A Mom and a Job. Raising Happy, Busy Kids
Boredom Busters, Parenting Tips and Honest Advice for Moms Who Do It All
There is something unique about seeing children through two lenses at once as a parent and as a teacher. This category is where those two worlds meet. You will find honest reflections on child development, what teachers wish parents knew, what parents wish teachers understood, and everything in between. If you have ever wondered what really goes on in the classroom and how it connects to what happens at home, you are in the right place.
Parenting Tips · Raising Confident Kids How to Build Confidence in Your Child (Simple Steps That Actually Work) By A Mom and a Job · 9 min read In this article: Why confidence is built in the smallest moments, not the big ones The power of sitting with hard feelings instead of fixing them How…
Consistency in Parenting Parenting Tips · From the Classroom Why Consistency is the Most Underrated Parenting Tool (And How to Use It) By A Mom and a Job · 9 min read In this article: Why consistent routines reduce arguments, meltdowns, and bedtime battles The dinner rotation system that eliminated “what’s for dinner” forever What…
Raising Confident Kids · Parenting Tips · From the Classroom How to Raise an Authentic Child: Teaching Kids to Be Themselves in a World That Wants Them to Copy Everyone Else By A Mom and a Job · 8 min read In this article: The math test where my own answer was right and I…
Stop juggling work and life: Work life balance. Really, there should be no such a thing. It should be called life. Imagine life as a box, inside that box there are plenty of things. One of those things should be work, others can be family, commitments etc. Work should complement our life. It should not…
Everyone has emotions: Children are people and they have feelings too. Many times children have a hard time expressing themselves and may either laugh or cry to let you know how they are feeling. Expressions on a child’s face can also tell you how they are feeling. What are Emotions: What are emotions? How do…
Things to say everyday to your children: We say a lot of things to our children everyday we tell them what to do, where to go and when to clean up. It is time to make the things we say memorable and lasting. Remember when a teacher or parent told you something and you got…
How to get things done: We all want to squeeze the most we can from our day, however we all just got the same 24 hours. How is it that some people can accomplish the world in one day while others are simply floundering? We got to prioritize our time! What does that mean? People…
Is it alive? Can it move? Want to be that successful teacher whom everyone admires and all the students love? Want to know what the favorite teacher trick is? You need to make your students excited to come to class to learn. Simple as that, you need to capture their interest. Capturing children’s interest is…
Why teaching children to talk is so important: Did you talk to your child/ student today? The real talk, not the hi- how are you speech? Communication builds relationships! Yup, by simply talking to your child you are building your relationship with him/her. We communicate to connect with others, (whether it is verbal or non…
What is your first response to your child’s behavior? “You just spilled on the clean floor!” Whoa, wait a second, was that you yelling? It could have just about been any frustrated mom, dad or teacher! Unfortunately, our initial response is usually the first emotion we feel when children did something we do not like….