Category Archives: Balance

Striving for balance in work and family life

• Inspiring a Mindful Holiday Season

  Purchase the Mindful Holidays eBundle by November 4 for 7 e-resources that will transform your holiday season.  MORE

• 5 Tips for a Peaceful Home

  Since we’ve had kids, maintaining a peaceful home has been high on my priority list. While my girls are small, I’m trying my best to create good habits in areas that are a struggle for me. While there are so many little things we can do to make our homes more peaceful, these are five big steps that are simple and effective.  MORE

• Choosing to Avoid Tough Conversations with Kids

  Sometimes talking won’t solve a situation, and the best thing is to remain quiet. In time, the right words will be there, but all the problems won’t be solved in a day.  MORE

• Preparing Teens to Care for Children

  Child care is a big enough challenge for adults. For teenagers, it can be especially difficult. However, I feel that with the right preparation, my teenagers are more qualified than most grown ups to care for my young children when I am unable to.  MORE

• 66 Things To Do With Kids Before Bedtime

  Lyndsay offers a selection of activities to do with your kiddos before bed to help wind down your day.  MORE

• Traveling Alone

  As an attached mother, traveling alone isn’t a choice Laura of WaldenMommy: Life Behind the Red Front Door made lightly, but it is a choice she is glad she made.  MORE

• 20 Ways to Turn Off Electronics and Tune In to Your Family

  Amy shares some simple ways to balance distraction and connection with (and without) electronics.  MORE

• Parenting Without Punishment: Guidelines, Empathy, and Natural Consequences (A 4-Step Action Plan)

  When I moved away from rules and punishment it was very much trial-and-error, and over time I’ve found what works to keep our family (myself and my two daughters, who are 9.5 and 3.5 years old) connected and running smoothly. Today I’d like to share a concrete example of how using guidelines, empathy and natural consequences looked for one of …  MORE

• Wordless Wednesday: DIY

  This week we asked you to share DIY with us. Link up!  MORE

• Learning to See Things from My Child’s Perspective: When “Misbehaving” Is Really “Playing”

  Seeing the world from your children’s perspective helps you understand what they really want and need. Our children can teach us so much–by what they say, what they do, and what they see. And when we listen, we learn to be better parents.  MORE

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