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8 Ways to Practice Daily Gratitude as a Part of Your Self Care Routine

As a parent of a special needs child, self-care was one of those things that I often put last. I’ve learned, of course, that even a few minutes is better than nothing. And here’s one way to incorporate daily gratitude as part of your self care routine. Do you have a self-care routine? As moms, we often tend to neglect our own needs. It’s important for us to recognize and realize that yes- it’s okay to take a break. And yes, it is okay to give yourself a time out. But there’s more to self-care than just taking a break every now and then. Yes, it’s important to be mindful about your needs. And taking care of yourself is important too when it comes to your…

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How Parents Can Set Healthy Examples for their Children

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This is a collaborative post with Align as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. Children learn by example- sometimes from their peers, sometimes from adults. And one of the first places that they learn from? Their parents. Or at least that’s my hope when it comes to my kids. But why? Why would I want that type of pressure? Because it pushes me to become a better person- in all aspects of my life. From business to my own health, I want to set a good example. When it comes to Squeaker and Sweet B, I try to do this daily. Whether it’s exercising regularly or establishing healthier eating habits; those are just…

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6 Ways to Teach Your Preschooler to Get Along With Others

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We want to raise Squeaker with certain values and encourage her to be tolerant and accepting of others. Having an older sibling with special needs is going a long way in this endeavor. But, we also know that we could be doing more. While she is not yet in preschool, we are still trying to figure how to teach our preschooler to get along with others. We know that this skill will go a long way and that it could take time to develop. We hope that it will help you as well when it comes to modern day parenting skills. How do children learn to get along with others? When it comes to our parenting style, we have tended to blend positive parenting with…

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How to Teach Your Kids to Be Money Smart

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The lessons that we learn as children will often stick with us well into adulthood. Some of these lessons we pass on to our own children and in turn, they might pass those lessons on to their children. That’s why I think it’s important to start teaching kids, at a young age, how to be money smart. So I bring to you, part one of a ten part series on raising a money savvy kid. This first part is going to focus on how to be money smart. And hopefully with this foundation, they won’t need to know how to wipe out debt! As a child, I had pretty decent money sense. I saved my allowance and gift money. I understood that we went anywhere,…

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Easy St. Patrick’s Day Art for Toddlers

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Easy St. Patrick’s Day Art for Toddlers Today I’m sharing two super easy St. Patrick’s Day art for toddlers ideas. You’ll be able to find the sheets that I used in my Simple St. Patrick’s Day Coloring, Matching and Puzzles Pack or in my St. Patrick’s Day Printable Pack . I’m hesitant to call this Tot School just yet as we aren’t integrating anything else into it (shapes, colors, letters)… plus Squeaker will only be 15 months on March 5th (2015), so I wouldn’t expect for her to be ready for some of the other stuff I have planned for Tot School. For both projects, I printed them out on card stock so they would hold up a little better to the finger paint and…

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4 Fun Things for the Family to Buy With Your Tax Return

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Now, while I’m not suggesting that you go and spend all of your tax return on fun things; you should be able to treat yourself, right? Or, at the very least, buy a few things that the whole family will enjoy. At least that’s usually how it goes for us. After we’ve set aside some of the tax return to pay for important things, we figure out what else to spend it on. Most years we have usually just saved it for a rainy day or an emergency. This year, however, we’re going to consider a few fun things to spend it on. This post was sponsored by Samsung as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post…