Boredom Busters, Parenting Tips and Honest Advice for Moms Who Do It All
Parenting Tips · Emotional Development How to Set Up a Calm-Down Corner for Kids (We Call Ours the Cozy Corner) By A Mom and a Job · 9 min read In this article: How our Cozy Corner was born — and why it changed everything What a calm-down corner actually is (and what it is…
Parenting Tips How to Teach Kids Social Skills at Home (Without Making It a Lesson) By A Mom and a Job · 8 min read In this article: 6 social skills worth building early — broken down by age How to set up a friendship corner AND a calm-down corner (they’re different things) Exactly what…
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 year around the end of May I start hearing the same thing from parents. “I don’t want summer to be all screens…
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! Looking for fun things to do with kids on a hot day? This list covers no-prep ideas, water play, indoor activities and a…
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…