How to Effectively Discipline Your Toddler Without Yelling

How to Effectively Discipline Your Toddler Without Yelling

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Parenting a toddler can be challenging. Especially when you factor in that they have a limited vocabulary and may have limited ways to express their emotions. Sometimes just figuring out your toddler can be a challenge within itself. You may find yourself in the midst of several power struggles with your toddler daily. But how does one go about disciplining a threenager? And is it really possible to discipline a toddler? The short answer is yes. It has to do with your approach, and here’s a hint: yelling at the toddler who’s probably already yelling at you, won’t help. Let’s talk about: How to discipline your toddler How to effectively discipline without yelling or hitting How to Discipline Your Toddler Without Yelling Disciplining a child…

I was a Strong Willed, Highly Sensitive Child- and Now I’m Raising One

I was a Strong Willed, Highly Sensitive Child- and Now I’m Raising One

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It was 2016 and as I entered into yet another power-struggle with my 3 year old; it occurs to me. I had asked my mom (both before and after having kids), “what was I like as a child?” I had heard, constantly: stubborn determined imaginative curious sensitive talkative bossy And now, as my youngest shows more of her own personality; I’m seeing many of these traits in her. And in addition to those, I would describe her as: strong willed spirited emotional My mom always used to say, jokingly, that one day I would have a daughter just like me. And she was absolutely right. I was a strong willed, highly sensitive child- and now I’m raising one. How to Raise a Strong Willed and…

Benefits of Meal Planning for Neurodiverse Families

Benefits of Meal Planning for Neurodiverse Families

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Do you meal plan? Or maybe you’ve thought about meal planning and never thought about it again? Or maybe you’ve started meal planning and then gave up because of time constraints? Trust me, I’ve been there. I thought meal planning was going to be a HUGE time saver and money saver. Then I realized how much planning actually went into it. And I was just a bit discouraged by the prospect. But, that’s changed. Once I realized that there were benefits of meal planning for busy families and especially meal planning for neurodiverse families. After that realization hit, I was convinced to give this whole meal planning thing another try. Are you ready to save some time, feed your family healthier meals and save some money…

Have you ever thought about turning your hobby into a money maker? Let's take a look at what hobbies could be most profitable.

How to Turn Your Hobby into a Money Maker

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Are you looking to supplement your family’s income? Why not turn your hobby into a money maker. Yes, it still may take some time, but having that little bit of extra cash will make it all worth it, don’t you think? Chances are likely that you have a hobby. Well, maybe not if you’re a busy parent. But once upon a time, maybe you did have a hobby. I’d love to say that I regularly make time for my hobbies, but that’s not always the case. I do enjoy crafting, scrapbooking, and cross stitching. But, I don’t always have time for doing that stuff. I also like to read and sing. I like to dabble in Photoshop and while it was aggravating at times, I…

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Ways to Save Money for Antique Furniture

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Image Source: Pixabay If you are one of those people who absolutely adore being surrounded by fine antique furniture, making those purchases are exciting times, and with many financial commitments, putting something aside for your hobby can be challenging. Here’s a few tried and tested ways to fill that piggy bank in record time. Stash your Change – There should be a large bottle or jar in the corner of your hallway, and as soon as you come home, all pocket change goes into the bottle, without exceptions. Pick a day of the week to be counting day, and if your partner does the same thing, you will quickly amass enough to make an acquisition. Target an Antique Item – Rather than waiting until you…

How to Use a Time Log to Help with Time Management

How to Use a Time Log to Help with Time Management

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As a stay at home/work at home mom of neurodivergent kids and as a neurodivergent adult, I wear a lot of hats and I spin a lot of plates. In plain talk? That means that I do a lot during the day. And if I’m not focused, then I will end up wasting quite a bit of time. But, before I could do that, I needed to look at where I was wasting my time. If you are looking to be more productive with your time, I would encourage you to start by using a time log. Think of it as creating a budget, but with your time. Here’s how a time log helps with time management.  How to Get Off the Time Management Struggle…