Travelling with kids can be daunting. Kids ask repeatedly if you're there yet. There can be tears, whining and fighting. Quickly, the start of your vacation can go from exciting to painful. Here are effective strategies for peacefully travelling with kids perfect for flight or road trips.My heart was in my throat but I did my best to fake a smile. My aunt, uncle and … [Read more...] about How to have a peaceful flight with young kids
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The Best and Worst Advice for New Moms
New moms are inundated with unsolicited advice. Recently, I surveyed my friends and colleagues to find out what they felt was the best advice for new moms. Whether you're looking for the best advice for new moms to be or are a new mom yourself, here you will find what advice to avoid, how to reframe common forms of unsolicited parenting advice, and the best advice for you … [Read more...] about The Best and Worst Advice for New Moms
This is the Crucial Difference Between Positive and Permissive Parenting
To the unknowing eye, positive parenting can be mistaken for permissive parenting. This is because positive parents forgo the use of punishment and listen to their children's feelings. Here is the crucial difference between the two parenting styles. My daughter and oldest son were in the throes of a heated argument when a store attendant got uncomfortably close … [Read more...] about This is the Crucial Difference Between Positive and Permissive Parenting
How to Stop Sibling Rivalry Using Unbelievably Simple Strategies
It felt like sibling rivalry had overtaken our household and my sanity. In enacting three very simple sibling rivalry solutions, peace has been restored and our family is so much happier.Sibling rivalry eroded the joy of parenting my kids.I still loved them and had fun with them.But before the going got tough, life was different. When I drifted off each night, I … [Read more...] about How to Stop Sibling Rivalry Using Unbelievably Simple Strategies
Insights & Strategies for Raising Strong-Willed Children
Raising strong-willed children is a demanding process. We can't just demand compliance because it won't work. Find positive parenting strategiess below. Her blood-curdling scream was enough to wake the baby and send chills down my spine. "I told you to STOP!" she yelled. I had never heard my daughter speak to me this way. … [Read more...] about Insights & Strategies for Raising Strong-Willed Children