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Here you'll find educational tips mixed with snippets of my crazy life!
Connection Before Correction
Written by Dr. Jane Nelson for Positivediscipline.com The one Positive Discipline Tool I wish I had used more consistently is this: Connection before Correction. Of course, I didn’t know what this meant as a young mother, and didn’t create it as a Positive...
5 Ways to Get Your Kids to Listen
How many times do you find yourself repeating things when talking to your kids? 3 times? 5 times? A bazilion times? If you're tired of saying the same things over and over (and over) again, then check out my live video where I share 5 simple things that you can...
Do You, Boo!
"Do you, boo!" I used to say this all the time when I was younger, and I'm totally thinking about bringing it back! I see so many people who are stressing themselves out trying to impress other people (strangers at the grocery store, random people on IG or FB,...
The Importance of Identifying Your Emotional Triggers
A lot of people reach out to me because they are tired of struggling with their kids' behaviors and they don't know what to do. Many are just looking for a list of things they can do to stop yelling at their kids, and while I can easily rattle off a bunch of things...
3 Ways to Use Language to Shift the Atmosphere in Your House
Let’s be honest. Being a mom is HARD WORK! If you didn't know any better you would think it's all cupcakes and rainbows (because those are the images you're constantly bombarded with on social media), but at the end of the day, being a mom (at least a halfway decent...
Happy New Year
Happy New Year! As we kick off a brand new year, I would like to invite you to join me in committing to making 2019 a HAPPIER year for our families! If you're up for the challenge, then here are 3 resolutions to add to your list for the new year: ...
Challenge of the Week – July 10
#ChallengeOfTheWeek - What's Great About Your Family? No family is perfect, but there is not another just like yours. Through the good and the bad, the happy and the sad, your family is yours 'til the end! I'm sure there are times when you wish you could trade in some...
Challenge of the Week – July 3
#ChallengeOfTheWeek - Listen One of the skills that is crucial to your child's educational success, whether she is in Pre-K or the 12th grade, is listening. This is actually a skill, that if mastered, will help your child stand out in school and in life in general!...
Challenge of the Week – June 26
#ChallengeOfTheWeek - Pay Attention With the amount of technology we have access to on a daily basis, it is totally possible for a person to not go more than 30 minutes without using some form of electronic device (smart phone, tablet, computer, television, laptop,...
Challenge of the Week – June 19
#ChallengeOfTheWeek - Summer Learning Whether you already have your entire summer scheduled down to the hour, or your plan is just to wing it - this week's challenge not only adds an academic component to your summertime fun, but it also teaches your child(ren) about...
10 Simple Math Games to Play With a Deck of Cards
Helping prepare your child for Kindergarten doesn't have to be stressful or boring. Here are 10 ways that you can have fun with your child and help her build her mathematical thinking with a simple deck of playing cards! You might be used to playing games like Go Fish...
Why I Cried After My First 10K (and it’s not why you think)
For the past couple of months I've been feeling like God is calling me to step my game up and stop allowing my life to be lead by my fears. As I started thinking about what I wanted to do for my birthday, I knew that instead of planning a big party or fancy dinner, I...
The Pictures BEHIND That Cute FB Picture
Yesterday, 3 out of 4 of my kids started swimming lessons at Goldfish Swim School (Kaniah's too old to participate, so we're still working on finding someone to teach her how to swim). We're going to a band new location (like, it literally just opened last week) that...
Quick Tip for Mom – Apologize
"Nobody's Perfect! I gotta work it! Again and again 'til I get it right Nobody's Perfect! You live and you learn it! And if I mess it up sometimes.. Nobody's perfect." ~Hannah Montana I know, I know.....I just quoted Hannah Montana.....but as I continue to work on...
Quick Tip for Mom – Save Money at the Grocery Store
Saving money and paying off debt can seem like impossible tasks when you're looking at your big goal of getting a house or becoming debt free. Instead of focusing on how you'll save enough for a down payment or how you'll ever get rid of your student loan debt, try...
My Very Regular Mother’s Day (complete with pics)
Mother's Day 2016. This marks my fifteenth year as a mom, and over that time I've come to the realization that.... Mother's Day is basically just another day. Don't believe me? Here's a little sneak peek into my Mother's Day..... 10:22 am Kori wakes up....
Quick Tip for Mom – Prioritize
A woman who lives with the stress of an overwhelmed schedule will often ache with the sadness of an underwhelmed soul. An underwhelmed soul is one who knows there is more God made her to do. She longs to do that thing she wakes up in the middle of the night thinking...
I Want to Be a Better Wife…For Real, For Real!
This weekend I had the pleasure of being in the presence of some AMAZING power couples (some who are currently earning 6 figures a month) and what impressed me more than their business success was how they treated each other. I'm talking about the random back rubs...