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Boy Mom Life With Humor and Hygge

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How to Create the Best Morning Routine for Meltdown-free Mornings

I think all moms can agree that mornings can truly make of break your entire day. The flow of the early hours sets the stage for the rest of the day. We will forever be chasing after all the minutes we overslept and the mood of our kids' paint every hour thereafter. Sprinkle in a little bit of View Post

Filed Under: Featured, Motherhood, Parenting Tagged With: Baby, family, live in the now, Motherhood, work life balance

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Fun Ways Your Kids Can Make Money

Thank you DiversyFund for sponsoring this post. It’s never too early to learn about investing for your future! When your kid comes to you with wild dreams and wishes, take it as a learning opportunity. Talk to them about how kids can make money! Fun Ways Your Kids Can Make Money There’s one in View Post

Filed Under: Financial Life, IG Links, Parenting, Printables, Reviews

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13 Reasons to Get a Dog, According to Kids

  This post is sponsored by BabbleBoxx on behalf of Amazon Prime Video.  Reasons to get a dog: So you have someone to watch the new dog-friendly show "The Pack" on Amazon Prime with. Our 4 boys also share why everyone needs a dog! 13 Reasons to Get a Dog, According to View Post

Filed Under: IG Links, Life Style, Parenting, Pets

Finding engaging books for tween boys can be a struggle. Until this list! Look no further. This list of books for tween boys will keep your son's interest for hours and days. Book list for 10 year old boys. Books for 11 year old boys. Book recommendations for tweens. #BookList #BooksforTweenBoys #TweenBoys #BookRecommendations #TweenBoyInterests #ParentingTweens #MamaintheNow

The Most Engaging Books for Tween Boys

Books for Tween Boys There he stood, shoulders drawn up to his ears and his hands in the air. You know, the universal sign for "I don't know!" His answer was in response to my question: "what books are you reading these days!" You'd think I had asked him about the theory of relativity. But for a View Post

Filed Under: IG Links, Parenting, Tween (10-12 years)

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The Best Ways to Connect With Grandparents Across the Miles

Grandparents are the fun central of a kid's childhood! Use these ideas to connect with grandparents when you can't see them regularly! The Best Ways to Connect With Grandparents Across the Miles Grandparents, the unsung heroes of any childhood. Who's better at building LEGO than a grandparent? View Post

Filed Under: Motherhood, Our Life, Parenting, Relationships Tagged With: family, Motherhood

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20 Fun Activities to Keep Tween and Teen Boys Entertained and Happy

When you are tired of the eye-rolling and endless video-game playing turn to this super fun list of 20 activities for boys, perfect for tweens and teens! 20 Fun Activities to Keep Tween and Teen Boys Entertained and Happy I am pretty sure, we never considered the potential of us being stuck at View Post

Filed Under: Parenting, Printables, Teen (13-18 years), Tween (10-12 years)

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School’s Out, Now What?! The Daily Schedule for Kids that Will Save Your Sanity

The Daily Schedule for Kids that Will Save Your Sanity The alarms on your phone are shut off for several weeks, or what feels like “indefinitely”. The kids’ lunch boxes are empty, wiped clean and stored for a few weeks, or for all of eternity. What’s the difference anyway? The kids are home, View Post

Filed Under: Hygge, Life Style, Motherhood, Parenting, Printables

The 10 Must Have Items For Your Baby’s Medicine Cabinet

The 10 must-have items for your baby's medicine cabinet. These supplies will get new moms and veteran moms through baby's first colds and fevers with ease! The 10 Must-Have Items For Your Baby's Medicine Cabinet Whether you are an expecting mom, new mom or one who has trudged through the trenches View Post

Filed Under: Baby (0-1 years), Health, Parenting, Pregnancy, Special Needs Tagged With: Baby, health, Heart, Kids, Pregnancy, special needs

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How To Find The Best Asthma Management Plan For Your Child

This post was sponsored by the American Lung Association. All opinions are my own. How To Find The Best Asthma Management Plan For Your Child It’s exactly 11:38 pm. Our family has been in bed for three hours. Our oldest kids are nestled in their beds, sound asleep. Our youngest is next to me, View Post

Filed Under: Health, IG Links, Life Style, Parenting, Printables, Reviews, Special Needs

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How to Identify and Decode Your Boy’s Emotions

Mamas of Boys: Identifying & Decoding Their Emotions Most people think bringing up boys is easier than raising girls because they don’t have as much drama going on. Having brought up both boys and girls, I can tell you that that assumption is incorrect. Boys do have as much drama and emotions View Post

Filed Under: Kid (6-9 years), Parenting, Teen (13-18 years), Toddler (2-5 years), Tween (10-12 years)

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How Parents Can Save Their Teens from the Vaping Epidemic

Vaping among teens is spreading like wildfire. It has become a health crisis. Learn what parents can do to save their teen from the vaping epidemic. How Parents Can Save Their Teens from the Vaping Epidemic When you’re raising teens or tweens, life isn’t easy. They’re at a stage of life where View Post

Filed Under: Health, Parenting, Teen (13-18 years), Tween (10-12 years)

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The Best Guide to Experience Gifts for Kids and Teens

I am honored to feature another post today from Sidney Young from Need Organizing? She is a “regular” on my blog because I love her down-to-earth common sense ways to combat clutter and keep your home organized! I know you will love this article from her too! Here is Sidney’s: "The Best Guide to View Post

Filed Under: Gift Guides, Hygge, Life Style, Parenting, Winter Tagged With: Baby, Guest Blogging, Kids, Toddlerhood

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5 Things No One Tells You About Parenting a Boy

5 Things No One Tells You About Parenting a Boy Parenting a boy is one of the most important tasks you’ll do in your lifetime. Raising a boy from an infant to a man has a lot of challenges. In fact, a lot of these things, no one ever tells you about. There is no magical secret to raising a boy into View Post

Filed Under: Baby (0-1 years), Kid (6-9 years), Motherhood, Parenting, Teen (13-18 years), Tween (10-12 years)

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Why is a Hygge Lifestyle So Popular Right Now?

Why is a hygge lifestyle so popular right now? Hygge is a Danish and Norwegian word used to describe the feeling of comfort and coziness. The concept of hygge focuses on creating joy and contentment in the everyday moments of our daily life. Hygge is about so much more than just candles and fuzzy View Post

Filed Under: Hygge, Life Style, Motherhood, Parenting

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