Little kids have weird - sometimes super gross - habits, and any parent will tell you so. A lot of them are pretty standard. At one point or another over the last eleven years, I’ve asked my kids to please stop biting that toenail, or to get their finger out of their nose and use a tissue, or to stop sucking on the collar of that shirt or that chunk of hair. But over the last six months or so, I’ve repeatedly asked our almost four-year-old to stop twirling. Sounds like no big deal, right? But … [Read more...]
Getting Kids to Listen without Yelling, Nagging, or Losing Your Cool
Wouldn't it be amazing if all those family activities were completely free of whining on the kids' part and yelling on your end this year?? And how awesome would it be to start off your day peacefully, with everyone getting off to school without you having to nag or remind them over and over to hurry up? It's possible! I'm once again teaming up with my friend and personal parenting guru, Amy McCready of Positive Parenting Solutions, to present MPMK readers with: A FREE Positive Parenting … [Read more...]
Getting Kids to Listen While Staying Calm
I’ve got some very good news to share today. Parenting guru, Today Show expert, and MPMK favorite Amy McCready is once again offering up UPDATE: New Date A FREE Positive Parenting Webinar to MPMK readers next Monday, September 29th at both 10am PST/1pm EST and 6pm PST/9 pm EST. I’m such a fan of Amy that I try to host these free training sessions about every 3 months. But with the baby prep, I haven’t hosted one since … [Read more...]
How to Maintain Your Zen When the Kids Have Lost Their Ever-Loving Minds
I bet you read the title of this post, looked at the photo and thought something along the lines of, "Is this chic seriously trying to tell me a beach ball is all I need to stay calm when my child is having a level 10 melt down?... Go sell crazy somewhere else sister. I ain't buying it". Don't worry, the beach ball photos are from my momtastic post this week - all about our favorite way to burn off some steam indoors. As for maintaining your zen - I've got back up for that, a … [Read more...]