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Instilling confidence and raising happy children is a challenge. The Danish way of parenting. Positive parenting tips. Parenting tips to raise happy and confident children. A growth mindset in parenting is important when raising confident kids. #TheDanishWay #PositiveParenting #Growthmindset #ConfidentKids #HappyKids #MamaintheNow

Raise Happy and Confident Children, The Danish Way

What IS the Danish Way? “I just want him to be happy!”, how many times have you as a parent thought that about your child? From a parenting perspective, “happiness” is the greatest measure of success. Every single day we are a faced with opportunities to thoroughly screw up our kids, but at the View Post

Filed Under: Baby (0-1 years), Hygge, Kid (6-9 years), Parenting, Reviews, Teen (13-18 years), Toddler (2-5 years), Tween (10-12 years) Tagged With: Danish, family, Happiness, Kids, Motherhood, Parenting Shortcut, review

Put together the perfect care package for families in the hospital. Cheer up a medical mom. Show kindness towards families in the hospital with these care package ideas. #CarePackage #SpecialNeeds #CarePackageIdeas #SpecialNeedsFamilies #Kindness #MamaintheNow

Give a Sweet Care Package to Families in the Hospital

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BlissfulMoments #CollectiveBias The power of a thoughtful care package I have a missed call? How did this just happen? I have had my phone on me since Susan sent her last text. Susan is my View Post

Filed Under: Heart, Life Style, Popular, Reviews, Special Needs

Best ways to teach kids internet safety. Keep kids safe online. Online safety tips for kids. Internet safety tips for kids. Teaching kids online safety. #MamaintheNow #SaferInternetDay #BeInternetAwesome #Sponsored

The Best Ways to Teach Kids Internet Safety

The Best Ways to Teach Kids Internet Safety Thank you, Google for allowing me to work you on this sponsored campaign to spread the word about Safer Internet Day on February 5, 2019. I am proud to be part of the Mom It Forward Influencer Network. He shut the front door, kicked off his winter boots View Post

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

Personal hygiene tips for active tween and teen boys - from a mother of four boys. Self care tips for tweens and teens. Parenting tweens and teens. Teaching hygiene to tween and teen boys. @PrepUProducts #naturalproduct #naturalskincare #smellyalater #activelifestyle #aluminumfree #boymom #teendeodorant #active #tween #teen #crueltyfree #mengrooming #coolkids #detox #healthylifestyle #charcoal #charcoaldeodorant #teenmom #boycare #ad

The Best Personal Hygiene Tips for Active Tweens

Thank you, Prep U for sponsoring this post. I received product and compensation in return for my honest opinion. Every opinion stated here is 100% mine. "Personal Hygiene" Shouldn't be Foreign Words to Your Tween! It had been a long day for all of us. The kids had soccer practice straight from View Post

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

How to help a newly diagnosed cancer patient. How to support a loved one with cancer. Supporting a parent recently diagnosed with cancer. How to help cancer patients take an active part in their diagnosis and medical journey. Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Thanks to advancements made by Astra Zeneca lung cancer patients have hope beyond tomorrow. #Cancer #Cancerpatients #Cancersupport #Cancerdiagnosis #CancerSupportForLovedOne #LCSM #LCAM #ad

How to Support a Loved One With Cancer

Thank you AstraZeneca for sponsoring this post. November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Now more than ever, there is reason for hope. Please visit LIVE W.E.L.L. and LVNG With Lung Cancer for more information. How do you support a loved one recently diagnosed with cancer? I remember exactly where View Post

Filed Under: Health, Life Style, Our Life, Reviews

Balance your kids' screen time with this great solution. Fun for preschoolers and toddlers. Music programming for kids. TV show recommendation for Preschoolers and Toddlers. #Screentime #Parenting #MusicForKids #TeachingKids #Preschoolers #Toddlers #LearningThroughMusic #MamaintheNow #WhatIsYourChildWatching #ExploreDiscoverAndGrow #ad

How to Effectively Balance Kids’ Screen Time

This post was written in collaboration with Explore, Discover and Grow and the Mom it Forward Influencer Network. I received compensation in return for my honest review of the Explore, Discover and Grow series. Every opinion stated in this post is 100% mine.  Our Kids' Screen Time Consumption The View Post

Filed Under: Motherhood, Parenting, Reviews, Toddler (2-5 years)

How to be happier and more grateful in just 10 minutes a day. Mindfulness and gratitude journaling made easy for busy moms. Goal setting and planning for work at home moms. Weight loss and exercise tracking made easy. Erin Condren review, On the Go Folio and Petite Planners. #ErinCondren #ErinCondrenReview #DayPlanner #GratitudeJournal #WeightLoss #ExerciseTracker #GoalSetting #WorkAtHomeMom #MamaintheNow #Howtobehappier #GratitudeJournal #Motherhood #HappierMotherhood #Ad

How to be Happier and More Grateful in Just 10 Minutes a Day

Thank you, Erin Condren for working with me on this collaboration. I received free product in return for my honest review. All opinions stated are 100% mine.  How to be Happier and More Grateful in Life Did you know that healthier habits don’t have to start on January 1st?! I know, shocking, View Post

Filed Under: Life Style, Motherhood, Reviews

prAna Winter Clothes review. Comfortable and stylish clothes for busy moms. Clothes to hygge in and run around town. #prAna #prAna4Winter #MomStyle #OOTD #MomFashion #PranaReview #hygge #Momlife #motherhood #mamainthenow #ad

How to Pick the Best Hygge Clothes for Winter

This post is sponsored by prAna. I received free clothes in return for my honest opinion about their product. All opinions stated here are 100% mine.  We Need Hygge Clothes - NOW! Growing up in Denmark, we were told “there’s no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing,” which in View Post

Filed Under: Hygge, Life Style, Motherhood, Reviews

LEGO gifts for kids who have a lot of LEGO. A mother of four LEGO-loving boys gives her best shopping ideas and gift inspiration when LEGO is on the wish list. #LEGO #LEGOGifts #GiftsforBoys #LEGOGiftsforBoys #GiftsforGirls #GiftsforKids #LEGOIdeas #GiftGuide #GiftIdeas #MamaintheNow

LEGO Gifts For Kids Who Have a Lot of LEGO!

I just finished our Christmas shopping for the kids! (I know, don’t hate me for it!) There were of course a lot of LEGO sets on the list, and with good reason. Our kids live and breathe LEGO. But what LEGO gifts do you buy kids who already have a lot of LEGO?!  Here are my favorite sets of the View Post

Filed Under: Gift Guides, LEGO, Life Style, Popular, Reviews, Winter Tagged With: Christmas, Danish, Kids, LEGO, Mama's Quotes, review

How to keep long distance friendships fun and alive. Keep friendships after a relocation. Great tips for expats. How to stay in touch after a long move. Keep long distance relationships alive. #LongDistanceRelationships #LongDistanceFriendships #StayinginTouch #Motherhood #LongDistanceMove #Expat #Relocation #ChristmasCards #HolidayCards #Motherhood #Parenting #Penpals #MamaintheNow

How to Keep Long Distance Friendships Fun and Alive

This post is sponsored by Kodak Moments and SheKnows Media. Keeping long distance friendships fun and alive:  “I miss my friends and Uncle Scott” were his muffled words as he cried big tears into the Star Wars pillow. His back shook with every sob and he refused to look at me. My heart shattered View Post

Filed Under: Motherhood, Relationships, Reviews

What do you buy the LEGO nerd in your life? Not the child, but the Adult Fan of LEGO (AFOL) - These gift ideas are sure to please the LEGO fan, child at heart in your life. Click to get inspiration and LEGO-inspired gift ideas.

The Most Awesome Gifts For Adult LEGO Fans

Do you have someone in your life like me? The person who grew up on the outside, but on the inside he’s stil a child! Get a gift for your adult LEGO fan! “Mama, you have been so busy buying our presents. What’s on your wish list?” The question was asked so sweetly by Jacob, as he offered to spend View Post

Filed Under: Gift Guides, LEGO, Life Style, Reviews, Winter

Ways to feed your soul when you feel depleted. Worn out from parenting and your motherhood duties? 7 things the fills your soul without breaking the bank. #hygge #Feedyoursoul #Odwalla #mamainthenow #Motherhood #TiredMom #MyOdwalla #ad

7 Ways to Feed Your Soul When You feel Depleted

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and The Coca-Cola Company. All opinions are mine alone. #MyOdwalla #CollectiveBias The need to feed your soul I grabbed the yellow and the navy throw pillows and piled them up around me. The flames in the fire place were swaying back and View Post

Filed Under: Life Style, Motherhood, Reviews

How to have family fun thanks to chores. A chore system that increases family time. A mother's dream: get a clean house AND family time! Mom win! Chore Sticks from Creative QT for the win! #Choresticks #Chores #ChoreSystem #Parenting #FamilyFun #FamilyTime #MamaintheNow #ad

How to Have Family Fun Thanks to Chores

This post was created in collaboration with Creative QT. I was compensated for this review, in return for my honest opinion of the Chore Sticks from Creative QT. The opinions stated are 100% mine. Fun with chores is possible: I have written quite a bit about chores over the years. As with View Post

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

Learn how to organize your planner when you are a busy mom. Planning tips for busy moms. No stress solutions for moms to stay organized when the kids go back to school and back to sports. Review of the Erin Condren Oh Joy! LifePlanner. Organized mom tips. #BusyMom #BusyMomPlanner #mamainthenow #ErinCondren #ErinCondrenLifePlanner #LifePlanner #ErinCondrenReview #motherhood #WorkingMom #StayatHomeMom #ad

How to Organize Your Planner When You Are a Busy Mom

This post was done in collaboration with Erin Condren. They sent me a free Oh Joy! LifePlanner in return for my honest opinion. Every opinion stated is 100% mine. I have personally used these LifePlanners for the past five years.  Why Busy Moms Need a Planner!  “Honey, there are two weeks left of View Post

Filed Under: Life Style, Motherhood, Reviews

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