A Mom and a Job. Raising Happy, Busy Kids
Boredom Busters, Parenting Tips and Honest Advice for Moms Who Do It All
Parenting does not come with a manual, but it does come with a lot of moments where you wish you had one. This is where you will find practical, honest parenting tips drawn from years of experience both as a mother and as a classroom teacher. From handling big emotions to building strong communication with your kids, these posts are written in plain language for real parents navigating real life.
Parenting Tips · Emotional Development Social Emotional Development in Children — Why It Starts Earlier Than You Think By A Mom and a Job · 9 min read In this article: What social emotional development actually means in plain language Why it starts from birth, not from school What it looks like at every age…
Parenting Tips · From the Classroom · Raising Confident Kids How to Build Strong Relationships With Children — Lessons From a Mom and a Teacher By A Mom and a Job · 8 min read In this article: Why relationships with children are built in the smallest daily moments The story of Lea and…
Parenting Tips · From the Classroom Open Ended Questions for Kids — The Simple Trick That Gets Children Thinking, Talking, and Problem Solving By A Mom and a Job · 8 min read In this article: Why the way you ask a question changes everything about the answer you get The W and H formula…
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…
Parenting Tips · From the Classroom How to Know What Is Going On With Your Child When They Will Not Tell You By A Mom and a Job · 8 min read In this article: Why children tell you things even when they are not talking The six signs to watch for — behavioral, emotional,…
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…
Parenting Tips · Raising Confident Kids · From the Classroom How to Build Emotional Intelligence in Children — The Five Parts and How to Teach Each One By A Mom and a Job · 9 min read In this article: What emotional intelligence actually is and why it matters more than IQ Why 71% of…
Parenting Tips · From the Classroom · Raising Confident Kids When Your Child Is Nothing Like You: How to Parent the Child You Have, Not the One You Expected By A Mom and a Job · 8 min read In this article: The brown sugar gift: a classroom story that captures everything about seeing the…
Parenting Tips · Raising Confident Kids · From the Classroom Change Takes Time: Why the Lesson That Did Not Land Yet Is Still Working By A Mom and a Job · 8 min read In this article: Why the rule nobody is following and the lesson that did not land are not failures yet…
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…