A Mom and a Job. Raising Happy, Busy Kids https://www.amomandajob.com/ Boredom Busters, Parenting Tips and Honest Advice for Moms Who Do It All Thu, 28 May 2026 17:53:51 +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 A Mom and a Job. Raising Happy, Busy Kids https://www.amomandajob.com/ 32 32 128526194 Why My Kids Do Chores and Why Yours Should Too: The System That Actually Works https://www.amomandajob.com/amomandajob-com-why-kids-should-do-chores/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amomandajob-com-why-kids-should-do-chores https://www.amomandajob.com/amomandajob-com-why-kids-should-do-chores/#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 17:53:47 +0000 https://www.amomandajob.com/?p=995 There is a chore chart on our wall. Visitors always comment on it. Four kids, four chores, a rotation that means nobody gets stuck forever. Here is the full system and what chores actually teach that nothing else can.

The post Why My Kids Do Chores and Why Yours Should Too: The System That Actually Works appeared first on A Mom and a Job. Raising Happy, Busy Kids.

]]> https://www.amomandajob.com/amomandajob-com-why-kids-should-do-chores/feed/ 0 995 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...

The post What Every Parent and Teacher Needs to Know About Bullying (And What Actually Helps) appeared first on A Mom and a Job. Raising Happy, Busy Kids.

]]> 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...

The post The Mental Load of Motherhood: What It Is, Why It Is Exhausting, and Why I Would Not Trade It appeared first on A Mom and a Job. Raising Happy, Busy Kids.

]]> 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...

The post Working Mom Burnout Is Real: What It Actually Feels Like and How to Overcome it appeared first on A Mom and a Job. Raising Happy, Busy Kids.

]]> https://www.amomandajob.com/working-mom-burnout/feed/ 0 977 The Working Mom Survival Guide: Real Systems From a Mom Who Actually Uses Them https://www.amomandajob.com/amomandajob-com-working-mom-survival-guide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amomandajob-com-working-mom-survival-guide https://www.amomandajob.com/amomandajob-com-working-mom-survival-guide/#respond Fri, 15 May 2026 01:43:57 +0000 https://www.amomandajob.com/?p=972 Working Mom Life · Parenting Tips The Working Mom Survival Guide: Real Systems From a Mom Who Actually Uses Them By A Mom and a Job  ·  10 min read In this article: The double stock rule that means I never run out of anything mid-recipe How one Google Calendar sync changed my entire week...

The post The Working Mom Survival Guide: Real Systems From a Mom Who Actually Uses Them appeared first on A Mom and a Job. Raising Happy, Busy Kids.

]]> https://www.amomandajob.com/amomandajob-com-working-mom-survival-guide/feed/ 0 972 How to Be a Present Parent When You Work Full Time: What Actually Works https://www.amomandajob.com/amomandajob-com-how-to-be-a-present-parent-when-you-work-full-time/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amomandajob-com-how-to-be-a-present-parent-when-you-work-full-time https://www.amomandajob.com/amomandajob-com-how-to-be-a-present-parent-when-you-work-full-time/#respond Thu, 14 May 2026 19:56:39 +0000 https://www.amomandajob.com/?p=966 Working Mom Life · Parenting Tips How to Be a Present Parent When You Work Full Time: What Actually Works By A Mom and a Job  ·  8 min read In this article: The working mom I swore I would never become and what happened next Why the guilt you feel might actually be making...

The post How to Be a Present Parent When You Work Full Time: What Actually Works appeared first on A Mom and a Job. Raising Happy, Busy Kids.

]]> https://www.amomandajob.com/amomandajob-com-how-to-be-a-present-parent-when-you-work-full-time/feed/ 0 966 How to Build Self Esteem and Self Worth in Children: What They Need to Hear, See, and Do https://www.amomandajob.com/amomandajob-com-how-to-build-self-esteem-in-children/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amomandajob-com-how-to-build-self-esteem-in-children https://www.amomandajob.com/amomandajob-com-how-to-build-self-esteem-in-children/#respond Thu, 14 May 2026 13:29:11 +0000 https://www.amomandajob.com/?p=962 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...

The post How to Build Self Esteem and Self Worth in Children: What They Need to Hear, See, and Do appeared first on A Mom and a Job. Raising Happy, Busy Kids.

]]> https://www.amomandajob.com/amomandajob-com-how-to-build-self-esteem-in-children/feed/ 0 962 The 5 Love Languages of Children: How to Know What Your Child Truly Needs https://www.amomandajob.com/amomandajob-com-5-love-languages-of-children/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amomandajob-com-5-love-languages-of-children https://www.amomandajob.com/amomandajob-com-5-love-languages-of-children/#respond Wed, 13 May 2026 23:00:09 +0000 https://www.amomandajob.com/?p=958 Parenting Tips · Raising Confident Kids The 5 Love Languages of Children: How to Know What Your Child Truly Needs From You By A Mom and a Job  ·  9 min read In this article: What the 5 love languages actually are and why they matter for children The experiment I ran on my own...

The post The 5 Love Languages of Children: How to Know What Your Child Truly Needs appeared first on A Mom and a Job. Raising Happy, Busy Kids.

]]> https://www.amomandajob.com/amomandajob-com-5-love-languages-of-children/feed/ 0 958 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...

The post Best Books About Emotions for Kids And How to Use Them at Every Age appeared first on A Mom and a Job. Raising Happy, Busy Kids.

]]> 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...

The post How to set up a calm- down corner for kids appeared first on A Mom and a Job. Raising Happy, Busy Kids.

]]> 931