Let’s face it, sometimes we put a whole heck of a lot of pressure on ourselves (and on our children) around the holidays because we want good behavior and everything to go a certain way. So, are you inadvertently headed for holiday stress and tears because of unrealistic expectations or self-inflicted holiday stress? Here are… Continue Reading
Cooperation Begins with Trust
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10 Creative Play Ideas for Practicing Positive Parenting
Creative play is a very important part of children’s development. Play has a very central role your child’s learning and development. Every kind of play, be it free play, creative play, art based or music based play can nurture your child’s imagination. Such activities also allow your child to actively work on developing good motor… Continue Reading
The Benefits of Messy Play And How To Make it Slightly Less Messy
Messy play gives children an opportunity to tap into their creativity, explore all sorts of possibilities, enhance and experience their senses, practice cooperation and of course…get messy. Glitter, play dough, paint, slime, goop, glue, mud, muck, water and more… Children just love it and well, some parents really just don’t like it all that much. It’s… Continue Reading
Help! My Child Just Keeps Dawdling! 10 Positive Strategies To Get Children Moving
The morning rush…getting dressed, teeth brushed, to find that back pack, or a favorite teddy. Sometimes our children just start taking their sweet old time getting ready. The clock starts ticking, and everyone feels the crunch…What’s a parent to do to get kids out the door on time without being a drill sergeant, without threats… Continue Reading
Parenting & Pinsecurity
Are you a Pinterest worthy parent? Does Pinterest give you Pinsecurity? Do you ever go on pinterest and wonder why you can’t be more like this or that? Wonder why you can’t oh! so effortlessly create, cook, organize, dress, craft or re-invent something? Pinterest has this way of making it seem like there is this next level. A level… Continue Reading
Help! My Toddler is so Clingy.
Some days it can feel like toddlers wake up, walk by a giant container of glue and decide to stick themselves right onto us for the rest of the day. On these days, to manage even just a quick dash to the bathroom alone can be a difficult sometimes tear filled process. Let’s be honest,… Continue Reading
Toddler & Preschoolers Learning To Go Green: Six Ideas That Foster Respect for the Earth
Naturally curious about their surroundings, toddlers and preschoolers love to learn about the Earth. Creating habits early in life that help children respect the planet can only foster a better place for them to grow into. Welcome to April edition of the Authentic Parenting Blog Carnival, hosted by Authentic Parenting and Mudpiemama. This month’s topic… Continue Reading
The Positive Parenting Promise: Because Change Begins at Home.
To my child: I wish for you to live in a world in which peace prevails over violence. Because change begins at home, this is my promise to you: “ I promise to be a kind and loving parent. I will hug you, cherish you, listen to and respect you. “ I promise to encourage you, include… Continue Reading
NO Diapers, Bottles,Cribs,Strollers or Daycare. Five Assumptions About Attachment Parenting Debunked.
Recently a few news segments, blogs and articles have reported on Attachment Parenting, making it seem a little bit…out there. “A new age way of parenting with no diapers, no cribs, no strollers, no daycare and no bottles” was how one news show summarized it. Now, I have been parenting three children based on the… Continue Reading
That Was Then…This is Now: 10 Things that Have Changed After Having Children.
From disposable income to disposable diapers, from going out to dance, to passing out on the couch – life with children is sometimes really different from what it was before children. Read on to discover 10 things that have changed meaning after having children. Continue Reading