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Books That Changed the Way I Parent 📚💛
✨ No Bad Kids by Janet Lansbury This was the first book that gave me permission to drop the idea of “fixing” behavior and instead focus on respectful boundaries. It reminded me that toddlers aren’t giving us a hard time,they’re having a hard time. 🧠 The Whole-Brain Child by Dr. Daniel Siegel &a
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This isn’t just mom guilt—it’s survival mode.
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not everyone should be a parent ‼️
hello ◡̈ I truly can’t believe how many parents still cling to a CONSTANT party lifestyle. It honestly makes me so sad for their kids. It’s one thing to go out every once in a while because you enjoy a night out because that’s totally normal. But when it becomes a weekly routine, when your kid
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5 Books That Changed the Way I Parent (And Why)
There are a few books I keep going back to—not because they’re perfect, but because they changed me. These books helped me slow down, rethink what discipline really is, and lean into calm, connected parenting even on my hardest days. 1. The Whole-Brain Child by Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne
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Read these daily if you want to be a good parent
Becoming parents can really broaden our horizons to many new topics & bring to light things we hadn’t noticed before. if you’re anything like me, you’re constantly thinking “how can I be a better mom to my kids, how can we be better parents”. We want what’s best for our children, to nurtu
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Say Goodbye to Toddler Time Struggles!⏰
A visual toddler timer can be a game-changer for daily routines! Here are some great ways to use it: 1. Screen Time Limits⏰ Helps kids visually understand when time is up. 2. Cleanup Time⏰ Makes tidying up a fun race against the clock. 3. Mealtime⏰ Encourages focus and prevents endless
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Toddler power struggles
If I’m being honest…the hardest part of parenting for me hasn’t been the mess or the noise. It’s the constant battles: Meals. Bedtime. Getting dressed. Leaving the house. Everything felt like a negotiation I was losing 😅🫠 What changed everything was realizing this: my toddler wasn’t trying t
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This is the BEST #parenthack for back-to-school!
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Hard Truths of a Single Mom
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the hardest part about being a single mom…
hello ◡̈ To all my fellow single mamas out there, I see you❤️‍🔥 I know how hard it is to carry the weight of motherhood on your own, to bear the responsibility of raising a tiny human without a partner to share the load with. In the midst of the exhaustion, the worry, and the overwhelm, I wa
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student mom struggles & how to adapt 👶🏽👩🏾‍💻✨
Hey y’all 👋🏾 are there any other student moms who are struggling right now? I know I have been, but here are some things that have helped me skate by this semester and I hope these work for you! it can be so hard holding yourself accountable to doing schoolwork and not even just that but hav
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Mindset shifts that’ll change the way you parent
Parenting isn’t about having all the answers, it’s about showing up, again and again, with love, repair, and curiosity. Every quote in this post comes from the science of connection. From what we know about the brain, regulation, and attachment- your calm, your boundaries, your presence; they al
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Books I’m Reading As A First-Time Mom 🫶🏼
Learning to parent with more intention and less chaos, one book at a time 🤍 Which one should I finish first?? #momlife #parentingbooks #toddlermom #intentionalparenting #momtok
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❤️ 🥤Hot mom walk playlist 💋🌹
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ADHD struggles
As someone with adhd and given a late diagnosis I’ve had to learn quickly about what adhd is and how/why I function the way I do. There are so many everyday “easy” tasks and things that are 10x harder for neurodivergent people. I wanted to share what I struggle with most everyday. It’s important to
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Car Seat Struggles 👶🚗 | Baby Talk Series
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BLIND GIRL STRUGGLES WITH BDD
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Turning struggles into side hustles 💸✨
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I wished people told me before becoming a parent‼️
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Challenges of a Widow.. and Single mom
Something you might take for granted or not even think about is being a single parent as well as being widowed. Not having a partner makes things so much harder! Your child will never know one of their parents, you'll never have free time for yourself anymore or any sort of a break, and you'
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Struggles to Success. My home buying journey🏡✨
How I Turned My Struggles into Success and Bought My First Home 🏡✨ If someone had told me four years ago that I’d own my own home today, I probably wouldn’t have believed them. I was divorced, making $18/hour, and struggling to pay rent and daycare every month. Fast forward to now: I’m sitting in
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Struggles of a teen mom🤍
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Mom Shame 😔💔
Have you ever been mom shamed for something? What was it and how did you react? 🤯 Share your story with the Lemon8 parenting community 🍋 #parentingstruggles #parentstruggles #parents #lemon8parenting #letschat #parentingfail #momshame #shamed #struggling
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Common Struggles of Moms with ADHD‼️ 🤹🏼‍♀️🎭🤕
💬 As a teen, my room was always clean and organized. I loved having everything where it belonged. As I aged and had children, that skill became more complicated, and I would beat myself up for it‼️ 💪🏻 I was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 32, and my whole life didn’t make sense‼️ How could I h
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Autism parent struggles 😩
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i feel like a bad dog mom
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No more bedtime struggles!
Your toddler isn’t fighting bedtime to ruin your night. Their brain can’t wind down on command. Here’s what actually helps 👇 💛 Follow for more tips #toddlermom #toddlerbedtime #bedtimestruggles #gentleparenting #momlife
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what drains your cup as a mom
here’s some things that can drain your emotional parent cup: - noise - filling everyone else’s cup - clutter - being “on” 24/7 - over scheduling - being the default parent these are all things you need to be aware of so you can catch on when your cup is being drained, and hopefully be a
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