A Mom and a Job. Raising Happy, Busy Kids
Boredom Busters, Parenting Tips and Honest Advice for Moms Who Do It All
Confidence does not happen overnight. It is built slowly, in small moments, through the words we choose and the way we respond when our kids struggle. This category covers everything from managing big emotions and building self esteem to understanding why kids behave the way they do and what we can actually do about it. Written for parents and teachers who want practical strategies, not just theory.
Parenting Tips · Raising Confident Kids · From the Classroom Gentle Parenting With a Twist: What I Have Actually Seen Work By A Mom and a Job · 9 min read I love gentle parenting with a twist. Yes to acknowledging emotions. Yes to discussing and accepting how we feel. But then we own those…
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…
Raising Confident Kids · Parenting Tips · From the Classroom How to Build Self Esteem and Self Worth in Children: What They Need to Hear, See, and Do By A Mom and a Job · 9 min read In this article: The difference between self esteem and self worth and why both matter What happened…
Parenting Tips · Raising Confident Kids By A Mom and a Job · 9 min read I wanted to know my children’s love languages. Not theoretically. I wanted to actually know them. So I did something a little unconventional. I overwhelmed all of them with all five love languages in one afternoon, just to watch…
Parenting Tips · Raising Confident Kids By A Mom and a Job · 9 min read A few years ago, one of my professional training courses required us to watch the Pixar film Inside Out. My first reaction? Really? A kids’ movie? For a course? Then a therapist walked us through it, frame by frame,…
Parenting Tips · From the Classroom · Back to School Why Does My Child Cry at School? What Every Parent and Teacher Needs to Know By A Mom and a Job · 9 min read In this article: Why crying at school is communication, not manipulation What age has to do with it and why…
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…
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…
Raising Confident Kids · Parenting Tips How to Find Your Child’s Hidden Talent (And Why It Changes Everything) By A Mom and a Job · 8 min read In this article: Why talents do not always announce themselves and how to spot them in ordinary moments The bench that revealed a hidden talent on a…
Children are angels who may not always behave the way we want them to: Before you had child/ren you thought you will be the best mom, your children will always cooperate and be a sweet little prince/ princess. You knew that there may be hardship and some bumps along the way but nothing too tough…