Boredom Busters, Parenting Tips and Honest Advice for Moms Who Do It All
Screen Time Alternatives for Kids That Actually Work (And Why Your Child’s Brain Craves Screens in the First Place) This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through my links I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for supporting A Mom and a Job! Every summer, we pack…
This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through my links I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for supporting A Mom and a Job! You wake up, look out the window, and see rain. Not a quick shower. Rain. All day rain. And your toddler is already…
(Boredom Buster Ideas That Actually Work for Little Kids AND Teens) “Mom. I’m bored.” I hear those three words and something in me immediately twitches. It’s 10am. Breakfast is done, a puzzle is finished, and we have already had the great orange juice debate of the morning. And somehow, SOMEHOW, my child is bored. If…
How often do you hear the word social emotional development? What is social emotional development and is it important to develop that in our children and students? Social emotional development consists of the child’s experience, expression, and management of emotions along with the ability to establish positive and rewarding relationships with others (Cohen and others…
Ever hear of interpersonal skills? How about soft skills? Interpersonal fall under the category of soft skills. We hear the term soft skills used pretty often. We are told to include it on our resume, share it when we network and are told that it can make or break a a deal or a relationship….
The ins and outs of building a relationship Building a lasting relationship takes time and skill, yet is well worth the effort. When we invest wisely and we are focused on the steps of building a relationship right we will reap many benefits. Knowing how to build relationships will take you far beyond the classroom…
What Every Parent and Teacher Needs to Know This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through my links I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for supporting A Mom and a Job! You drop your child off at school and they burst into tears. Or maybe you…
The power of questions: Asking questions is a skill. If you ask purposeful and intentional questions you will get many wonderful responses and answers. If you just ask questions without much purpose or not expecting a reply, do not expect a good answer in return. Why should you ask questions? questions builds problem solving…
Surroundings make a tremendous difference. This actually happened to me. I posted it awhile back on LinkedIn and it got a lot of action. How it really hit home that your environment makes a difference in shaping you. I was visiting family this weekend and was kind of freaked out by some revelations. Environment/family plays…
(Simple Steps That Actually Work) This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through my links I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for supporting A Mom and a Job! Can I tell you something that took me way too long to figure out? Confidence is not something…