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17 Tools to Include in a Calm Down Kit for Kids | Does your child suffer from anxiety that makes self-regulation difficult? Perfect for children in preschool, kindergarten, middle school, and beyond (even for teens!), we’re sharing 6 coping skills and 17 calming tools to help your child with anger management and explosive feelings at home, in the classroom, and while on the go. #anxiety #mentalhealth #selfregulation #selfregulationactivities #zonesofregulation #selfcontrol #autism #calmdownkit

23 Tips for Creating an Effective Calm Down Kit for Your Anxious Child

How to Get Your Baby to Sleep: 8 Baby Sleep Tips for New Moms

Journal Prompts for Women | If you’re looking for inspiration to help you get started with journaling, we’ve got 90 daily journal prompts! Some are fun while others are serious, so you can pick and choose depending on your mood. Whether you prefer a ‘this is me’ approach, need a guided journal, or prefer freestyle writing in a blank notebook, there are 3, 30 day lists to keep you motivated to get your thoughts on paper. #journal #journaling #journalprompts #writingprompts #mentalhealth #selfcare

Journal Prompts for Women: 90 Journaling Prompts for Self Discovery

Mom Guilt | Whether you suffer from working mom guilt, new mom guilt, single mom guilt, stay at home mom guilt, yelling mom guilt, or something in between, one thing is for certain: the feelings it causes can be overwhelming. We’re sharing 20 tips to teach you how to find a better work life balance, how to be a better mom, and how to let go of guilt for good.

Mom Guilt: How to Let Go, Find Balance, and Enjoy Motherhood

30 Journal Prompts for Kids | Looking for daily creative writing ideas for kids in first grade and beyond? Perfect for students in a classroom setting, as part of ongoing therapy, or as an after school or summer activity, these ideas will help teach kids gratitude, boost your child’s self-esteem, and teach them how to work through their feelings and emotions in a positive way.

Creative Writing for Children: 30 Journal Prompts for Kids

10 Easy-to-Make Birthday Cake Alternatives for Kids | Looking for simple birthday party desserts that aren’t cake? Whether you’re looking for healthy options, or just want fun ideas to wow your guests, these ideas will make you mom of the year! From cake pops and ice cream cone cupcakes, to dirt cake and an amazing no bake birthday cake, these ideas will be a hit with little boys and girls alike!

10 Awesome and Easy Birthday Cake Alternatives for Kids

Mindfulness Activities for Kids | 17 simple and fun ways to teach kids the art of mindfulness to help them focus on classroom assignments, calm down and manage feelings of anxiety, exercise proper anger management, and regulate their emotions. These ideas are great on their own or as part of other therapy and treatment options for ADHD, anxiety, depression, and autism.

Mindfulness Activities for Kids: 17 Ways to Raise Mindful Children

Healthy School Lunches for Picky Eaters | If you’re looking for tips to help you pack school lunches for kids who refuse to eat anything nutritious, we’re sharing 7 simple tips and over 40 fun bento box lunch ideas to inspire you to think outside the lunchbox and be creative! Who said kids meals need to be stressful?!

7 Tips for Packing Healthy School Lunches for Picky Eaters + 40 Adorable Bento Lunch Ideas

Teaching Times Tables | If you’re looking for times tables tricks and games for kids, we’ve got 15 ideas to make teaching multiplication FUN. With tons of free printables to choose from, these multiplication games and activities are perfect for 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade learning, and can be used both in the classroom and at home. We’ve included free math worksheets and loads of family games to encourage learning everyday!

Teaching Times Tables: 15 Fun Ways to Teach Kids Multiplication

Natural Allergy Relief for Kids | Looking for natural allergy remedies for kids and for babies that offer relief from runny nose, nasal congestion, red, watery eyes, and itchy eyes and throat due to tree, grass, and ragweed pollen? We’ve got 16 tips and natural hay fever remedies you can use at home TODAY for simple allergy relief that works.

Mom Hacks! 16 Ways to Provide Natural Allergy Relief for Kids

Toddler won't brush their teeth?! We’ve got 7 mom hacks and teeth activities to help encourage proper dental hygiene without whining! These tooth-brushing tips for toddlers will help you improve your child's oral health while still maintaining your sanity. My daughter didn't tolerate a toothbrush until she was 3, but thanks to these tips and tricks, she LOVES brushing her teeth. Just don't try tip 5. Seriously!

7 Effective Tips to Get Toddlers to Brush Their Teeth

Traveling with a Picky Eater | Traveling with kids on a plane or in a car can be stressful enough, and when you throw picky eating into the mix, it can feel downright overwhelming. We’re sharing 7 simple tips to help make picky eating more manageable for parents when you and your family are away from home.

Traveling with a Picky Eater: 7 Sanity-Saving Tips for Moms

How to Take Care of Yourself | As a woman (and as a mom), it can often feel impossible to find ways to incorporate self care into our weekly routines. Taking care of our emotional health is important both physically and mentally, and we’ve got 34 tips and tricks to teach you proper stress relief and anxiety relief for a healthy, happy existence!

How to Take Care of Yourself: 34 Stress Relief Tips for Busy Moms

How to Make a Natural First Aid Kit | Want to create your very own DIY first aid kit for baby, school-aged kids, tweens, teens, and beyond but don’t know what products to include? Perfect for travel and home, this collection of 13 essential herbs, oils, creams, and remedies will teach you the art of emergency preparedness using all-natural ingredients!

How to Make a Natural First Aid Kit: 13 Must-Haves for Moms!

37 Age Appropriate Chores for Children | Looking for the best daily chores for kids by age? How about free DIY printable chore charts you can download today? And have you considered rewards systems outside of motivating through a weekly allowance? We’re sharing 37 kids chores, 11 chore charts, and our thoughts on rewarding kids without money. Perfect for girls and boys, and from toddlers to teens, you don’t want to miss this!

How to Make Kids Accountable: Age Appropriate Chores for Children

13 Logical Consequences that Actually Work | Enforcing logical consequences in the classroom and at home is a fabulous way for teachers to encourage good classroom behavior and parents to get kids to behave without yelling, but knowing HOW to use logical consequences (and how to implement them successfully) can be tricky. We’re sharing our best positive parenting tips and 13 logical consequences that actually work!

How to Discipline a Child: 13 Logical Consequences that Actually Work

10 Fantastic Mom’s Night Out Ideas | In dire need of a girl’s night out (or girl’s night in) away from your kids so you can get your PARTY on and burn off some steam? We’ve got 10 ladies night ideas you and your mom friends will love. Whether you’re looking for low-key games or crafts you can enjoy at home with your girlfriends, or want activities and events you can organize for a fun night on the town, we’re got you covered.

10 Fantastic Moms Night Out Ideas (Girls Night Out Grown Up!)

Breathing Techniques for Anxiety in Children | If you’re looking for simple relaxation techniques and breathing exercises for kids that work at home and in the classroom, we’ve got 10 ideas to help. These calming activities are perfect for anxiety and stress as well as anger management, and help teach healthy coping skills so kids can calm down on their own when big emotions strike.

Breathing Techniques for Anxiety: 10 Calming Activities for Kids

Positive Parenting Tips that Work | Whether you’re the parent of toddlers, preschoolers, elementary aged kids, tweens, or even teenagers, we’ve got positive discipline techniques, tips, and solutions to help teach boys and girls – and sons and daughters – how to behave respectfully without yelling and nagging. These ideas work both at home and in the classroom, and are a must-read for moms everywhere.

Positive Discipline Techniques: 65 Positive Parenting Tips that Work!

How to Boost Your Immune System | Looking for immune boosting tips for cold and flu season? We’re sharing our best immune system boosters, including 6 immune boosting foods (hello, turmeric!) and lifestyle changes that help ward off sicknesses and infections naturally, with tips to improve your gut health for increased immunity. We’re also telling you how to choose the best probiotic supplement for kids and adults!

How to Boost Your Immune System: 8 Tips to Stay Healthy This Spring

Home Remedies for Pink Eye | Want to know how to get rid of conjunctivitis FAST before you need antibiotic drops? Perfect for kids and for adults, we’re sharing 8 DIY natural remedies you can use at home TODAY for quick, overnight relief from itchy, watery, irritated eyes.

Home Remedies for Pink Eye: 8 Natural Remedies for Pink Eye that Work!