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…
How to Build Self Esteem and Self Worth in Children: What They Need to Hear, See, and Do
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The 5 Love Languages of Children: How to Know What Your Child Truly Needs
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…
Get the Best Books About Emotions for your Kids
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,…
How to set up a calm- down corner for kids
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…
how to teach kids social skills at home
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…
How to Prevent Summer Slide Without Worksheets (Fun Ideas That Actually Work)
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…
Things to Do With Kids on a Hot Day (No Pool Required)
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! Looking for fun things to do with kids on a hot day? This list covers no-prep ideas, water play, indoor activities and a…
Screen Time Alternatives for Kids That Actually Work
Screen Time Alternatives for Kids That Actually Work (And Why Your Child’s Brain Craves Screens in the First Place) 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 summer, we pack…
Rainy Day Fun: Activities for Toddlers to Age 7
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! You wake up, look out the window, and see rain. Not a quick shower. Rain. All day rain. And your toddler is already…