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12 Ways to Have Fun with Bubbles. Bubble fun for kids. Summer outdoor activities for kids. Ideas for play with bubbles for kids. #Bubbles #Summer #SummerBucketList #BubbleFun #GrossmotorSkills #FunForKids #mamainthenow

12 Ways to Have Unbeatable Fun with Bubbles

12 Ways to Have Unbeatable Fun with Bubbles: You know what’s awesome about bubbles? Everything!  I mean really, we arm the children with soap and water and say "have fun!"  And they do!?  It’s a total win-win situation for everyone.  We are talking about some good clean (literally) fun that View Post

Filed Under: Creative, Parenting, Spring, Summer

Outdoor Gross Motor Activities. Gross motor skills ideas. Creative ways for your kids to work their gross motor skills. Outdoors summer activities for kids of all ages. #grossmotor #grossmotoractivities #grossmotorskills #grossmotorforkids #summerfun #funforkids #mamainthenow

14 Gross Motor Ideas to Take Outside

Outdoors Gross Motor Ideas School is out for summer!  And it’s time to throw the screens in the trash and kick the kids outside, enjoy the outdoors and get moving! We know that gross motor skills are important for muscle and strength development.  We know they are crucial to building confidence and View Post

Filed Under: Creative, Parenting, Spring, Summer

10 things to do RIGHT NOW when your child has pinworms. Pinworms in kids are NO JOKE, but these must-do tips will help you combat them quickly. Fight pinworms effectively. Learn how to treat pinworms, from a mom who's been there and done that. #Pinworm #PinwormMedicine #PinwormTreatment #MamaintheNow #MyKidsHasPinWorms #HowtogetridofPinworms

10 Things To Do RIGHT NOW When Your Child Has Pinworms

When your child has pinworms, these are things to do RIGHT NOW!  This post is done in collaboration with Reese’s Pinworm Medicine. I partnered with them, because they are our family’s pinworm medicine of choice. I received compensation in return for my honest opinion of their product. It’s a View Post

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

Prepare your children for the responsibility of dog ownership? Prepare your kids for a new puppy. Are your children old enough to care for a dog? Kids taking care of dogs. How to prepare kids for dog ownership. Teaching kids how to behave around a dog and teaching kids how to care for a dog. @topdogtips #mamainthenow #kidsandogs #childrenandogs #dogs #parenting #dogownership

How to Prepare Children for the Responsibility of Dog Ownership

I am honored to share a guest post by Samantha Randall, the Editor-in-Chief at TopDogTips.com How to Prepare Children for Dog Ownership There are few children that don’t get excited by the idea of getting a dog, but there are even fewer parents that don’t get nervous about getting their kid a dog. View Post

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

Bathroom cleaning tricks and tips for boys. Teach your boys how to keep their bathroom clean - their future wives will thank you! Boy mom cleaning hacks. Parenting tips for moms of boys! #BoyMom #MomofBoys #RaisingBoys #CleaningBathrooms #BathroomCleaningTips #CleaningTips #MatchMadeInParadise #Clorox #Ad @Clorox

14 Bathroom Cleaning Tricks Every Boy Needs to Know

Don't miss these bathroom cleaning tips and hacks, from a mother of four boys. Teach your boy these bathroom cleaning tips and tricks - they need to know! This post is sponsored by Clorox®. I received products and compensation in return for my honest opinion. Every opinion stated is 100% View Post

Filed Under: Kid (6-9 years), Life Style, Parenting, Potty Training, Reviews, Teen (13-18 years), Tween (10-12 years)

How to raise strong boys by breaking these 12 rules. Parenting strategies to raise sensitive boys. Parenting tips on how to raise boys from a boy mom of four. Parenting hack, boy mom tips and advice. #BoyMom #Parenting #RaiseBoys #MamaintheNow

How to Raise Strong Boys by Breaking These 12 Rules

How to raise strong boys by breaking these 12 rules:  After school drop offs and the day’s first load of laundry, Jonah and I walk to the playground. Every day it’s the same, he hops from one activity to the next - always in this order: See-saw, spinning chair, little slide, big slide then the View Post

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

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If Moms Were Treated Like Toddlers: Understand Toddler Tantrums

There is no way to discuss toddlers without mentioning their tantrums: the characteristic “fish out of water” flopping on the floor, kicking feet, screaming and thrashing body from side to side tantrums. We all agree, these meltdowns ONLY happen during inopportune times - and ONLY our kids have them View Post

Filed Under: Motherhood, Parenting, Toddler (2-5 years) Tagged With: Funny, live in the now, Toddlerhood

Give your child the best head start on life after college: debt free. College planning for families, money management tips for Florida families. #MoneyManagement #StartingIsBelieving #CollegePlanning

Give Your Child The Best Head Start On Life After College: Debt Free

This is a sponsored post on behalf of The Florida Prepaid College Board for Bloggin' Mamas. All thoughts and opinions expressed are those of our own. Life After College: Debt Free Do you remember back in the day, way back to your college days?! Studying until the wee hours, pushing yourself to get View Post

Filed Under: Financial Life, Parenting, Reviews

Reach the most important savings goals for families. Retirement planning for families, college planning for families - money management for families is addressed here. Reach your family's financial objectives in the new year. The Florida Prepaid college plan is ONE great tool to get you there. #StartingIsBelieving #Ad #CollegePlanning #PrepaidCollege #FinancialManagement #FamilyFinances #MoneyManagement #Family

How to Reach the Most Important Savings Goals for Families

This is a sponsored post on behalf of Bloggin’ Mamas & the Florida Prepaid College Board. All opinions expressed are my own. How to Reach The most important Savings Goals For Families The kitchen table is covered with papers. It’s been years since we last used it as a dinner table. Between the View Post

Filed Under: Financial Life, Parenting, Reviews

Four fun ways to teach your kids about stocks, the stock market and investing. Parenting and teaching through play. Financial literacy is important at any age. Start teaching kids about finance, investments and money management to make it a normal part of their day. #FinancialLiteracy #Stocks #TeachKidsAboutStocks #MoneyManagement #BusyKid #Chores

Discover Four Fun Ways to Teach Kids About Stocks

Discover four fun ways to teach kids about stocks (This post was done in collaboration with BusyKid. I received compensation in return for my honest review. Every opinion stated is 100% mine.)  “Mom, did you know that Brandon’s mom is a surgeon. She fixes sick people every day. It’s so cool.” View Post

Filed Under: Financial Life, Kid (6-9 years), Parenting, Reviews, Teen (13-18 years), Tween (10-12 years)

How to teach kids conflict resolution skills, the easy way. Play-based parenting, positive parenting skills. Break up sibling fights with this easy to follow parenting tip from a mother of four boys. Parenting tip to solve sibling rivalry and sibling fights. Parenting win.

How to Teach Kids Conflict Resolution Skills, the Easy Way

How to Teach Kids Conflict Resolution Skills, the Easy Way!  Ahhhhhh, it’s Friday afternoon. The ONE day of the week where we don’t have ANY plans, activities, homework and I even have the evening off from cooking dinner. It’s THAT heavenly of a time for our family. The kids are nowhere to be View Post

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

10 must-read tips for picture perfect visits with Santa. Get these fool-proof tips for great Santa pictures from a mother of four. No more tears during Christmas pictures with Santa. #SantaPictures #SantaPhotography #SantaVisit #ParentingTIp #Christmas

10 Must-Read Tips for Perfect Santa Pictures

Are you planning on taking the kids to see Santa this year? If so, don't miss the 10 must-read tips for perfect Santa pictures! (This post was originally published in 2014, but it was recently updated with a few new tips I learned along the way!) We recently took the kids to see Santa and it went View Post

Filed Under: Baby (0-1 years), Kid (6-9 years), Our Life, Parenting, Toddler (2-5 years), Winter Tagged With: Christmas, family, Motherhood

10 clever solutions to stop bedwetting in kids. Enjoy waking up to dry mornings. Now that your toddler is potty trained, wouldn't it be nice to be done with diapers once and for all? So which strategies work to stop bedwetting? These tips are from a mother of four boys with lots of bedwetting experience. These tips will give you encouragement and the tips you need to help your child overcome bedwetting. #Bedwetting #nocturnalenuresis #PottyTraining

13 Clever Solutions to Stop Bedwetting

No matter how many sticker charts you have, incentives and even bribes, you STILL need to put him in diapers at night. Here's your help to stop bedwetting! Congratulations! Your toddler is now potty trained. The little cherub happily wears big-kid underwear throughout the day, and proudly and View Post

Filed Under: Kid (6-9 years), Parenting, Potty Training, Toddler (2-5 years) Tagged With: Cloth Diapering, health, Toddlerhood

Does saving for your kid's college cause you sleepless nights? Florida residents need to check out this important information about the Florida Prepaid College Plans. You need these college planning and college savings tips!

10 Things Most People Don’t Know About Florida Prepaid College Plans

This is a sponsored post on behalf of Bloggin' Mamas & the Florida Prepaid College Board. All opinions expressed are my own. 10 Things People Don't Know About Florida Prepaid College Plans “I want what’s best for you, that’s all. You deserve the opportunities I had, and especially the ones I View Post

Filed Under: Financial Life, Parenting, Reviews

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