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I was digging through a random junk drawer when I finally found them. The colored pens I use to keep my schedule organized. I had been looking for them for days. I mentioned this casually to my kids, “Huh. Did you guys know these pens were in here?” My daughter
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Battle lines are drawn. Your child is not giving up without a fight. As they dig in their heels, you feel pressured to stand your ground. Panic sets in, “If I lose this fight, he will never do anything I ask ever again!” You start to yell. Threaten. Punish. Anything
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Your daughter crawls over and takes your son’s toy car. He freaks out. Grabbing the car back from the baby. She starts to cry. You swoop in to intervene. Cradling her while you glare at your son, you say, “She’s just a baby. She doesn’t know better.” Setting your daughter
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My parents live 5 hours away. My best friends live 30 minutes away. In two different directions. I’m a transplant to the area, so I still don’t know the best playgrounds, the popular mommy-and-me groups or the sought-after babysitters. In other words, if I want support, I have to create my own
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A quick scroll through your Pinterest feed displays cool-down games, feeling-face posters, and jars of glitter floating gently through brightly-colored water. All with the goal of helping your kids calm down. This is a great goal. Kids need to learn how to manage their emotions and stay calm under pressure.
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No parent wants to hear their child say, “I’m dumb” or “I’m stupid,” or even worse, “No one loves me.” Rather than panicking or minimizing their experience, use these tips to respond to your child’s negative self-talk. “I’m so dumb,” your child mumbles at the kitchen table. He bangs his fist
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What’s normal behavior for a 2-year old? How do you discipline a toddler without using timeouts? Here are 10 positive parenting tips to help you parent your 2-year-old (and your 3-year-old too!). “Juice.” Your toddler says, banging on the refrigerator door. “Sorry honey, we’re out of juice. How about some…”
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Remember those nights, shuffling around the nursery trying to calm the shrill cries of your newborn? Or, jingling skittles in a jar to encourage your child to actually make it to the potty chair this time? When you’re going through these stages it feels like life is standing still. Like
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You know running errands takes it’s toll on the kids, but it had to be done. Now, it’s that awkward hour when it’s too early to eat dinner and too late for a snack. The kids are restless and irritable. Tension is in the air. Then it hits you —
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Did you sign up for those “Your baby is 17 weeks today” emails when your kids were born? They were great unless your child didn’t line up with the recommended milestone. And what about now that your child is older? Do you ever wonder if they are on track?
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