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Category Archives: Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler
Finding joy… My family’s New Years Resolution
A new year is upon us – a year that offers hope, excitement, new adventures and a personal fave, the opportunity to be open to new ideas and ways to live life. As I walked around my post-Christmas home picking … Continue reading
Posted in Babies, Children & Tweens, Depression & Anxiety After Birth, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Teen, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tagged coming together, emotional wellness, family time, family togetherness, finding joy, giving, happiness, new year, resolution, sharing
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How to be kind to myself this year
Welcome back from the holidays! Have you made your resolutions yet? I don’t commit to a new resolution every year, but I often begin each January with a bit of “enough is enough”. No more being a couch potato! No more overeating! So this … Continue reading
How to encourage children to say thank you
My daughter used to be that child who didn’t say thank you when she received a present. It wasn’t so much that she forgot to say thank you; she outright refused to say thank you. But wait – before you … Continue reading
Posted in Children & Tweens, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Play, Growth & Development, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tagged children, Christmas, gifts, give thanks, gratitude, Holidays, how to teach manners, manners, preschoolers, say thank you
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7 ways to avoid the “me, me, me” trap at home
As the holidays approach, teaching our children the whole “me to we” concept can become a challenge. It’s that time of year when wants can magically become needs and despite our best parenting intentions, it’s a trap we all fall into. While we can … Continue reading
Posted in Children & Tweens, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Teen, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Teen Brain, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tagged avoiding entitlement, connecting kids to society, creating empathy, entitled kids, grandparents, how to avoid raising a spoiled child, Mental Health
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Parent self-care: The benefits of taking some “me time”
Five reasons you should eat an avocado a day! This headline appeared on my Facebook feed last week and got me thinking, not about avocados but my overall eating habits and self-care since I became a parent. What do I … Continue reading