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The Most Awesome Nintendo Switch Games for Teens

The Most Awesome Nintendo Switch Games for Teens Since its release in 2017, the Nintendo Switch has proven to be a fan favorite console among gamers of all ages. Most of the Switch’s library is geared towards younger kids and families, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t games to appeal to an View Post

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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

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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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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

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How to Get Rid of Lice Without Losing Your Mind

When you hear "Mom! My head is itchy" don't burn down the house, yet. Breathe and turn here for tips on how to get rid of lice without losing your mind! How to get rid of lice without losing your mind I am proud to work with Vamousse on this post. They provided samples of Vamousse lice treatments View Post

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

How to handle your children's video games positively. Put a positive spin on screen time. Turn video games and screen time into family time. Tips for how to parent tweens and teens. Teen parenting tips. Screen time tips for families. #VideogamesforKids #ChildrensVideoGames #ScreenTime #Parentingtweens #ParentingTeens #MamaintheNow

How to Handle Your Children’s Video Games Positively

How to Handle Your Children's Video Games Positively It can feel like you are constantly trying to snag your children’s attention, whether they are staring at their phones or simply not paying attention. But one thing that tends to frustrate a lot of parents is when they have to deal with their View Post

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Learn how to prevent pinworm infestations with these 10 tips from a mother of four. Prevent pinworms in kids and adults by sticking to these 10 easy to follow tips. Stop pinworms from spreading with these pinworm prevention tips. #Ad #Pinworms #Pinworm #Childhood #Motherhood #childrenshealth #kidshealth #healthykids #familyhealth #pinwormtreatment #pinwormprevention #pinwormmedicine #motherhoodtip #motherhoodhack #mamainthenow

How to Prevent Pinworms in Kids and Adults

I am excited to work with Reese’s Pinworm Medicine again to bring you current and effective tips to prevent and combat pinworm infestations. The opinions stated in this post are 100% mine. Prevent pinworms in kids and adults There are numerous things in life no one wants to experience, not even View Post

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How to prepare your kids for their first summer camp. Summer camp for kids. Prepare your kids for summer camp. Summer camps for kids. How to get the most out of summer camp for kids. #Summercamp #SummercampsforKids #PrepareYourKidsForSummerCamp #MamaintheNow #FunSummer #SummerBucketList #SummerCamps

How to Prepare Your Kids for Their First Summer Camp

How to prepare your kid for their first summer camp I won’t ever forget the first time I dropped my kids off at summer camp. Jordan and Jacob walked excitedly down the road, dragging their packed lunch boxes like they were brief cases filled with important documents. Jordan was so small, especially View Post

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The struggle with teen phone addiction is real. Get tips to help your teen overcome their internet addiction. Teen parenting tips for balanced technology use. Tips for how to help your teen not to become addicted to the internet. Parenting teenagers tips. #ParentingTeens #ParentingTips #PhoneAddiction #InternetAddiction #ParentingAdvice #ParentingTeenswithTechnology #teensandtechnology #MamaintheNow

Fighting for Eye Contact: How to Stop Your Teen’s Phone Addiction

Fighting for eye contact: how to stop your teen's phone addiction. The struggle IS real, but there IS hope. You will see your teen's eyes again - read on. How To Stop Your Teen’s Phone Addiction Teens nowadays are attached to their phones. Well, not only teens, adults are just as bad too. However, View Post

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How to control your parental anxiety. Teen anxiety is on the rise. Raise kids without anxiety. Parenting without anxiety. Anxiety in kids and parents. #Anxiety #AnxietyinKids #ParentalAnxiety #AnxietyinMoms #MamaintheNow

How to NOT Pass on Your Anxieties to Your Kids

What is parental anxiety? Anxiety is a normal part of life, especially for parents. We get anxious about our finances, work, our kids, their health and a hundred other large and small things. However, sometimes we get so busy being anxious and worrying about the minutiae of life that we forget View Post

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

How to talk to your kids about losing a loved one. How to talk to your kids about death. Explaining death to kids. How to let kids grieve. Kids and grief. #KidsandDeath #LosingaLovedOne #TalkingtoKids #ParentingAfterLoss #ParentingTips #MamaintheNow #parentingTweens #ParentingTeens

How to Talk to Your Kids About Losing a Loved One

Losing a loved one is never easy, helping your kids process the loss can be even harder. Learn how to talk to kids about death and losing a loved one. How To Talk To Kids About Death We don’t like seeing our children get hurt and we go to great lengths to protect them. Unfortunately, we can’t View Post

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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

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Prepare your kids for back to school by talking about bullying. Talk to your kids about bullying: how to prevent, how to react and what to do if you witness it. Teach your kids about bullying. #Bullying #StopBullying #SchoolBullying #ParentingTip #Parenting #MamaintheNow

Ten Things to Tell Your Kids About Bullying!

Talk to your kids about bullying:  School is back in session. Old friendships will be rekindled, new ones formed. Most kids return to school with a healthy mix of excitement and hesitation. Parents everywhere share those same emotions. What will the new year bring? What triumphs? What trials? View Post

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