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How to Master Grocery Shopping with Kids like a Pro

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"I'd rather go grocery shopping after my husband is home and my kids are in bed than risk taking all of my children shopping with me!": a familiar sentiment shared by mothers of even one child.Navigating the aisles, hearing the complaints, whines and cries of your child while trying to not miss anything on your list, bargain shop, and use all ...

6 Signs You Are Suffering from Mom-Zheimer’s

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For years I've been living with a common parental illness known as Mom-zheimers.Parents with this affliction forget, sometimes immediately, what things were really like. Constantly saying to yourself "This is going to be fun!" followed by "What was I thinking?!" is the most common symptom of Mom-zheimer's. Warning signs that you might be ...

Physical Fitness for Kids: How to Build Endurance in Toddlers and Preschoolers

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This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Stride Rite for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. Running, playing, jumping, skipping. They are the hallmarks of childhood. Most children seem hardwired to want to do them as soon as possible, and as often as possible, after birth. You don’t really need to teach children how to run and play, ...

Improve Your Family Life with a Basic Kids Chore Chart {Free Printable}

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Five months ago now, I posted a picture on Instagram of our first official basic kids chore chart that I crudely made by hand, laminated, and stuck on the fridge with a magnet. One of my main goals for homeschooling for preschool this year was establishing good chore and habits in my children along with life skills. And this simple, basic chore ...

What Your Kids’ Messes Really Say about Your Life

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This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #SweepTheMess #CollectiveBias One thing is for certain when you become a parent: life is going to get much messier. Despite any clean-freak tendencies, amazing organization, or constant hovering over your child, your kids are going to make ...

How did baby get in your tummy? 6 Tips for Having “The Talk” with a Preschooler

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We are trying to keep open dialogues in our house, and to answer questions as they come up from our children. But, this sometimes makes for awkward conversations and lots of talk about private parts and maturing into adults with my kids. Now that I am pregnant with baby number four, we've had to have a certain talk with our inquisitive four year ...

Should we really tell kids they can be whatever they want to be?

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We all want the best for our children. We have high hopes and high expectations and truly think these little people are incredible and amazing. We believe they are talented and bright. So, often we tell them not to limit themselves or their potential because they can be and do whatever they want to be or do when they grow up. And we make sure our ...

Screen Free Quiet Time Ideas that Encourage Independent Play

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We made it a long time. We really did. But, my daughter Lisa, at four and a half years old, is officially done with taking a nap during the day. I am now presented with the new challenge of what to do with a preschooler for 2-3 hours while my other two children are (hopefully) taking a nap at that same time. I need to come up with some great quiet ...

After Dinner Clean Up: 7 Things to Do Before You Go to Bed

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Whether you're planning a Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner for family and friends one thing is certain: when all the guests have gone you'll be left with a bit of a mess!While it's very tempting to just close the kitchen door and go to bed, it's really not nice to come back to that mess in the morning. Here's seven thing you can do at the end ...

How to Teach Kids How to Load the Dishwasher Like Mom & Dad

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If you want to teach kids responsibility and give them a great chore, then teach kids how to load a dishwasher! I'll show you how to get them doing it the right away. This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. In our new apartment, we have our dining table in our kitchen. Our kitchen ...

The One Thing Your Child Really Needs When They Screw Up

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Imagine this: Your child sneaks upstairs to play with his toys in the sink, which he has promptly filled to max capacity with water, and dumped his entire, brand new, bottle of shampoo in it to make bubbles, and that now the toilet paper roll is completely wet and utterly useless for any and all future uses, and that water is all over the counter, ...

Instilling the Value of Humor in Our Kids

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I love to laugh. And think that a sense of humor is such an important quality for kids to develop. So I'm so excited to have Katy Blevins guest posting today on how she's instilling the value of humor in her kids. An affiliate link is used in this post.Having grown up in a family of musicians and artists, self-expression was always welcomed and ...