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Parenting Tips & Advice

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4 Important Phrases for How to Teach a 1 Year Old “No”

Ahhh one year olds. They’re cute, giggly, chubby, and opinionated. One minute they’re being gosh-darn-adorable and the next minute they’re throwing themselves on the floor screaming because you won’t let them stick their fork in the outlet.  It’s hard to be one.  My most strong willed child (and perhaps our …

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Categories Parenting Tips & Advice, Toddlers
1 year old discipline guide

How to Effectively Discipline a 1 Year Old

Today I’m going to outline a very effective plan for consistent 1 year old discipline for you to use with your toddler. From our experience of having 4 kids in 5 years, it’s never too early to start setting expectations and training your little ones. 1 year olds understand WAY …

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Categories Babies, Motherhood Encouragement, Parenting Tips & Advice, Toddlers
2 under 2

12 Practical Tips for Surviving with 2 Under 2 [Plus a Big Hug]

In this post I will give you my 12 best tips for surviving with 2 under 2. Our first 2 kids are 17 months apart, and the first few months with our second baby were SO hard. I basically felt like, “WHAT DO YOU TINY PEOPLE NEED FROM ME AND …

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Categories Babies, Kid Activities, Motherhood Encouragement, Parenting Tips & Advice, Pregnancy & Newborns, Toddlers
road trips with toddlers

26 Best Tips to Survive a Family Road Trip with Toddlers & Preschoolers

Today I’m going to share about how to survive a long road trip with toddlers. We had 4 kids in 5 years, and always lived out of state from one side of our extended family. We’ve also done several family road trips of really long distances with newborns, babies, toddlers, and/or …

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Categories Babies, Kid Activities, Parenting Tips & Advice, Toddlers
getting kids to eat vegetables

35 No-Fuss Tips & Recipes for How to Get a Toddler to Eat Veggies

In this article I am going to give you more 35 tips and recipes that will help your toddler learn to eat & like vegetables! It’s a tale as old as time… or at least as old as modern parenting & processed food. Your toddler, sitting at the dinner table with …

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Categories Parenting Tips & Advice, Toddlers
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5 Keys to a Peaceful Bedtime Routine for Kids (Ages 2-7)

In this post, I will discuss how to create a simple bedtime routine that works for your family. We have 4 small children, so we totally know how it can get CRRAAAZY at bedtime!  While I can’t promise to eliminate all bedtime drama at your house, having a consistent bedtime …

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Categories Parenting Tips & Advice, Preschoolers, Toddlers
SO many great tips in here for dealing with the terrible twos... she suggests calling them the terrific twos and gives a lot of practical ideas for how to survive and thrive through toddler screaming, toddler tantrums, and more! Great resource for young moms of toddlers and babies! #parentingtips #toddlers #behavior #discipline #parenting #2yearolds

5 Practical Strategies for Dealing With the Terrible Twos (That Work!)

In this post, you will learn 5 ideas for how to deal with the terrible twos that actually work! We’ve gone through the two year old stage with all 4 of our kiddos, and I’ve interacted with tons of other toddlers as well. After going around the block a couple …

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Categories Motherhood Encouragement, Parenting Tips & Advice, Toddlers

Marriage & Motherhood: 6 Practical Tips for Enjoying Marriage After Babies

Becoming a parent can be hard on your marriage. There’s a big learning curve, trying to figure out your new roles as parents, and how to communicate with each other. You don’t want to talk about your kids all the time, but when you finally get a quiet moment alone, …

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Categories Marriage, Parenting Tips & Advice
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Infant Sleep Training: A New Mom’s Guide to Newborn Sleep!

I originally wrote this post several years ago after we got our first two babies sleeping through the night by 12 weeks. Since then, we’ve done the same thing with two more babies and thousands upon thousands of people have read and shared this post. I’ve also written a more …

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Categories Babies, Baby Sleep, Parenting Tips & Advice
OMG! If you have a second baby on the way, read this!! Such good ideas for helping older siblings cope with the new baby - espeically if you'll have 2 under 2 or want toddler and newborn tips! #momlife #motherhood #parenting #toddlers #baby #newborn

11 Tips for Helping Older Siblings Cope with the New Baby (from a Mom of 4)

There’s an ongoing poll in my mom-friend circles about which transition is the hardest: Having your first kid, going from 1 to 2 kids, 2 to 3 kids or adding more kids after 3. Each transition is different but going from 1 to 2 kids is REALLY REALLY HARD! If …

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Categories Babies, Kid Activities, Parenting Tips & Advice, Pregnancy & Newborns, Preschoolers, Toddlers
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34 Simple Ideas for How to Entertain Toddler with a Newborn

In this post, you will learn 34 tricks and tips for coping with a toddler and newborn, especially during baby-feeding times! We had 4 kids in 5 years, and the hardest part of every newborn (after the first) was always the toddler. The clingy, confused, barely verbal, highly active, giant, …

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Categories Babies, Kid Activities, Parenting Tips & Advice, Pregnancy & Newborns, Toddlers
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10 Surprising Reasons to Start Sleep Training Your Newborn ASAP

There are a million articles, books, and blog posts about sleep training on the internet. With a million different thoughts and opinions. Much of parenting boils down to personal preference, and our personal preference has been to sleep train our 4 kids from birth. We recommend sleep training your newborn! …

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Categories Babies, Baby Sleep, Parenting Tips & Advice, Pregnancy & Newborns
Wondering what sleep training method is right for you? Are you pregnant and preparing for baby? These are amazing tips on why and how to sleep train your baby as a newborn.

How to Sleep Train with a Parent Led Method & Teach Your Newborn to Sleep Through the Night

There is a lot of advice about how to sleep train out there… everything from “dictate your baby’s life down to the minute” TO “my baby sleeps whenever they want and I never know what to expect.” We have taken what we call a holistic, parent-led approach in our sleep …

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Categories Baby Sleep, Parenting Tips & Advice, Pregnancy & Newborns
The secret to getting your baby to nap longer is not to keep them awake... it's actually to put them to sleep earlier. A mom of 4 explains why babies need longer naps than you think and how to troubleshoot naptime problems. #sleeptraining #infantsleep #babysleeptipsgetting baby to nap longer | baby cries all day | baby won't sleep | baby won't nap | get baby to go to bed earlier

Wondering how to get baby to nap longer? Your baby is probably over tired!

One of the most common sleep-training problems I encounter is moms wondering how to get a baby to nap longer. I hear a version of this naptime problem a lot! “My baby only naps for 30-45 minutes. And they wake up screaming.” “I try to keep them awake for 2 …

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Categories Babies, Baby Sleep, Parenting Tips & Advice, Pregnancy & Newborns
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6 Common Problems & Solutions for How to Transition Toddler to Their Own Bed

Okay, are you ready? This is probably going to be the world’s shortest blog post, but I finally decided to write it because I get this question a lot! How do you transition toddler out of their crib? Don’t. There. The end. Just kidding – I’m actually going to give …

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Categories Baby Sleep, Parenting Tips & Advice, Toddlers
Wondering how to discipline toddlers? This free 4 day course outlines child led parenting parent led and helps you learn how to discipline toddlers, strong willed child and lays out a parenting plna that works.

A Practical Guide to the Parent-Led Grace-Filled Home

Our 4 year old’s bedtime habits had gotten out of control lately. One more toy, one more kiss, one more hug, one more drink… if we said no to something, dramatic tears ensued. Perhaps you can relate? Any one of those things on any given night wouldn’t be an issue. But, …

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Categories Parenting Tips & Advice
Feel guilty for yelling at your kids? Here's how to stop yelling at child and what to do for discipline instead; grace based discipline; how to get kids to clean up their mess; what to do about the constant mess

Stop Yelling at Your Kids | 3 Parenting Lessons From Losing My Temper

(Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links, which means I earn a commission off purchases from customers I refer, at no additional cost to you of course. Read my full disclosure policy here.)Have you ever said something to your kids impulsively? You know… where the words …

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Categories Parenting Tips & Advice
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The Best Parenting Book I’ve Ever Read

You guys. I have read a LOT of parenting books. And there are a lot of good ones out there. But this one is the best parenting book. If you have a kid or think you ever want to have a kid, this is a must-read book for you. It easily soared …

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Categories Motherhood Encouragement, Parenting Tips & Advice
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I Used to Feel Like My Kids Were in My Way

Several months after our first baby was born, I found myself thinking that she was in my way. I had lists and agendas and time tables, and if her nap schedule was off, or she was teething or sick, the change was an inconvenience to me and my plan. Because …

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Categories Babies, Motherhood Encouragement, Parenting Tips & Advice, Toddlers
In helping my kids clean up their mess, I've realized how much God helps us clean up our own messes. ("Lessons I've Learned From My Kids" Series)

Lessons I’ve Learned from My Kids: Helping Them Clean Up Their Mess

Most toddlers are clumsy, I assume, but I think my 3 year old is particularly so. She comes by it honestly… I may or may not have broken 6 phones in 3 years. (Death by toilet, glasses of milk, roof of car, etc.) I remind little miss to move slower, watch what she’s doing, …

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All 4 of our kids were sleeping 8 hours through the night by 8-12 weeks and 12 hours by 12-16 weeks.

So I wrote a simple guide about our method.

This short & simple ebook style guide is meant to help you get your baby on a healthy eating & sleeping routine ASAP!!

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