How to Get Your Kids to Appreciate Boundaries
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by Ana Bright
4y ago
Reading Time: 3 minutesLife with teenagers can get tricky. They want all the freedom and little responsibility, don’t they? On the other hand, we want them to have the responsibility equivalent to that freedom. Like Spiderman’s Uncle Ben said, “With great power, comes great responsibility.” PIN TO YOUR FAVORITE PARENTING BOARD What if they never have the opportunity to be responsible? What if the first time being responsible is when they actually have great power… With a car? Away at college? With their first paycheck? Permissive parenting isn’t the answer though. Giving our kids reasonable ..read more
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25 Ways to Love Kids Through Physical Touch (Even If You’re Not a Hugger)
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by Ana Bright
4y ago
Reading Time: 3 minutesIf your child shows love through physical touch (but you’re not a touchy-feely kind of person), here are 25 quick and easy ways to display your love for them while you’re “speaking” their language.  PIN IT FOR LATER! the five love languages Maybe you’ve heard of the five love languages: Physical Touch, Words of Affirmation, Quality Time, Gifts, and Acts of Service. And you might even know which ones are the primary languages you use to give love – and receive love – the most. Did you know your kids also give and receive love in the same way? But it may be different from ..read more
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How to Raise Problem Solvers (Even When They’re Little)
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by Ana Bright
4y ago
Reading Time: 5 minutesIt can seem a daunting task to spend the time teaching your little kids to be problem-solvers when you can just solve the problem for them yourself. Use this easy 5-question process to teach even your preschoolers how to start solving problems for themselves. PIN IT TO YOUR FAVORITE PARENTING BOARD! Teaching preschoolers everything from tying their shoes to solving their own problems is overwhelming at times. If for no other reason than it just takes so much time. It’s easier to just do it for them, isn’t it? But spending the time when they’re young gives them the prac ..read more
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What Disney Plus’ “Float” Can Teach Us All About Judgment-Free Parenting
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by Ana Bright
4y ago
Reading Time: 5 minutesFloat on Disney Plus has lessons about grace and parenting we can all learn so we can enjoy judgment-free parenting. Unless you’ve been living under rock, you either have Disney Plus or you’re not jumping on the bandwagon…yet. It’s taken the streaming world by storm (despite some rookie glitches) and our Family Movie Night to a whole new level! Between old favorites (Hello, Frozen!) and new favorites (I see you, Mandalorian), we’re all feeling like kids. But, it’s the shorts I’m really falling in love with – none more than the SparkShorts original, Float. Written from ..read more
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7 Gifts You Need to Buy This Christmas
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by Ana Bright
4y ago
Reading Time: 4 minutesIt’s time to simplify Christmas. Here’s a Christmas gift guide that will make everyone happy, especially Mom and Dad. And it only involves buying 4 gifts per kid.  PIN IT TO YOUR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS BOARD! Why you should simplify christmas If there is anything good about being part of a broken family (and I really use ‘good’ loosely here), it has always been that my big kids received so many presents and at least two Christmases. But over the years, the expectation of bigger and ‘more’ has started to take over for what Mr. B and I really wanted Christmas to focus on. Th ..read more
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To the Mom Who Threatened to Spank Her Kid, From a Recovering Momster
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by Ana Bright
4y ago
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe words stung – cutting deep and re-opening wounds not quite healed. Words from one mom blasting another based on one bad parenting moment. Words claiming she didn’t deserve to have kids. They weren’t about me specifically. But it could’ve been me not too long ago – particularly on tough days. Mom-shaming is practically an Olympic sport. People shaming “bad” moms. And others shaming the mom shamers for shaming other moms. The circle never stops. But, it needs to. Those words… I read them on a friend’s Facebook post. Then I read another article from a woman who, pro ..read more
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How to Tell the Truth about Santa (But Keep the Magic!)
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by Ana Bright
4y ago
Reading Time: 4 minutesIt’s possible to tell the truth about Santa, focus on Jesus, and keep the magic this Christmas. Simple tips for combining all three. pin it to your favorite christmas board! It’s amazing how some people get so hostile about Santa Claus around Christmas. The focus of Christmas should be Jesus, after all, but some of the cringe-worthy things people say astound me. Like the mama who posts this: “If you rearrange the letters in ‘Santa,’ you get Satan.” Nothing shines a light on Jesus like calling the jolly ol’ fat dude, “Satan.” Amirite? My word. Talk about a Debbie Downer ..read more
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The Powerful Way One Mom Stopped Yelling at Her Kids (And You Can Too!)
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by Ana Bright
4y ago
Reading Time: 5 minutesYou can stop yelling at your kids and start enjoying motherhood again. One mom’s journey and the powerful way she stopped yelling at her kids and started enjoying motherhood again! NO TIME NOW? PIN IT FOR LATER! staying at home isn’t a picnic but you can find joy as a mom Some women just make staying home with your kids look like a walk in the park. But for you it feels more like Jurassic Park, doesn’t it?  via GIPHY Their kids match and are well-behaved. She looks like Mary Poppins herself – practically perfect in every way. Meanwhile… You’re just dog tired. Like com ..read more
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10 Simple Things You Can Do When You Feel Like Yelling At Your Kids
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by Ana Bright
4y ago
Reading Time: 4 minutesEvery parent yells, right? But you don’t have to. Using these # simple things when you feel like yelling will give you time to respond to your kids and have more effective discipline. pin it for later! The brand new roll of paper towels is gone. Only the brown roll is left – the perfect telescope for your little pirates. “Hey, Mama, the paper towels are gone. Now can we use the roll to play pirates?” You should’ve seen it coming. And now the paper towels are being used to create their costumes. Kids: 1 – Mom:0 Your face feels bright red – and hot. Your insides are boil ..read more
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How to Make Your School Mornings Better
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by Ana Bright
4y ago
Reading Time: 4 minutesBefore school doesn’t have to be full of chaos. Learn the easy way to make your school morning routine stress-free. pin it for later! when your school routine doesn’t really work It’s the third week in a row. Your kiddo can’t find her ballet shoes (soccer uniform, backpack, etc.). Grace runs thin on mornings like this. And so does patience. That burning in your chest isn’t the pizza and ice cream you shouldn’t have eaten. It’s that mom-rage. That inner Mom-ster that’s trying to come out but you have just enough strength to hold her at bay. Inside, you want to throw you ..read more
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