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 […]
How to Avoid Overstimulation in Kids During the Holidays
Kids DO get overstimulated. Despite the belief of many, all of the sights and sounds and crowds during the holidays can be a lot for kids to digest. You know your child best, if they seem like they are getting overstimulated to you, then they probably are. There are a few things you can help do […]
How to Gently Handle Aggression in Young Children
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, […]
Give the Gift of the NJ Lottery for the Holidays
We all have those people on our list that we just don’t know what to buy when it comes to a gift. Maybe it’s a co-worker who you don’t know that well, or maybe it’s your husband who buys everything that he wants for himself (ahem). Either way, you can’t go wrong in giving the gift […]
Books for Teaching Kids to Give Back and Help Others
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 […]
Raising Charitable Kids Who Give to Others
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 […]
Must-Haves for Traveling with Toddlers PLUS a Giveaway!
Traveling with kids can be difficult, but if well-prepared, it can really be a smooth and easy(ish) process. We travel a lot with out three kids, both by car and by plane, and have gotten it down to a pretty good science. However, there are a few really awesome must-haves when traveling with tots that […]
Working Together: Active Parenting in Foster Families and Stepfamilies
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 […]
10 Health-Conscious Brands Moms Want to Know About
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 […]
Parenting Advice You Won’t Hear Every Day
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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