to Give Back and Help Others

November 10, 2016

For young kids (and even for older ones) learning the importance of giving back and helping others is difficult. It isn’t really until about age 5 that kids are able to have empathy and understand how someone else might be feeling even if they have never felt that way before. This is an important distinction. At […]

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Raising Charitable Kids Who Give to Others

November 5, 2016

There are so many times in my life as a parent where I want to say to my kids “don’t you know how lucky you are?!“. When they quip that I ‘don’t do anything for them‘ or that they ‘never get what they want‘, it makes my skin crawl. But how can they possibly have the […]

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Filed Under: Motherhood, Parenting, Uncategorized Tagged: aggression, charity, giving, thankfulness, volunteer

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

Parenting Advice You Won’t Hear Every Day

October 14, 2016

These pieces of parenting advice you won't hear every day will help you to see that you are doing the best that you can. That you are tired. And you doubt yourself. But you do the best you can, which IS the best for your own kids.

Parenting is tough. It’s nearly impossible to keep up with the way we are supposed to do things. By that, I mean when scrolling your Facebook feed of your friends ‘highlight reels’, it’s easy to get discouraged and to feel like you’re doing it ALL wrong. Albeit, I do believe there are some less than positive […]

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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

Books About Accountability and Responsibility

August 31, 2016

Reading books about accountability and responsibility to kids is a great way to supplement some of those difficult conversations about challenging concepts.   “He did it first!” “She told me to do it.” “You never told me I wasn’t allowed to do that!” These are all lines that kids will use to avoid ‘getting in […]

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Filed Under: Gentle Parenting, Motherhood, Uncategorized Tagged: accountability, books, positive parenting, reading, responsibility, shopping

Is Your Child Emotionally Ready for Kindergarten? Questions to Ask.

August 10, 2016

My oldest is starting Kindergarten…cue the tears. In the blink of an eye he is 5, he will be with his teacher for more waking hours than he will be with me, and he will start to really have a life outside of the one in my bubble. I’ve written a lot about spirited kids […]

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Filed Under: Gentle Parenting, Learn Through Play, Motherhood, Parenting

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

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