Learn why tummy time matters, and how to encourage tummy time when your baby hates spending time on their stomach. You might also like this post featuring 10 ways to help kids adjust to a new baby. My youngest daughter Anna HATED tummy time. This is the face she gave me when we worked on it. Half the time I would give in and pick her up. How can you not, with this … [Read more...] about Tummy Time Baby Play Tips
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Finding Family Volunteer Opportunities
We all want to raise kids who give back, but how to do start? Natalie Silverstein shares tips on creating family volunteer opportunities and getting kids interested in serving and giving back. Raising kids who give back is another resource on this topic on this blog. Simple Acts: The Busy Family's Guide to Giving Back As a parent trying to raise kind children, … [Read more...] about Finding Family Volunteer Opportunities
10 Steps to Mindful Parenting: Love Your Life
These 10 steps to mindful parenting are also the keys to joyful parenting. "Mama, look at this beautiful ladybug!" We spend the next 5 minutes admiring this ladybug, and then searching for another once the first flies away. My daughter is enthralled, and entirely absorbed in this activity. Soon it will be time to go home and cook dinner, but I decide to take this … [Read more...] about 10 Steps to Mindful Parenting: Love Your Life
Activities to Help Kids Calm Down and Stay Calm
Activities to help kids calm down and stay calm. Simple techniques that they can also use to cope with stress and manage difficult situations as adults. Knowing how to cope with stress is a critical life skill. If our kids can learn how to calm down and think clearly while under stress, they will have a much better chance of leading successful and happy lives. Here are … [Read more...] about Activities to Help Kids Calm Down and Stay Calm
Too Much Screen Time? Parenting Tips for Tech Smart Living
How much screen time is too much screen time? Learn how to reduce screen time and use technology wisely with kids at home. Someone recently commented to me (in an interview for an upcoming parenting summit) that my kids don't seem to spend time online. While screen time ebbs and flows in our home depending on other things that are going on, this is mostly true. What … [Read more...] about Too Much Screen Time? Parenting Tips for Tech Smart Living