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Special Time Series: A list of 60 Activities To Do With Preschoolers and School Aged Children
| February 22, 2012 | Posted by mudpiemama under Family, Parenting, Play |
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A sure fire way to have successful special time with pre-schoolers is letting them choose the activity and lead the way.
School age children sometimes start thinking time with mom and dad is lame so keeping special time as a ritual, a weekly tradition on a set day/time possibly, is a great way to not lose this very important time together.
This list has 60 Activitiy ideas for special time with Preschoolers and School Aged children.
Kindness During a Tantrum: 10 Ways to Show you Care
| February 13, 2012 | Posted by mudpiemama under Family, Parenting |
Kindness is a wonderful thing. Surprising your child with a new book, fresh whipped cream atop their favorite fruits or letting them stay awake to talk with you for an extra ten minutes, whatever kind act it may be, children thrive on love and kindness. What about when your child is having a tantrum? Did you…
Elimination Experiment 3.0
| January 10, 2012 | Posted by mudpiemama under Family, Parenting |
Welcome to the January 2012 Carnival of Natural Parenting: Experiments in Natural Family Living This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Hobo Mama and Code Name: Mama. This month our participants have reported on weeklong trials to make their lives a little greener and gentler. Please read…
Rivalry To Harmony Part 2: Five Games To Promote Team Work Among Siblings
| November 16, 2011 | Posted by mudpiemama under Family, Parenting, Play, Positive_discipline |
Last week at Authentic Parenting I wrote about avoiding and solving conflicts through play. One of the things I wrote about was how I had encouraged my boys to work together as a team. I received a lot of feedback and questions about other ways to encourage siblings to work together. Here are five games…
Two Hippos and Ten Euros: A lesson in budgeting.
| October 11, 2011 | Posted by mudpiemama under Parenting |
Welcome to the October Carnival of Natural Parenting: Money Matters This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama. This month our participants have shared how finances affect their parenting choices. Please read to the end to find a list of links to…
World Breastfeeding Week – Breastfeeding around the World
| August 3, 2011 | Posted by mudpiemama under Family, Nutrition, Parenting |
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It’s World Breastfeeding Week - So I thought I would join in the celebration by sharing some pictures of me in a few places around the world – Breastfeeding my babies. The theme of WBW is “Talk to me! Breastfeeding in 3D” So here is my attempt to talk to you about breastfeeding – from…
This One Life Together
| July 12, 2011 | Posted by mudpiemama under Family, Parenting |
Welcome to the July Carnival of Natural Parenting: Parenting Philosophy This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama. This month our participants have shared their parenting practices and how they fit in with their parenting purpose. Please read to the end to…
3 quick projects for Father’s Day!
| June 15, 2011 | Posted by mudpiemama under Arts & Crafts, Parenting, Play |
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Father’s Day is this weekend… ok no panic here are three easy projects to whip up in 30 minutes, 15 minutes and 5 minutes or less! Spoiler alert…to my favorite subscriber (aka hubby – stop reading now!) The 30 min Photo Mobile: All you will need is some card stock or construction paper, a few…
Rewind, Recharge, Refocus.
| June 6, 2011 | Posted by mudpiemama under Parenting, Positive_discipline |
Rewind. Recharge, Refocus. One peaceful strategy to avoid a tantrum. Most days our house wakes up to smiles and cuddles. Other times it all goes well until the one and only beloved “stripy” T-shirt turns out not to be dry thus throwing a wrench into one pre-schoolers’ plans. A grumpy growl face then instigates the…
Play Cooking…Outdoors
| May 29, 2011 | Posted by mudpiemama under Parenting, Play |
Baking Al Fresco – Part of our Summer Fun Series From making mud-pies to rock soup, transforming our backyard into a kitchen, bakery or restaurant is a surefire way for us to fill many hours of the day in the summer time. I find collecting a few recyclable containers such as yogurt cups, aluminum baking…
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