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10 Phrases For When Your Toddler Isn’t Listening

Navigating the whirlwind world of toddlerhood is challenging for any parent. With brains still forming, toddlers struggle to focus on tasks, leading to moments when it seems impossible to get through to them. It’s almost as if your toddler isn’t listening at all. Despite their occasional bouts of defiance, toddlers

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Transform Your Look: A Makeup Guide for Women Over 40

The 40th decade brings new adventures, wisdom, and changes to the skin. Now is the perfect opportunity to revamp your beauty routine according to these changes. If you’re a makeup lover aged 40 or older, you’ve probably noticed that the products and techniques of your 20s and 30s aren’t cutting

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Dealing With Non-Reactive Parenting Naysayers

Picture this: You’re calmly navigating a toddler tantrum in a bustling bistro. Silverware is flying, heads are turning. You’re holding your ground, practicing Non-Reactive Parenting with all your might. Suddenly, a voice cuts through the chaos. A stranger, perhaps, or maybe a well-meaning relative. Their words sting with judgment, laced

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10 Fun Mom and Son Date Ideas for Bonding Time

The mother-son bond is a unique and powerful relationship. Nurturing this connection is vital, not just for the emotional development of sons, but also for us boy moms (I have three sons!). Spending quality time together leads to lifelong memories, stronger communication, and a deep-seated trust. Feeling stuck in a

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From Chaos to Connection: The Power of Non-Reactive Parenting

Parenthood is a beautiful mess. One minute you’re basking in your child’s laughter, the next you’re dodging tantrum-fueled projectiles. In the heat of those meltdown moments, reacting is our natural instinct. But what if there was a different approach, a way to stay calm even when your child is anything

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Over 40 Eye Makeup Guide

Some say bold and beautiful eye makeup isn’t part of a post-40 beauty repertoire. That’s silly. Women over 40 should rock bold eye makeup. We can do so with flair, confidence, and panache (that youth simply can’t buy). But. The skin around our eyes changes as we age. It stands

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Non-reactive vs. Gentle Parenting

I gotta admit: non-reactive parenting can look a lot like gentle parenting. To the untrained eye, anyway. But there are a few key differences, which I’d like to go into. Child vs. Parent Centered I gotta be honest, I’m not really interested in the child’s behavior. Childs are gonna child,

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You Can’t Buy Health, You Gotta Earn It

I have a strong stance that makes a lot of people uncomfortable, as it’s something we’ve all been guilty of. You can’t buy health. By that, I mean, don’t buy meal plans, diet foods, health pills, or even… gym memberships. Let’s get this out of the way first:I’m not criticizing

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The Best Books I Read In 2023

If you only know one thing about me, it’s probably that I loove books. I’m hyperlexic. When I say “I’m a reader,” I mean “I read the way other people breathe.” I read more than 50 books a quarter; to make it on my list of favorite books for the

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The Internet’s Favorite Holiday Cookies

Festive cookies are one of the best things about the holidays. The whole production is so holiday-coded: a warm kitchen on cold days, involving restless kids, going unnecessarily hard with sprinkles and icing. To honor the coziness of it all, I’ve gathered a list of some the internet’s favorite holiday

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