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5 Things Moms Who Use Positive Parenting Do to Get Kids to Listen Without Yelling

Parenting can be an extremely frustrating and daunting experience, yet it is also one of the most rewarding jobs you will ever have in your life. It is difficult to keep our cool while figuring out how to get kids to listen without yelling.

I admit, I yell sometimes.

As you can tell, since I write a blog about parenting, I am always trying to learn new ways to be a better parent.

Part of improving my parenting is to yell less. Positive Parenting seems like such a calm and mature way to raise kids. I want to find out more about it and some basic steps to implement the techniques and have a more calm way to deal get kids to listen.

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5 Strategies To Stop The After School Meltdown

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This post was sponsored by NABISCO as part of an Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own.

Are you excited to hear about your kids day at school but as soon as you see them they aren’t very nice? In fact they are in a full after school meltdown and all you wanted to do was ask them how their day was.

I first became aware of this problem when my boys were in preschool. Their teacher promised me that they only cried when they saw me at the end of the day. Why?

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8 Unique Activities To Stimulate Brain Development In Infants

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When a baby is first born, starting from the very first days of their lives, their brains are being shaped and moulded. We all want to give our little ones the best start possible in life and a large part of that is supporting brain development in infants.

Stimulating your baby’s brain growth may seem as though it’s a daunting task, but it doesn’t have to be complicated. In fact, it can be as simple as introducing a new routine.

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5 Important Tips to Make Your Baby’s Nursery a Safer Place

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This post was sponsored by Window Covering Safety Council as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own.

The excitement of bringing home a newborn baby from the hospital can be overwhelming, especially when it’s mixed with anxiety over your little one’s safety. Newborns on average sleep approximately 16 hours a day, so it is extremely important to create a secure place for them to sleep. There are several ways to make your baby’s nursery a safer place. Just make sure to pay attention to detail.

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Actionable Tips to get your Pack Rat Husband on Board with Decluttering

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Being married to a pack rat can be incredibly frustrating. Especially when you find yourself constantly trying to reduce the clutter while your husband keeps creating more.

One of the most important things when it comes to having a clean and organized home is to reduce the clutter within it’s walls. The truth is though, when you are married to a pack rat, this isn’t an easy feat. In fact, trying to manage a space that is overflowing with someone else’s clutter can be downright infuriating.

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Decluttering 101 – How to Get Started and Stay Motivated

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A cluttered house makes for a cluttered mind. At least that’s the consensus. The truth is, if you want to start to declutter your home, motivation to do so is necessary.

While most people tend to have a little clutter somewhere in their homes, there are those that have rooms stuffed to the brim with things they think they might use someday, things they never use or stuff they are hesitant to discard. This leaves whole areas of their houses unusable for what they are intended for.

Clutter on any level can be extremely overwhelming, causing stress. While you may think this would be enough to get anyone motivated to start getting rid of the clutter, the truth is, many people don’t know how to get started, and end up discouraged.

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Physical Activities and Toys To Tire Out An Active Child

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Isn’t it amazing how much energy our kids have? I want to bottle it up and use it whenever I feel exhausted. Even when it’s time to wind down for the day they can still be running in circles and then I wonder if I should have included even more physical activity during our day. Here are 15 physical activities to tire out an active child.

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How To Get Rid Of Dog Smell In Your Home

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Having a pet is such a wonderful and enjoyable experience and there is no question, dog owners love their furry friends. The truth is though, having a dog in your home can also be quite a challenge. Especially when it comes to how to get rid of dog smell when we are wanting a fresh and clean smelling house.

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5 Fun Ways to Teach Cursive Writing at Home.

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Is cursive writing being taught in your school? Do you need to teach cursive handwriting at home?

In a lot of schools, including ours, cursive is being dropped from the curriculum.

At first I was apathetic and didn’t really care because I barely write in cursive anymore. I thought “Well, everything is going to be typed on computers anyways.”. Then I changed my mind when my boys couldn’t read a card my Grandmother had written to me. I do want my boys to be able to read cursive handwriting so I researched 5 fun ways to teach it at home.

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15 Questions For Kids To Get Them Talking About Their Day

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Do you ever get jealous when your friends tells you their daughter tells them everything about their day at school? I know I ask my boys how their day was and all I get is “fine”. That’s why I polled my friends and got some open-ended questions for kids to get them talking about their day.

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