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How To Connect With Your Toddler Emotionally While Weaning From Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding is such a sacred time, and sometimes we fear that weaning will cause us to lose our connection. But that doesn't have to be the case. Here is how you can connect with your child while weaning.

TikTok Goes Viral As Mom Shows Alternative to Time-Outs Using The Time-In ToolKit

A mom recently shared a clip on TikTok of her son using Generation Mindful's Time-In ToolKit, and the post went viral. Take a look.

Peaceful Parenting Tips: How To Do Time-Ins

This video is for anyone who has ever struggled with parenting (all of us), for those who are working to respond to their children instead of reacting to their behaviors, and anyone who wants to raise emotionally healthy humans but isn't sure where to start.

Children Need Less Academics and More Social-Emotional Learning in the Classroom

Starting school or starting a new school year can be stressful at the best of times, let alone during a global pandemic.

My Child Is Clingy. Am I Doing It Wrong?

Your child is clingy, seems to be experiencing separation anxiety and is consistently acting out whenever you leave them, even if just to try to pee alone. Are you doing something wrong as a parent? Not even a little. Here's why.

Thank You: A Father’s Day Poem

This mama writes a poem to her husband as she navigates her baby blues, teary eyes, breastfeeding, and raw limits.

School After COVID: What Parents Are Saying

Last March, school districts across the country closed due to COVID, and more than 55 million children were sent home to finish their school year.

Fathers Raising Boys That Feel Safe To Feel

My husband grew up in a home where the men mostly ran away or shut down when it came to emotions, and when he became a father himself, he was determined to break the cycle. This is how he did it.

Six Ways To Intentionally Raise Kind Children

Research shows that when we shame, blame, and guilt children into kindness, or, quite the opposite, when we dangle carrots (aka external rewards) for caring, children begin to view kindness as a chore rather than a choice. So how do we teach kindness? Read more.

Raising Awake Children in the Age of Black Lives Matter

Our country is standing at a pivoting point. #BlackLivesMatter is the anthem and our nation is singing in the face of injustice. For all lives to matter, black lives must matter.

5 Sensory Activities Better Than Slime

I am no Pinterest mom. Let’s start there. But when I saw a picture of a kiddo playing in a tub of colored noodles, it intrigued me. As an occupational therapist, sensory integration is my jam. Unfortunately, the noodles turned out to be one colossal fail. Here are 5 sensory activities that...

60 Ideas For Summer "Staying Home" Family Fun

As the school year comes to a close, many are wondering what summer will look like. Here are 60 activities you'll want to add to your family's bucket list.

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How To Connect With Your Toddler Emotionally While Weaning From Breastfeeding

TikTok Goes Viral As Mom Shows Alternative to Time-Outs Using The Time-In ToolKit

Peaceful Parenting Tips: How To Do Time-Ins

Children Need Less Academics and More Social-Emotional Learning in the Classroom

My Child Is Clingy. Am I Doing It Wrong?

Thank You: A Father’s Day Poem

School After COVID: What Parents Are Saying

Fathers Raising Boys That Feel Safe To Feel

Six Ways To Intentionally Raise Kind Children

Raising Awake Children in the Age of Black Lives Matter

5 Sensory Activities Better Than Slime

60 Ideas For Summer "Staying Home" Family Fun

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