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Life With a 4 Year Old: When You Never Know What They Will Say Next…

December 30, 2015 By Katie Chiavarone 7 Comments

One of my favorite things to post to my personal Facebook page is mini conversations with my 4 year old. I find them to be generally hilarious and highly entertaining, now clearly I’m biased, but I hope you enjoy them nonetheless. My son turned 4 in 2015, and with that came a whole host of new

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Filed Under: Parenting, Uncategorized Tagged With: Entertainment, funny, kids, preschooler, quotes, stay at home mom

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 patience, or a severe

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

Room Cleaning Checklist for Kids

December 30, 2015 By Katie Chiavarone 1 Comment

I believe in raising helpers. The awesome part about that, is that the kids don’t really mind it! Chores to us are really often fun for them. However, there are a couple of places where my kids need that extra push and structure to maintain their responsibilities. These simple room cleaning checklists for kids are

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Filed Under: Parenting, Uncategorized Tagged With: checklists, cleaning, kids, planning, resolution, stay at homes

Fun Cleaning Games Involving Your Children

December 23, 2015 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

With Christmas approaching, your kids might be home from school and wreaking havoc on your house! Are you like me, constantly nagging your kiddos to clean up after themselves, or reminding them that before they take out a new toy, they need to put one away? By making cleaning up a fun game, not only

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Christmas Tree Brownies: Kid-Made Holiday Treats

December 22, 2015 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

Are you looking for a super quick Christmas dessert that you can make with your kids? Look no further! These Christmas tree brownies are SUCH an easy treat and can be made completely homemade, or from a box (in our case). We were inspired by these from One Little Project. My daughter is on a gluten

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Filed Under: Christmas, Holidays, Recipes, Uncategorized Tagged With: baking, brownies, christmas, christmas tree, goodies, kids activities, party food, treats

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