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All Things Parenting.

Parenting is amazing and challenging. You never know what your kids are going to throw at you, but I think we can all agree we want to be the best parents we can be.

These posts will help you do just that.

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  • Back To School
    • How a Simple Morning Meeting Creates a Successful Day
    • How A Block Schedule Will Make You a Better Mom
    • How To Encourage Independence in a Reluctant Child
    • How to help your frustrated preschooler
    • Preschool Behavior Chart: Ending the Cycle of Preschool Timeouts
    • Rest Time for Preschoolers: Why It Is So Important
    • 5 Reasons Play is So Important for Preschoolers
    • 3 Little After School Questions That Have a Big Impact
  • Just for Mom
    • I didn't want to mom today
    • Today I needed a village
    • I don't have to. I get to.
    • Why Joining a Mom's Club Was One of the Best Decisions I've Made
    • How A Block Schedule Will Make You a Better Mom
  • Sleep Tips for Babies and Kids
    • No Cry Sleep Training: How To Gently and Effectively Teach Your Baby To Sleep
    • Bedtime Routines- the 4 core parts you need for success
    • Pacifiers: Are You Ruining Your Baby?
    • Keep the Crib: How To Keep Your Toddler From Escaping
    • Transitions: Moving from a crib to a toddler bed
    • Transitions: Turning the Morning Nap Into Independent Playtime
    • Helping Your Child to Conquer Their Nightmares (Guest Post)
    • Rest Time for Preschoolers: Why It Is So Important
    • How To Transition Your Little One From Nap Time to Rest Time
    • Big Rest Time Benefits for Kids (and the whole family!)
    • 7 Reasons I Want My Kids Awake After Bedtime
  • Feeding Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers
    • 29 Must Read Breastfeeding Posts
    • Breastfeeding Twins: Your Ultimate Resource Guide
    • Scheduling Doesn't Diminish Milk Supply: Busting this Myth.
    • What Twins Can Teach Us About Breastfeeding Attitudes
    • Shut Up About My Picky Eater
    • The Picky Eating Chronicles
  • Positive Parenting
    • 6 Simple Words: Our good behavior mantra for all situations
    • How a Simple Morning Meeting Creates a Successful Day
    • Ask and Tell: Giving our kids the power to make good decisions
    • Intentional Parenting: How our beliefs and goals shape our parenting decisions
    • How To Teach Your Little One To Be Kind
    • Why Every Child Needs To Hear 'Because I said so.'
    • Big feelings: Talking through tantrums with your child
    • 5 ways to help your child with a move emotionally
    • Preparing Children in Times of Crisis
    • How to Use the Wonder Weeks Without the Stress
    • 6 Positives to Potty Training Late
    • Forgive yourself, Mama. Screen time can be just a season.
  • Play and Learn
    • 5 Reasons Play is So Important for Preschoolers
    • How To Do Learning Time With Older Children
    • Super Simple Homemade Toys for Babies and Toddlers
    • Activities your preschooler or toddler and baby can enjoy together
    • Preschool Tooth Brushing Activities
    • How To Teach Your Kids About the World Without Leaving Home
    • Netflix and Chill: Using Television as a Learning Activity
  • Safety Tips
    • How To Teach Your Child to Call 911 in the Cell Phone Age
    • 5 Tips to Keep Baby Warm and Safe in a Car Seat
    • BFBN Week: Teaching stranger danger to 2 year olds
    • No Touching: Why I don't make my child hug
  • Preschooler Tips
    • Preschool Behavior Chart: Ending the Cycle of Preschool Timeouts
    • Redshirting Kindergarten: Why We are Waiting Until 6 To Start
    • 3 Little After School Questions That Have a Big Impact
    • Real vs. Fake Fears: How to distinguish between the two
    • How to help your frustrated preschooler
    • How To Encourage Independence in a Reluctant Child
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Back To School

Help your child adjust to back to school life. (And help yourself with the changes!)

How a Simple Morning Meeting Creates a Successful Day

How a Simple Morning Meeting Creates a Successful Day

Start the school day (and every day) off right with a simple morning meeting. Learn how to touch your child's heart and fill their love tank first thing so they can be their best at school.

How A Block Schedule Will Make You a Better Mom

How A Block Schedule Will Make You a Better Mom

When our child's schedule changes our schedule changes as a mom too. So how do you get it all done and help your kids? Block Scheduling. Learn how to block out your day and get rid of the mental load stress.

How To Encourage Independence in a Reluctant Child

How To Encourage Independence in a Reluctant Child

Some kids go charging into school and never look back, others need a little more of a push. Learn how to encourage independence in a child that needs a little help.

How to help your frustrated preschooler

How to help your frustrated preschooler

Preschool can be so frustrating! So many new rules, new friends, new experiences. It has got to be tough to deal with sometimes. Get the best tips to help your preschooler deal with frustration and thrive in school.

Preschool Behavior Chart: Ending the Cycle of Preschool Timeouts

Preschool Behavior Chart: Ending the Cycle of Preschool Timeouts

It can be so hard when your child acts out at school. A simple behavior chart might be all you need to help your child get back on track. Learn how to make one and use it without lowering your behavior standards.

Rest Time for Preschoolers: Why It Is So Important

Rest Time for Preschoolers: Why It Is So Important

Just because your child is starting school it doesn't mean they are ready to stop having rest time. Learn why preschoolers still need time to rest and relax during the day and how to fit it in.

5 Reasons Play is So Important for Preschoolers

5 Reasons Play is So Important for Preschoolers

Preschoolers need to play! Learning time is important but we can't let go of play time. Get big reasons WHY you need to encourage your child to play as much as possible.

3 Little After School Questions That Have a Big Impact

3 Little After School Questions That Have a Big Impact

It can be so hard to get some kids talking after school! But as a mom, I want to know why they did all day. These 3 little questions kick-off a conversation without overwhelming your little one.

Just for Mom

Being a mom is the best, but we all also know it can be the hardest thing in the world. You aren't alone if you are feeling overwhelmed. These posts will help.

I didn't want to mom today

I didn't want to mom today

There are days when I just don't want to do it anymore. I don't want to make another meal or change another diaper. It's all just too much. On one of those days I learned it's okay to take care of me too.

Today I needed a village

Today I needed a village

I like to do everything on my own, no asking for help. But I have to remind myself that it is okay to ask for help sometimes. Here is a time when I needed my village.

I don't have to. I get to.

I don't have to. I get to.

One simple phrase can turn my overwhelmed thinking into an attitude of gratitude. You can have this powerful yet simple motto to use as well.

Why Joining a Mom's Club Was One of the Best Decisions I've Made

Why Joining a Mom's Club Was One of the Best Decisions I've Made

It's hard to make mom friends! But it's harder to be a mom without them. Here are some good reasons to reach out and join a mom's club to find support in parenting.

How A Block Schedule Will Make You a Better Mom

How A Block Schedule Will Make You a Better Mom

How do I do it all as a mom? Honestly, I don't. But I have found a way to maximize efficiency and minimize stress. Block scheduling will make your life easier too.

Sleep Tips for Babies and Kids

I love sleep. And when the kids aren't sleeping, no one in the family is happy. Get the tips you need to help your kids with all their sleep problems. From no cry sleep training to the crib to bed transition to how to handle rest time, these posts will help your whole family rest.

No Cry Sleep Training: How To Gently and Effectively Teach Your Baby To Sleep

No Cry Sleep Training: How To Gently and Effectively Teach Your Baby To Sleep

Teaching your baby to sleep doesn't mean you have to let your child cry it out. You can sleep train without tears. We did with all three of our children (including our twins!). Here's how.

Bedtime Routines- the 4 core parts you need for success

Bedtime Routines- the 4 core parts you need for success

Bedtime routines don't need to be complicated. And they certainly shouldn't take very long. Here are the core parts you need to build a solid bedtime routine that works for babies through elementary school.

Pacifiers: Are You Ruining Your Baby?

Pacifiers: Are You Ruining Your Baby?

Pacifiers can be an amazing tool to help your baby settle and go to sleep. But will they cause trouble down the road? Are you creating a dependency? Get the pros and cons of pacifier use.

Keep the Crib: How To Keep Your Toddler From Escaping

Keep the Crib: How To Keep Your Toddler From Escaping

A big sleep fear of mine? My kids learning how to climb out of the crib. It happened, but that didn't mean we switched to a toddler bed. Learn how to keep your toddler in their crib after they've learned to escape.

Transitions: Moving from a crib to a toddler bed

Transitions: Moving from a crib to a toddler bed

Moving from a crib to a bed is exciting! It means a change to bedtime and a need for your child to understand to stay put. Learn how we made the switch.

Transitions: Turning the Morning Nap Into Independent Playtime

Transitions: Turning the Morning Nap Into Independent Playtime

Dropping the morning nap is a wonderful opportunity to add in independent playtime! Learn how to make a seamless transition away from two naps a day and introduce this skill building time.

Helping Your Child to Conquer Their Nightmares (Guest Post)

Helping Your Child to Conquer Their Nightmares (Guest Post)

No one likes nightmares, but there are actionable steps you can take to help your child work through them.

Rest Time for Preschoolers: Why It Is So Important

Rest Time for Preschoolers: Why It Is So Important

Preschoolers often don't need nap time. But they do still need to recharge during the day. Learn why rest time is so important and how to make it work for your family.

How To Transition Your Little One From Nap Time to Rest Time

How To Transition Your Little One From Nap Time to Rest Time

We know rest time is important, but how do you make that switch away from nap time? Get real tips that will make dropping nap time easy.

Big Rest Time Benefits for Kids (and the whole family!)

Big Rest Time Benefits for Kids (and the whole family!)

Rest time isn't just good for your children, it's good for the whole family? Get everything you need to know about rest time from when to start to how to enforce it.

7 Reasons I Want My Kids Awake After Bedtime

7 Reasons I Want My Kids Awake After Bedtime

Kids don't always fall asleep right away at bedtime. Good. That special time between lights out and falling asleep is important. Here are 7 reasons I like my kids to be awake after bedtime.

Feeding Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers

All mother's worry if their children are eating enough. It starts with breastfeeding and ends with, well, I'm not sure it does end. Here are posts that will help with breastfeeding, picky eating, and more.

29 Must Read Breastfeeding Posts

29 Must Read Breastfeeding Posts

Breastfeeding isn't always as natural as it seems like it should be. This resource has tips, advice, and real life stories from moms who have breastfed, bottle fed, and gone through all the breastfeeding issues there are.

Breastfeeding Twins: Your Ultimate Resource Guide

Breastfeeding Twins: Your Ultimate Resource Guide

Twin moms: It is possible to breastfeed twins! This resource guide is what you need to nurse your twins.

Scheduling Doesn't Diminish Milk Supply: Busting this Myth.

Scheduling Doesn't Diminish Milk Supply: Busting this Myth.

We love schedules in our house. And that means yes, I breastfed my kids on a schedule. No, it did not hurt my supply. Scheduling does not automatically mean your milk supply will go down.

What Twins Can Teach Us About Breastfeeding Attitudes

What Twins Can Teach Us About Breastfeeding Attitudes

Breast vs. Formula. That debate is tough and full of emotions. But having twins opened up my eyes to new arguments. The treatment of twins proves that the whole debate is just stupid.

Shut Up About My Picky Eater

Shut Up About My Picky Eater

I have a picky eater. Actually I have 3 picky eaters of various degrees. The thing is, they are my picky eaters, not yours. So shut it. Learn why you need to leave the moms of picky eaters alone and what you can do that actually helps.

The Picky Eating Chronicles

The Picky Eating Chronicles

We have been working on picky eating for some time. We tried it all, punishments, rewards, begging. Finally I found a method that worked for our family. Learn how it can work for yours too.

Positive Parenting

I believe in parenting with intention and with respect for my children. Kid's are real people with real feelings. It is our job as parents to teach them how to handle their emotions, how to make good choices, and how to be good people.

6 Simple Words: Our good behavior mantra for all situations

6 Simple Words: Our good behavior mantra for all situations

Looking for a simple way to remind your children of the rules? Maybe something that is just 6 words? This simple mantra covers all areas of behavior and gets your children actively involved in making good choices.

How a Simple Morning Meeting Creates a Successful Day

How a Simple Morning Meeting Creates a Successful Day

Want to stop behavior problems before they start? Try starting each day with a morning meeting. It doesn't take long, but it let's your reach your child's heart first thing every day.

Ask and Tell: Giving our kids the power to make good decisions

Ask and Tell: Giving our kids the power to make good decisions

Lecturing little ones doesn't work. Teach your children to take ownership of their behavior by using the ask and tell method.

Intentional Parenting: How our beliefs and goals shape our parenting decisions

Intentional Parenting: How our beliefs and goals shape our parenting decisions

There are so many choices to make when you parent. How do you ever decide what to do? Taking the time to look at your goals and beliefs will help you be intentional in your parenting.

How To Teach Your Little One To Be Kind

How To Teach Your Little One To Be Kind

It's good to tell kids to be kind, but what does that really mean? Here are concrete ways to teach your child about kindness/

Why Every Child Needs To Hear 'Because I said so.'

Why Every Child Needs To Hear 'Because I said so.'

Because I said so is annoying to kids, but it is actually full of life lessons. Here are real reasons why it is good for kids to here 'Because I said so.'

Big feelings: Talking through tantrums with your child

Big feelings: Talking through tantrums with your child

Our little people have big feelings! And it is up to us as parents to teach them to navigate those feelings. Here is how to help calm tantrums without punishments.

5 ways to help your child with a move emotionally

5 ways to help your child with a move emotionally

Moving homes is a big deal, and it can stir up a lot of confusing emotions for children! Here are easy ways to help your child deal with the big transition of moving.

Preparing Children in Times of Crisis

Preparing Children in Times of Crisis

As much as we hate it, bad things happen in life. It is up to parents to prepare our children in a crisis. Here's how.

How to Use the Wonder Weeks Without the Stress

How to Use the Wonder Weeks Without the Stress

The Wonder Weeks can be an amazing tools. But seeing all those stormy period can be stressful! Here is how to utilize the information without getting overwhelmed.

6 Positives to Potty Training Late

6 Positives to Potty Training Late

Potty training can be hard, but there is no need to feel pressured into potty training young! Here are big benefits to waiting to potty train.

Forgive yourself, Mama. Screen time can be just a season.

Forgive yourself, Mama. Screen time can be just a season.

We know too much screen time isn't best for kids, but sometimes it happens. Forgive yourself, it's just temporary.

Play and Learn

Play is the work of childhood, and children learn best when they play.

5 Reasons Play is So Important for Preschoolers

5 Reasons Play is So Important for Preschoolers

Why do we can if kids play or not? Play really does matter. Here are 5 big reasons why.

How To Do Learning Time With Older Children

How To Do Learning Time With Older Children

As kids get older we all get busier. It can be hard to fit in learning time. Here are actionable tips to make it happen.

Super Simple Homemade Toys for Babies and Toddlers

Super Simple Homemade Toys for Babies and Toddlers

You don't need to spend money to have fun with your kids! Here are simple toys you can make from recycled materials at home.

Activities your preschooler or toddler and baby can enjoy together

Activities your preschooler or toddler and baby can enjoy together

Balancing time with a baby and a toddler can be a challenge, but there are actually a lot of things you can do with both of them! Here are easy activities to do with your baby and toddler.

Preschool Tooth Brushing Activities

Preschool Tooth Brushing Activities

Some kids just do not like brushing their teeth. These simple activities will help your little ones understand and even enjoy tooth brushing!

How To Teach Your Kids About the World Without Leaving Home

How To Teach Your Kids About the World Without Leaving Home

Kids need to learn about the world, but not everyone can afford to travel or even wants to. So here are easy ways to bring the world to your children.

Netflix and Chill: Using Television as a Learning Activity

Netflix and Chill: Using Television as a Learning Activity

There are seasons in life when you just need to turn to tv. Don't worry, you can make that an interactive educational activity!

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Safety Tips

Tips and advice on how to keep our children safe.

How To Teach Your Child to Call 911 in the Cell Phone Age

How To Teach Your Child to Call 911 in the Cell Phone Age

Do you have a landline? We don't. That makes learning to call 911 a little more complicated. Here is how to teach your child to call for emergency services in a cell phone world.

5 Tips to Keep Baby Warm and Safe in a Car Seat

5 Tips to Keep Baby Warm and Safe in a Car Seat

Safety comes first for car seats, but babies can get cold in the winter! Here are easy ways to keep your child warm but still safe.

BFBN Week: Teaching stranger danger to 2 year olds

BFBN Week: Teaching stranger danger to 2 year olds

Kids need to learn stranger danger, but how exactly do you teach toddlers about it without scaring them? Here are ways you can do today to teach stranger danger.

No Touching: Why I don't make my child hug

No Touching: Why I don't make my child hug

Body autonomy is important, and kids need to be able to say no to unwanted touches. Here is how to empower your children to be in control of their bodies.

Preschooler Tips

Preschoolers are so much fun. They are learning and developing so much! They also face unique challenges as they start their school years and begin to act more autonomously in the world.

Preschool Behavior Chart: Ending the Cycle of Preschool Timeouts

Preschool Behavior Chart: Ending the Cycle of Preschool Timeouts

Sometimes a simple behavior chart is all that is needed to help your preschooler make good choices. Learn how to create one that gives ownership of the behavior back to your child and empowers them to follow the rules.

Redshirting Kindergarten: Why We are Waiting Until 6 To Start

Redshirting Kindergarten: Why We are Waiting Until 6 To Start

If your child has a late summer birthday you can have to make a tough choice. Start kindergarten right after they turn 5? Or wait til they are 6? Here is everything we took into consideration when we decided to wait.

3 Little After School Questions That Have a Big Impact

3 Little After School Questions That Have a Big Impact

It can be tough to get some kids to talk about their day. I ask 3 questions every day after school. They are little questions, but they offer up big insights.

Real vs. Fake Fears: How to distinguish between the two

Real vs. Fake Fears: How to distinguish between the two

Fears can pop up during the preschool years. But how do you know if it is a true fear or a symptom of something else? This will help.

How to help your frustrated preschooler

How to help your frustrated preschooler

Dealing with frustration is hard, and there are so many things about preschool that can be tough! Learn how to help your child work through frustrations to create positive solutions.

How To Encourage Independence in a Reluctant Child

How To Encourage Independence in a Reluctant Child

Some kids never go through a 'I do it myself' phase. They need to be encouraged to be proactive. Here is how to help your child take those steps towards independence.

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Hi, I'm Kim! I'm a mom of three and STEM enthusiast. I love coming up with simple and fun learning and STEM activities for kids. And don't worry, I give the science behind it all! My goal is to encourage moms, find practical parenting solutions, and help moms with the unique challenges twins bring! I'm so happy you're here!!

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