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Kids Daily Feelings Check In Printable

Kids Daily Feelings Check In Printable

March 22, 2020 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

This daily feelings check in printable is great for kids to use to express and verbalize, or write, how they are feelings about their day.  All emotions and feelings are normal. This is what I tell my kids on the daily. However, when dealing with emotions and feelings, it’s important

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Filed Under: Gentle Parenting, Parenting, Printables

Back to School Affirmations: Printable Mini Book

Back to School Affirmations: Printable Mini Book

July 27, 2017 By Katie Chiavarone 1 Comment

Back to school time can be one of stress, excitement, anxiety and nervousness for many kids. Often even in the most familiar of settings, there is still some unknown with beginning a new grade and a new year. Words of affirmation can be very beneficial for kids of all ages.

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Filed Under: Gentle Parenting, Parenting

Is the Moms Meet WOW Summit for You?

Is the Moms Meet WOW Summit for You?

September 1, 2016 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

Are you a blogger looking to grow your brand and connect with other influencers and mom-friendly companies? Are you a mom looking for more healthy and natural alternatives for your family? Then the WOW Summit 16‘ is for you! This year, it will be held in National Harbor, MD (8

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Filed Under: Gentle Parenting, Parenting, Sponsored Work Tagged With: blogger, Conference, crunchy, green, healthy, mom, natural

Pocket Fidgets for Kids Who Can’t Sit Still

Pocket Fidgets for Kids Who Can’t Sit Still

August 8, 2016 By Katie Chiavarone 1 Comment

If you are a parent of a child who can’t sit still, one of your biggest concerns is most likely how they will fare in school. How will they sit for hours at a time without getting in trouble? Better yet, how will they do this and still be able

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Filed Under: Gentle Parenting, Parenting, Preschool, Sensory, Uncategorized Tagged With: ADHD, fidget, fun, kids, moms, play, school, spirited

How to Help an Angry Child Calm Down: 5 Tips

How to Help an Angry Child Calm Down: 5 Tips

April 10, 2016 By Katie Chiavarone 19 Comments

Here are some tips on how to help an angry child calm down gently. Plus, 8 tools they can use to calm down anywhere. Grab a printable reminder.   Regulating emotions can be difficult for any child, those with more of a natural inclination to anger can have an especially

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Filed Under: Gentle Parenting, Parenting Tagged With: aggression, attachment parenting, calm down, dads gentle parenting, kids, mad, moms, parenting

5 Steps to Reconnecting with Your Kids After Yelling

5 Steps to Reconnecting with Your Kids After Yelling

February 15, 2016 By Katie Chiavarone 4 Comments

I believe in gentle parenting. I do not believe in yelling at, or shaming my children. That said…nobody is perfect. I definitely lose my cool at times, and I yell. I would love to tell you that it never happens and that my parenting is right out of a child

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Filed Under: Gentle Parenting, Parenting, Uncategorized Tagged With: gentle parenting, moms, positive parenting, stay at home mom, yelling

3 Joys of Parenting a Spirited Child

3 Joys of Parenting a Spirited Child

January 23, 2016 By Katie Chiavarone 12 Comments

Spirited, intense, even difficult, call it what you wish, it all boils down to the same personality type. The one that can make you want to scream with frustration and giggle with delight, pound your head against the wall with exhaustion then melt into a warm and welcome embrace, or

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Filed Under: Gentle Parenting, Parenting, Uncategorized Tagged With: gentle parenting, kids, moms, parenting, spirited child, stay at homde moms

5 Tips for Easing Toddler Transitions

5 Tips for Easing Toddler Transitions

January 17, 2016 By Katie Chiavarone 6 Comments

Transitions can be the source of many toddler meltdowns. If you’re a parent of a toddler, you’ve been there. Often giving up a desired object or activity for a sometimes less desirable activity (i.e. Lunch- heaven forbid we make them eat!) can be quite challenging. Not that it necessarily gets

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Filed Under: Gentle Parenting, Parenting, Sponsored Work Tagged With: gentle parenting, kids parenting, moms, stay at home moms

10 Ways to Become a More Positive and Present Parent in 2016

10 Ways to Become a More Positive and Present Parent in 2016

December 30, 2015 By Katie Chiavarone 23 Comments

There are days where I feel like I have this parenting thing under my belt…and then there are days where it just completely gets the best of me. Ironically, those days actually have very little to do with my children and are more a product of outside stressors wearing on my

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Filed Under: Gentle Parenting, Parenting Tagged With: attachment, moms, new years, parenting, positive parenting, preschoolers, self-esteem, toddlers

Kindness Candy: Spread Cheer this Holiday Season and Teach Kindness

Kindness Candy: Spread Cheer this Holiday Season and Teach Kindness

December 8, 2015 By Katie Chiavarone 3 Comments

Too often this time of year we hear stories about how poorly people can treat each other. It always amazes me that people have the audacity to say or do rude things to one another. I don’t want this post to be negative, and I do see good in people

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Filed Under: Christmas, Gentle Parenting, Holidays, Parenting, Uncategorized Tagged With: acts of kindness, christmas, kids, kindness, preschool, stay at home moms

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