Best Parenting Advice

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We wanted to do something new here on Kids Activities Blog.  You already know that we love to share tips about raising kids, fun activities and our favorite kid-friendly recipes.  This week we wanted to start sharing our favorite reads… the best parenting advice from around the web.

We share many viral posts on our Facebook page, but we are going to gather them here in one place, for easy access.

1. 20 THINGS I WILL NEVER DO FOR MY KIDS
   

   Sneak Peek:
   1).  Make more than one meal for dinner.
   You know what we have for dinner in our house? Whatever Mommy or Daddy makes. Unless my kids     have a condition that prevents them from eating certain things or have given something an honest try and legitimately don’t like it, I’m not making a separate meal for them because the broccoli is too green or the rice is too “ricey.”
   2). Give in to their whims because they whine about something.
   Read more at Scary Mommy here.

2. HOW TO STOP LOSING YOUR TEMPER WITH YOUR KIDS.

   Sneak Peek:
   You are late, they aren’t listening, you have tried it all and you lose your temper. We’ve all been there at some point. If you want to stop losing your temper, these tips are spot-on and practical. They work!
   Read more on Kids Activities Blog here. 

3. YOUR WORDS BECOME THEIR INNER VOICE

   Sneak Peek:
   When our kids do something that I disapprove of, I often start with “I love you so much, but your choice today made me really sad”   or I will discipline them and talk to them afterwards.   I tell our kids, every day, “I love you all the time.  I love you when I am happy or sad.  I love you when…
   Read more on Your Modern Family here.
   

4. 15 MOVIES FROM THE 90’s THAT YOU NEED TO WATCH WITH YOUR KIDS

   Sneak Peek:
   Growing up in the ’90s was the best of both worlds: I had epic ’80s movies to play over and over again, and I got to live through 10 years of amazing film releases, many of which have stuck with me my whole life (and are still on constant rotation).
   Read more on Pop Sugar here. 

5. THE DAY MY FRIEND WITHOUT KIDS CHANGED MY PARENTING

   Sneak Peek: 
   I all too easily get caught up in surviving the day with my little kids. I’m overwhelemd with tantrums and backtalk, with wiping bottoms, with 50 snacks a day and endless requests for more milk. I’m stuck at the end of every night trying to get the paw patrol song out of my head and hoping against hope no one will wake up crying in the middle of the night because I just need a break…”
   Read more on Beauty Through Imperfection here. 

6. THREE WAYS TO CONNECT WITH YOUR KIDS

   Sneak Peek:
   A few months ago I started connecting with the girls on a very different level.  We started writing journals to each other.  The journal provides the kids the space and freedom to be open and honest about things they feel or think.  It really provides a deeper connecting between you.
   Read more at Kristina Grum here.

7. THE SECRET TO BEING A DAD TO LITTLE GIRLS

   Sneak Peek:
   Now I am a dad and I have three sons.  Our first three kids that we had were all boys… Just up my alley from what I was used to.  Remembering back from what we did as boys I thought “This should be pretty easy!”  Well… then came our little princess Allie.  Like her Mom, she is all girl.  She loves everything that was opposite of what I was used to.  It was all just a little different.
   Read more from Your Modern Dad here.
   

8. HOW TO REACT WHEN YOUR CHILD BREAKS SOMETHING

   Sneak Peek:
   This was my hallway last Wednesday.  Broken. Sharp. Treacherous. This was my hallway. It was my son who did this.
   Read more on Majestic Unicorn.
   

9.  TEACHERS DON’T JUST TEACH

   Sneak Peek:
   Dear Parent,
   I know. You’re worried. Every day, your child comes home with a story about THAT kid. The one who is always hitting shoving pinching scratching maybe even biting other children. The one who always has to hold my hand in the hallway. The one who has a special spot at the carpet…
   Read more on Miss Night’s Mutters here.

10. THINGS I WANT MY DAUGHTER TO KNOW BEFORE SHE IS 10.

    Sneak Peek:
    It’s okay to cry. Hormones are a beast, and that’s all there is to that. Sometimes you will cry, and you won’t even know why. But that’s okay. Just remember to breathe, and wash your face when you’re done— because you don’t want to wake up with puffy eyes tomorrow.
    Read more on Totally The Bomb here.

    

     

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