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Parenting
Temper Tantrums and the best ways to avoid them!
Whose been there, trying to rush to do errands and all of a suden your child throws a fit? Everybody has been there, let’s talk about how to avoid these temper tantrums! 1. Water- dehydration is a big cause of mood change especially in this heat. Make sure your kiddos are well hydrated throughout the…
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The nitty gritty of sleep time for children
So ever since my 4 year old came into my life, my goal was to introduce her to sleeping through the night. The biggest reason being I enjoy my sleep. I cannot tell you how many times people are down right amazed that both my girls are asleep by 7pm. Well, the older one for…
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The time out debate
I hear parents talk about discipline all the time whether it’s the spanking debate or the time out debate. I am a big believer in time outs and I of course will tell you why! In my opinion time out is a way for a parent and a child to reset and start over. If…
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Exercise time out
I had a very interesting conversation today and what else do you do with interesting conversations except blog about them. I have been hearing a lot of what I believe to be Mom’s trying to understand boys energy level and how they can get them to calm down. Do they really need to calm down? …
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Quality time
As I am working mom, I find the time to really enjoy the time I spend with my girls. What does this mean? It seems as if every one is always in a rush to get from point A to point B that they forget that getting there is part of the journey. I picked…
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Parenting Seminar
On Wednesday evening, I had the opportunity to put on parenting seminar for some people in my community. Please enjoy the recorded video below. F2F Parenting Seminar Nov 13th, 2013 from Matt Lagrotte on Vimeo.
How to deal with burnout as a parent?
I am really glad that I waited to write this post today instead of 2 days ago when I was feeling burnt out because I have such a different perspective on what burn out is and how to avoid it. As I said, 2 days ago, it was scary, I had such a busy day…
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Parenting Styles
I was at Lion Country Safari with my family today and of course being a therapist, I love to look around and see what everybody else is doing. On one side of me, I had a couple who ordered all fried food for themselves and for their children and on the other side I had a husband…
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All those things that I wish I was told when I was pregnant
I am a reader and love to read books. Of course when I found out I was pregnant, I started reading and reading and finally in my third trimester, I was done reading and felt that I was as prepared as I could be to be a mom. Boy was I wrong. There are so…
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When should you say yes or no as a parent?
As a parent of 2 very stubborn children, I have had to learn very quickly when to pick my battles and when to stand my ground. This concept can also be known as when to say yes or when to say no. Here are some hard set lines on when I say no. 1. Respect– always say thank-you,…
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