Inside: Kids need friends and positive peer relationships to be less attractive to bullies and to help bully-proof our kids. My ten year old started at her new school last week. It’s her third school in three years. Which is insane, but unavoidable. My daughter has navigated the world of being the new girl with […]
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How to Prepare Your Kids for a Big Move
Inside: Are you moving? Here are 21 ways to help children emotionally prepare and cope with a big move from a mom who’s moved her kids across the country three times in three years. My family is no stranger to moving cross country. As I am writing this, we’re gearing up for our third major […]
How to Write the Most Thoughtful Kid Thank You Notes
Inside: Do you want to help your child write the most thoughtful kid thank you notes for Christmas or birthday presents? These kid thank you notes will get your kids writing them with a little less whining. Ahh, c’mon Mama. Do I have to write the thank you notes? Idon’twanttotheyareboring. Whether it’s for their birthday […]
How to Help Siblings Adjust to a New Baby with Kindness
Inside: Use these 12 gentle parenting strategies to help siblings adjust to a new baby with kindness and with less resentment and frustration. When I was pregnant with my second child everyone starting warning me, it’s triple the work so good luck… And they always said it with a hint of I know something you […]
Kind and Respectful Parenting One Liners for Gentle Parenting
Inside: Use these kind, respectful parenting one liners will help make gentle parenting easier. Get a free printable list. It can feel overwhelming and triggering when we’re trying to get dinner on the table and homework done and kids are coming at us with requests, demands, whining, and behaviors they know are unacceptable. When we’re […]