This school year I am the room parent for my daughter Isabella's class. To be honest, I am not sure what that necessarily entails, but I do know that I've helped more this year with classroom things than in previous years. And you know what? I am loving it. I've gone in twice now to help the kids make brownies for our local homeless shelter cafe. I need to organize the gift for teacher birthday of course. I'd love to be able to make a great teacher gift, but honestly, sometimes it's easier to … [Read more...]
Five Ways to Help Aggressive Behavior in Children
A guest post from Patty Wipfler. Almost all of us struggle with our children’s aggressive behavior. It comes out of the blue, and once it starts it crops up again and again. What should we do in these difficult, heated moments? You’ve probably already found that conventional remedies like reasoning, star charts, Time Out, spanking, and enforcing “logical consequences” don’t stop a child’s aggression for long. In fact, the knot of intense feelings that drives your child to lash out … [Read more...]
5 Tips to Help Teach Your Child Good Sportsmanship
Teaching your child good sportsmanship allows them to grow to be a respectful and disciplined adult who can take both winning and losing in stride. A parent’s worst nightmare is seeing their child fight or scream because they lost, or rudely comment to the losing competition if they’ve won. Here’s some tips to helping teach your child good sportsmanship. 5 Tips to Help Teach Your Child Good Sportsmanship 1. Let your child know that it’s completely okay to lose a game. Losing happens. Your … [Read more...]
4 Ways to Boost Emotional Development in Children
With back to school season upon us, we like to get our kids ready with their uniforms and school supplies. But we also like to evaluate how they're doing socially and emotionally. I will be the first to admit that both of my kids have a lot of room to grow emotionally. Emotional development in children is important, and honestly, emotional development in my own life is too. [Tweet "As a parent, we play a key role in our child’s emotional development."] As a parent, we play a key role in … [Read more...]
Positive Parenting: 30 Day Mom Challenge
Being a mom is the world’s most stressful job. There is no secret formula or to-do list for being a good parent. This challenge will help you improve and become a more positive and supportive mother in just 30 days. After this challenge, you’ll feel more motivated, in control, and less stressed. [Tweet "There is no secret formula or to-do list for being a good parent."] 30 Day Mom Challenge Choose one thing to do together as a family this month Challenge yourself to go one whole day … [Read more...]
75 Family Bonding Activities to Do with the Kids!
Making sure you take the time to do family activities that help with bonding time is so important. I think sometimes we forget that no matter how small or old our children get, they still want that bonding time with family. I have gathered a nice size list of family bonding time activities that you can do with your children to help create memories, grow closer as a family, and just have fun! By instilling a strong family bond in your child at a younger age, will teach them how important … [Read more...]
Child Car Seat Safety – What You Should Know
As a parent, it's important to learn all you can about child car seat safety. Whether you're new to the whole mom or dad thing or an "old pro," it's imperative to stay up to date on issues like car seat laws and the proper way to install a seat in your vehicle. Keep reading, to learn more. Six Child Car Seat Safety Tips 1. Read the Owner's Manual Before you install any car seat, read the manual for your specific model and the section covering car seats in your vehicle manual Doing so, gives … [Read more...]
