Category Archives: Balance

Striving for balance in work and family life

• 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

• How To Return To Gentle Parenting Intentions During Times of Stress

  Do you ever feel bogged down and negative about your parenting interactions when you are feeling tired, stressed or overwhelmed?
  Try a new way of confronting usual parenting challenges. Try to play when you were usually serious and flexibility if you were otherwise set in your decision. That change will help your brain become unstuck from the negative rut and return to your positive and peaceful goal.  MORE

• An Unexpected Formula-Fed Attachment

  Kyle made some assumptions about breastfeeding when she was pregnant with her fourth son. And then he surprised her in several ways.  MORE

• Finding a Nanny to Be Part of My Village

  Gretchen shares the story of welcoming a loving nanny into her parenting team.  MORE

• Allowing Children the Freedom of Self-Expression

  When my children were little, I had total control over what they wore. Nowadays, I have no control over what they wear, and I am happy to let them express themselves.  MORE

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