Parenting Styles: How 10 (or even 5) Minutes of Yoga Made Me a Better Mother Wed Mar 14 2018
I’ve been told by many people that I should learn to meditate. I’m quite sure that meditation would release some of the tension in my shoulders and probably relax some of the wrinkles around my eyes, but that sitting still and emptying your mind thing is not one of my strong suits. view at modernparentsmessykids #ModernParentsMessyKids#Yoga
Why Can’t The Kids Sleep In Their Clothes? Mon Apr 16 2018
I see no reason why I can’t bask in the care-free freedom that dressing my children at night affords me, at least until they hit puberty and get stinky. view at modernparentsmessykids #ModernParentsMessyKids#Sleep
Should You Send Your Ex A Father’s Day Card? Tue Jun 05 2018
Kids aren’t the only people to give Fathers cards. Wives give them to their husbands, too. In perusing Father’s Day cards, I found several themes that I could relate to… view at modernparentsmessykids #ModernParentsMessyKids#Father'sDay#OnlyMama
Parenting Styles: Have I Overdone the Internet Safety Lectures? Mon Aug 27 2018
We have all read the horrific stories of cyber-bullying, and it would destroy me to watch either of my kids being harassed online, or in real life for that matter. We talk about internet safety often—perhaps too much, it turned out. view at modernparentsmessykids #ModernParentsMessyKids#InternetSafety
7 Things Your Kids Say You’re Getting Wrong About YouTube Tue Sep 25 2018
My kids rarely watch TV. They get their entertainment from YouTube, and they aren’t the only ones. Dubbed The YouTube Generation, one estimate puts them in league with over one hundred trillion other young people who feel the same way. view at modernparentsmessykids #ModernParentsMessyKids#YourTube
The Best Thing I Did For My Mental Health Was Relax My Cleaning Standards. A Lot. Fri Mar 08 2019
thought I was being wise by installing carpeting that matched the dog. Then my baby started crawling, and vacuuming became important. Really important. I was in over my head.
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5 Words for When Your Child Struggles Academically Tue Apr 09 2019
I’m not going to sit by and watch my kid fail. But, let’s be honest, he is the one who has to actually do the work. view at modernparentsmessykids #ModernParentsMessyKids#Failure
Parenting Styles: My Biggest Mistake with Family Game Night Mon Jul 15 2019
I was pretty excited when my eldest was old enough to play Candyland and Chutes and Ladders. I’d been waiting for years and years to reach board game age.
Unfortunately, the two-and-a-half-year age gap between my kids meant that my youngest wasn’t ready—not by a long shot. Neither was he interested in leaving us alone to play a board game without his “help.” If you have a toddler, you know just how helpful they can be. view at modernparentsmessykids #ModernParentsMessyKids#GameNightFail#Cheating#LettingKidsWin#Parenting