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New Years Resolutions for Kids to Make

New Years Resolutions for Kids to Make

November 27, 2019 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

These New Years resolutions for kids to make include being kind to others, healthy physical habits, safety goals, and more. Great for accountability in kids. New Year’s resolutions are not for adults only. This is a great opportunity to discuss goal-setting and achievement with kids. Even young children can be

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: new years, parenting

65+ Fun Activities for 4 Year Olds

65+ Fun Activities for 4 Year Olds

February 8, 2017 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

These activities for 4 year olds provide for tons of learning and self-expression through play. 4 year olds are inquisitive and independent, and are learning at a rapid pace. From grasping numbers and letters to developing deep relationships with peers, learning is fun at this age, and experiencing all of this

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Filed Under: Learn Through Play, Preschoolers Tagged With: 4 year olds, Homeschool, kids, moms, parenting, preschool

10 Fun Ways to Celebrate (Outside) with Dad on Father’s Day

10 Fun Ways to Celebrate (Outside) with Dad on Father’s Day

July 5, 2016 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

It’s the month of dads! There are so many ways you can get outside as a family to celebrate. From homemade gifts, to tools, ties and socks, there are plenty of things to give dad. Here are some ways you can celebrate and spend time with him, making memories that last a lifetime, all while

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Filed Under: Outdoors, Parenting, Spring, Summer, Uncategorized Tagged With: dads, fathers day, gifts, outside, parenting, play, travel

60+ Awesome Activities for 1 Year Olds! {Tested and Loved}

60+ Awesome Activities for 1 Year Olds! {Tested and Loved}

May 11, 2016 By Katie Chiavarone 7 Comments

Looking for activities for 1 year olds? You can find TONS of activities for toddlers and preschoolers to do from fun sensory play to fantastic busy bags. The only problem is that a lot of this awesomeness is not geared for one year olds.   Toddlers and ‘1 year olds’

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Filed Under: Arts & Crafts, Babies, Edible Sensory Play, Learn Through Play, Mess-Free Sensory Play, Sensory, Toddler Arts & Crafts, Toddlers, Uncategorized Tagged With: 1 year old, activities for 1 Year Olds, Arts and Crafts, fine motor, gross motor, Homeschool, kids, kids activities, moms, parenting, sensory play, toddlers

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

Spring Clean Your Relationship with 5 Steps

Spring Clean Your Relationship with 5 Steps

April 4, 2016 By Katie Chiavarone 7 Comments

Spring is here! It’s that time of year when everyone cleans crumbs out of the back of the pantry, dust bunnies out from under the bed, and scrubs the grime from little hands from all of the doorways in the house. Spring cleaning your home is important, but have you

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Filed Under: #TakeTime Linkup, Parenting Tagged With: cleaning, dads, marriage, married life, moms, parenting, relationship, spring

10 Reasons I Love My Husband More as The Father of My Children 

10 Reasons I Love My Husband More as The Father of My Children 

February 9, 2016 By Katie Chiavarone 3 Comments

From storytelling, to funny voices, to teamwork, here are 10 reasons I love my husband more as a father. Find some you can relate to!   How can you really know what your husband will be like as a dad? You can have countless discussions about how you will raise children,

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: fatherhood, love, marriage, motherhood, parenting

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

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

Cold Eggs for Breakfast: Because Toddlers…

Cold Eggs for Breakfast: Because Toddlers…

November 6, 2015 By Katie Chiavarone 5 Comments

“Wake up Mommy!!” I shifted my awareness from blissful sleep to the sound of my 2 year old next to my bed. “Come on mommy! I wanna cook with you. I hungry. Let’s make eggs.” My eyes opened slightly as I checked the clock. 6:30. Ugh. I gave her a

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Filed Under: Parenting, Uncategorized Tagged With: humor, kids, moms, parenting, toddlers

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