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How to Dole Out Consequences Without Getting Emotional

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If you want a better way to discipline without emotion, avoiding yelling, hitting, or spanking a child, then here's a smart way to remove yourself from the drama and stress of disciplining toddlers and older children with consequence and rewards jars. As a stay at home mom of two children, ages 6 and 2 years, I'm no stranger to the laundry ...

How to Calm Down a Crying Child Without Yelling or Bribing

I cannot for the life of me remember where I picked up this parenting tip on how to calm down a crying child, but I assure you, it works to get your kids calm, and without yelling or bribing. As a parent of four kids, including twins, I have dealt with a lot of crying over the last five and a half years. Sometimes simultaneously from multiple ...

Why You Should Let the Kids be Loud!

Today I'm guest posting for my friend Amanda of Dirt & Boogers, because she's busy moving and packing right now. Hopefully I'll actually get to meet her in real life this weekend though. She'll be guest posting for me here in a few months once I have a new baby. Check out my full post here on why you should let the kids be loud. Below is ...

6 Ways to Deal with Stress on those Overwhelming Days

I feel like this day had been coming for a while. You know, the day where you just feel completely overwhelmed, when you finally realize the stress and the unhappiness you've been carrying around with you. It's the day you actually burst into tears (which is a very rare occurrence for me). On this day, the kids were especially uncooperative, and ...

The One Thing Your Child Really Needs When They Screw Up

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, ...

Why do I yell at my children? Resolving to Overcome My Anger

One of my least favorite things about parenting is the amount of yelling I do. I yell to get my child's attention. I yell at them just before they hurt themselves. I yell at them when they make dumb choices. I yell at them to be quiet (good example there Mom!). I yell at them to go somewhere else for a minute. I yell at them to clean up, to hurry ...