Parenting Tips Archives - A Mom and a Job. Raising Happy, Busy Kids https://www.amomandajob.com/category/parenting-tips/ Boredom Busters, Parenting Tips and Honest Advice for Moms Who Do It All Thu, 11 Jun 2026 02:03:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/www.amomandajob.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/cropped-mom-and-child.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Parenting Tips Archives - A Mom and a Job. Raising Happy, Busy Kids https://www.amomandajob.com/category/parenting-tips/ 32 32 128526194 How to Get Kids to Take Medicine: Every Trick That Actually Works https://www.amomandajob.com/amomandajob-com-how-to-get-kids-to-take-medicine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amomandajob-com-how-to-get-kids-to-take-medicine https://www.amomandajob.com/amomandajob-com-how-to-get-kids-to-take-medicine/#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2026 02:03:13 +0000 https://www.amomandajob.com/?p=1013 My daughter picked up her doll, held the medicine cup to her mouth, and said: do not cry, it will make you feel better. She was mimicking me exactly. And then she took it herself. Every trick that actually works including the one most parents never think to ask the pharmacist.

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]]> https://www.amomandajob.com/amomandajob-com-how-to-get-kids-to-take-medicine/feed/ 0 1013 What Every Parent and Teacher Needs to Know About Bullying (And What Actually Helps) https://www.amomandajob.com/amomandajob-com-what-to-do-when-your-child-is-being-bullied/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amomandajob-com-what-to-do-when-your-child-is-being-bullied https://www.amomandajob.com/amomandajob-com-what-to-do-when-your-child-is-being-bullied/#respond Wed, 20 May 2026 00:54:43 +0000 https://www.amomandajob.com/?p=983 Parenting Tips · From the Classroom · Raising Confident Kids What Every Parent and Teacher Needs to Know About Bullying (And What Actually Helps) By A Mom and a Job  ·  9 min read In this article: Why half of bullied children never tell an adult and how to read the signs they are not...

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]]> https://www.amomandajob.com/amomandajob-com-what-to-do-when-your-child-is-being-bullied/feed/ 0 983 The Mental Load of Motherhood: What It Is, Why It Is Exhausting, and Why I Would Not Trade It https://www.amomandajob.com/amomandajob-com-mental-load-of-motherhood/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amomandajob-com-mental-load-of-motherhood https://www.amomandajob.com/amomandajob-com-mental-load-of-motherhood/#respond Mon, 18 May 2026 02:08:02 +0000 https://www.amomandajob.com/?p=980 Working Mom Life · Parenting Tips The Mental Load of Motherhood: What It Is, Why It Is Exhausting, and Why I Would Not Trade It By A Mom and a Job  ·  8 min read In this article: The 2am feeding where I was crying from exhaustion and grateful at the same time What the...

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]]> https://www.amomandajob.com/amomandajob-com-mental-load-of-motherhood/feed/ 0 980 Working Mom Burnout Is Real: What It Actually Feels Like and How to Overcome it https://www.amomandajob.com/working-mom-burnout/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=working-mom-burnout https://www.amomandajob.com/working-mom-burnout/#respond Mon, 18 May 2026 02:02:44 +0000 https://www.amomandajob.com/?p=977 Working Mom Life · Parenting Tips Working Mom Burnout Is Real: What It Actually Feels Like and How to Come Back From It By A Mom and a Job  ·  8 min read In this article: What burnout actually feels like when you are living inside it Why it hits working moms differently and why...

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]]> https://www.amomandajob.com/working-mom-burnout/feed/ 0 977 Best Books About Emotions for Kids And How to Use Them at Every Age https://www.amomandajob.com/best-books-about-emotions-for-kids/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-books-about-emotions-for-kids Mon, 04 May 2026 00:18:44 +0000 https://www.amomandajob.com/?p=937 Parenting Tips · Books for Kids · Emotional Development Best Books About Emotions for Kids — And How to Use Them at Every Age By A Mom and a Job  ·  9 min read In this article: Why emotional literacy starts earlier than you think, even with newborns How a Disney movie changed the way...

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]]> 937 How to set up a calm- down corner for kids https://www.amomandajob.com/calm-down-corner-for-kids/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=calm-down-corner-for-kids Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:07:08 +0000 https://www.amomandajob.com/?p=931 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...

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]]> 931 how to teach kids social skills at home https://www.amomandajob.com/how-to-teach-kids-social-skills-at-home-a-mom-and-a-job/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-teach-kids-social-skills-at-home-a-mom-and-a-job Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:40:37 +0000 https://www.amomandajob.com/?p=927 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...

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]]> 927 How to Prevent Summer Slide Without Worksheets (Fun Ideas That Actually Work) https://www.amomandajob.com/how-to-prevent-summer-slide-without-worksheets/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-prevent-summer-slide-without-worksheets Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:33:05 +0000 https://www.amomandajob.com/?p=918 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...

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]]> 883 “I’m Bored,” Now What? What To Do When Kids Are Bored. https://www.amomandajob.com/what-to-do-when-kids-say-im-bored-ideas-that-actually-work-for-little-kids-and-teens/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-to-do-when-kids-say-im-bored-ideas-that-actually-work-for-little-kids-and-teens Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:36:22 +0000 https://www.amomandajob.com/?p=867 (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...

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