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How to Help Your Middle Schooler Organize with this Simple Checklist

It’s 6pm on a Thursday and I get a frantic text from a friend. Her daughter goes to the same school as mine.

“Hey, does your daughter have the math test from 2 months ago? The teacher is letting Celina retake it but she can’t find it.”

“Yeah, hold on, let me ask her.”

My daughter does have the test – which she doesn’t hand over right away because she wants to know exactly why she needs it, what it will be used for… third degree basically.
Satisfied with all my answers,she opens her binder to the math section, pulls out the test and hands it to me.
“Thanks,” my friend texts back, “I don’t know what Celina did with it.”

How To Deal with Your Kids When They Are with Their Co-Parent

It’s 2pm on a Sunday. My phone rings.

It’s my daughter. Hmmmm…this is her week at her dad’s house. I wonder why she is calling?

I pick it up and see her on the other end with her angry eyes, arms crossed, ready to fire off about some major injustice happening.

Sigh. This is not the position I want to be in.

Organization

How to Have More Time (when you feel all you do is put out fires)

There never seems to be enough time.

Ever find yourself saying that?

After feeling like you spend all your time putting out fires, how can you feel like you accomplished anything in a day?

I have a question for you.

Kid Behavior | Parenting

One Simple Method for Kid Behavior Problems (that’s easy to remember)

You’re in a faceoff with your kid. At least, it feels like a faceoff.
They want candy before dinner. You said no.
Her little fists are in tight balls. You know what comes next.
Utter chaos and explosion.

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Parenting

Why Zorro may be your answer to life balance as a mom

How do you achieve life balance when there are so many things to do? Zorro might have your secret.

Parenting

Affordable, Practical Gifts That New Parents Will Actually Use

Need some stress-free, affordable, but yet, practical gifts for new parents?
This comprehensive list is your one-stop-shop!
Thank you to Kristin Louis from parentingwithkris.com for this guest post.

Kid Behavior | Parenting

Avoid Power Struggles: How to get kids to listen the first time

I don’t understand why you can’t just behave!

You say this to your kid. Maybe you scream it.

Because it seems like whatever you do, it is a constant power struggle with your child.

Kid Behavior | Parenting

How to Deal with Tween Moodiness

Wish you knew how to deal with what seems like never ending tween moodiness? This method of talking through the issue and then teaching tween’s about their emotions works.

Kid Behavior | Parenting

Kid Backtalk: What to Do and Consequences for When Your Kid Talks Back

Vitriol.

Anger.

All seemingly directed at me.

But its not about me. And its not about you either when your child turns on you with the rage of emotions and backtalk.