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I’m a Helicopter Parent…
I'm a Helicopter Parent... I hover. I stand "overhead." I suffocate my child...
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#DearMom… I understand
#DearMom, I understand now. I understand with a deeper understanding and appreciation...
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A to Z | Connection & Communication #AtoZChallenge
Hi there, everyone! Welcome to the third post in my April A to Z Blogging Challenge! In case you missed it, be sure to check out the previous post in the series; Behavior, Boundaries, & Balance! For the third day and the letter C, I chose Connection & Communication. The common theme and hope for my posts in this series is for the series to revolve around parenting and children, since that is a huge part of my life and the lives of my followers and readers. But my goal is also to spend my time in this series reflecting on parenting as a whole, which I’ve spent a lot…
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A to Z | Behavior, Boundaries, & Balance #AtoZChallenge
Hi there, everyone! Welcome to the second post in The Mom Blog WI’s April A to Z Blogging Challenge. If you’re participating in the challenge, I hope you’re doing well and going strong on the third day here! I wanted to talk a little bit about Behavior, Boundaries, & Balance today because these words are often used in relation to each other when talking about parenting, and have particularly been used with us and our family recently. It’s been weighing on my mind and I haven’t much liked the context in which they’ve been used, either. If you haven’t heard already, our almost 3-year-old has recently had a speech delay…
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A to Z | Anger, Arguing & Affection #AtoZChallenge
Hi there, everyone! Welcome to the first post in The Mom Blog WI’s April A to Z Blogging Challenge! I hope you’ll enjoy these posts and follow along for the month of April as I take another step in my blogging journey. This first post is a little late, as it is April 2nd, but I was recently inspired and uninspired and inspired again by a few fellow bloggers. At the beginning of March, I decided I wanted to be part of the April A to Z Blogging Challenge. What is the April A to Z Blogging Challenge? Oh, well I’m glad you asked. The April A to Z Blogging…
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My Baby Boy Won’t Hold My Hand Anymore | The Mom Blog WI
My Baby Boy Won’t Hold My Hand Anymore… Each time you let go of my hand, my heart breaks a little more. *** Disclaimer | This post contains affiliate links. This means I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. You can read The Mom Blog WI’s full disclosure policy here. *** Every time you let go of my hand because you think can do it without me, my heart breaks a little. When I try to tell you I love you and you tell me, “No,” a piece of me crumbles. Each time you push me away when I try to give you a hug, I…
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From The Archives | My Biggest Parenting Success
From The Archives | The Mom Blog WI My Biggest Parenting SuccessPreviously Published June 22nd, 2018 I recently read some blog posts about topics for mom and parenting blogs to write about. I was working on mapping out some ideas and doing some brainstorming for future blog posts. A lot of them said the usual stuff; write about your proudest day as a parent, your biggest parenting success and of course, your biggest parenting failure. “What is your biggest parenting success?” Needing a starting point, I compiled a list of topics I wouldn’t mind writing about at some point. And would you believe that in my…
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Potty Training Adventures | Introducing Potty Training
| Potty Training Adventures | with The Mom Blog WI Introducing Potty Training Introducing Potty Training A little over a month ago, here at The Mom Blog household, we bought a potty training chair. We hemmed and we hawed about it for weeks. We wanted to introduce potty training because we didn’t want it to be a foreign concept to our toddler when the time came, but we also didn’t want it to backfire and make him completely opposed to the idea either. You can find The Mom Blog WI on Pinterest! I created a Potty Training Pinterest Board to kind of help and so I could pin…
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Mindful Parenting | 10 Things to Try Instead of Telling Your Toddler, “No!”
Mindful Parenting | 10 Things to Try Instead of Telling Your Toddler, “No!” *** Disclaimer | This post contains affiliate links. This means I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. You can read The Mom Blog WI’s full disclosure policy here. *** Mindful parenting is a lot easier said than done. I struggle with being mindful before talking to, (or in this case yelling at) my toddler. If you’re like me, (and every other parent ever,) you’re struggling with your toddler acting out, being defiant, rebellious, and most of all, they’re not listening to you. Lately I’ve been very aware of how I interact with my son;…
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Toy Minimalism | I Took Away All My Son’s Toys…
Toddlers, Toys & MinimalismI’m A Terrible Mom I took away all of my son’s toys…And we’ve never been happier! I don’t care what anyone has to say about it… A few weeks ago, I was at wits end! I couldn’t take it anymore! I just couldn’t get through to him and he wasn’t listening!!! I gathered up all of my son’s toys; I boxed them up, I threw them into totes and drawers and laundry baskets, and I shoved them all in the closet. I slammed the door and I turned off the lights and I slid down the door in defeat. I left out the big toys;…
