“You are what you think.” This saying has become extremely important to me since becoming a parent as I have realized the huge impact I have on shaping my children’s perspectives on their own selves, and life in general. The words I say to them, the confidence I help them develop, and the opportunities I… {read more}
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Teach Kids Gaming Etiquette {Free Printable}
Summary: In this post, learn about the life skills you can encourage your kids to practice while they are gaming plus download a free printable to teach kids gaming etiquette. A couple months ago, Xbox Australia gifted our family with a console and a few games to test out. My boys were so crazy excited… {read more}
Simple Activities To Help Toddlers Develop Mindfulness
Today I’m excited to welcome Jennifer Landis of Mindfulness Mama to share some tips about how to help toddlers develop mindfulnes. Enjoy!! — Chelsea Learning to be mindful is a great way to help you deal with the stresses in your life, but it’s not normally the kind of thing you think to teach toddlers and small… {read more}
Personal Growth Journals for the Whole Family!
Summary: Here are four personal growth journals, one for each different age bracket of the family! Our family has used journals in many different ways over the years. But one thing that I really wanted was to experience what it would be like for each to have our own journal, and work alongside each other on… {read more}
Empathy Game: A Tool to Teach Kids to Be Considerate {Free Printable}
Summary: A printable empathy game plus prop ideas for making it fun for kids, to practice stepping into someone else’s shoes and develop consideration for others. “What’s she feeling, sweetheart?” I am asking my son to stop and think about the way he’s playing with his baby sister. I can see he doesn’t quite understand… {read more}
2017 Annual Report + What to Expect in 2018
Dear readers, I’m a bit early wrapping up the year here on the blog because we are abroad visiting family and I’d like to focus on them during the last few weeks of December. As always, I sincerely appreciate your support by reading and sharing my posts, purchasing my books/e-products, and sending me messages, emails,… {read more}
December Book Club: Mindfulness for Parents by Amber Hatch
The last month of the year has arrived and goodness what a year it has been. There’s only one more book to go for our book club! In case you are new to the club, you can read more about it here. Each month we alternate between reading a book focused on learning positive parenting skills… {read more}
5 Gifts for Kids to Inspire Growth and Kindness
Gifts are not only a way to show our affection but to inspire our loved ones with a message or a reminder about what we believe is important and worthy of our attention and time. Here are five gifts for kids to inspire growth and kindness that my family enjoys; I hope that perhaps this… {read more}
