Sometimes the very best advice comes from the most unlikely of places. It'll rush over you like a warm breeze you weren't expecting on a chili day, leaving you grateful and recharged! This happened to me recently while listening to a podcast that had nothing to do with parenting, yet offered crazy-powerful wisdom on the truth of good parenting skills! I was so motivated and encouraged, that I want to share it with you! I can't even remember what made me choose THAT particular ... View the Post
Are the Benefits of Sleep Training Worth It?
Before I discovered the benefits of sleep training, I felt like you! Mad, sad and tired! Mad at myself for not being able to get my baby to sleep. Sad, because I wanted to be the world’s greatest mom, and tired of feeling like a failure because my baby wasn’t sleeping.this post contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you purchase after clicking on my links. find out more here Once you lay your baby down with all her needs met, the only thing she needs is sleep! When her belly is ... View the Post
Discover the Three Main Child Temperament Types
As my children have grown, it's been so fun to watch each of them adapt, customize, and personalize their lives. As I observe their plain-to-see individuality, I witness real-life application of some of the most insightful parenting research on child temperament types that I've ever read. this blog occasionally uses affiliate links and I will be compensated if you purchase after clicking on my links, at no extra cost to you. read the full disclosure here Send Me The Free ... View the Post
Preparing for the Teenage Years So Your Child Can Thrive
Is it difficult for you to picture your child as a teenager? Although the teenage years may seem far off, time goes by fast. Preparing for the teenage years in advance can spare both your child and yourself from a great deal of the typical heartache families experience during their children's teenage years! this blog occasionally uses affiliate links and I will be compensated if you purchase after clicking on my links, at no extra cost to you. read the full disclosure here SEND ME ... View the Post
How to Know When to Stop Swaddling Baby
Learning to swaddle your baby was a right of passage. One of those oh-so-important new mom skills that you mastered like a baby swaddling ninja. You’re pretty darn proud of your baby swaddling expertise, and you should be! However, these day, keeping your baby securely wrapped up is more like trying to hog-tie a calf and you’re left wondering when to stop swaddling baby! this blog occasionally uses affiliate links and I will be compensated if you purchase after clicking on my links, at no ... View the Post
How to Use Words of Encouragement for Kids to Strengthen Your Parenting!
Intentionally thought out words of encouragement for kids will strengthen your parenting efforts, build lasting bonds with your children, and bolster family unity! I want to talk to you about this today, because often times the fear of over-praising with empty words, choosing the wrong trait to compliment, or just plain ole’ doing it the wrong way, prevents parents from putting words of encouragement for kids to good use! Being confidently armed with the knowledge of how to praise a child ... View the Post
