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Elf on the Shelf Shortcuts for Tired Moms

Fret not my fellow Elf’ing mom, I have come to take the pressure off you with a few very simple Elf shortcuts for tired moms... like me and you! Elf on the Shelf Shortcuts for Tired Moms "Mama! MAMA! Something is REALLY wrong! Wake up!" Those words and the concern in his voice jarred me out of my View Post

Filed Under: Featured, Life Style, Popular, Winter Tagged With: Christmas, Danish, family, Motherhood, Parenting Shortcut, work life balance

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20 Potty Training Reminders for Desperate Parents

If you find yourself knee-deep in potty training, chances are you will LOVE these potty training reminders. You will feel validated, I promise! I have never been an overly ambitious mother, especially not when it comes to potty training. I always figured that the boys would catch on - eventually. View Post

Filed Under: Parenting, Potty Training, Toddler (2-5 years) Tagged With: Baby, Cloth Diapering, Kids, Parenting Shortcut, Potty Training, Toddlerhood

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Super Smart Ways to Prepare Your Child For a New Sibling

Congratulations, you are pregnant! You have been down this path once, twice (maybe even more times). You know what to expect from your body, your spouse, and friends. But there is one unknown factor this time - your toddler! The little being who up until now has been your baby. The cherub who View Post

Filed Under: Baby (0-1 years), Motherhood, Parenting, Pregnancy, Toddler (2-5 years) Tagged With: Baby, brothers, Kids, Motherhood, Parenting Shortcut, Pregnancy, Toddlerhood

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

Breastfeeding supplies every new mom needs. Set yourself up for breastfeeding success with this comprehensive breastfeeding supply list. What to buy to prepare for breastfeeding. New mom breastfeeding supply list. #Breastfeeding #Breastfeedingsupplies #BreastfeedingAccessories #BreastfeedingTips #MamaintheNow

Everything You Need to Breastfeed, in Addition to Breasts

Starting to breastfeed can be overwhelming. Get these breastfeeding supplies and you will be off to a wonderful breastfeeding journey. As a mother of four who breastfed for a total of 90 months over the span of 10 years, I found that being prepared for the “unexpected” gave me an advantage when View Post

Filed Under: Baby (0-1 years), Breastfeeding, Motherhood, Parenting Tagged With: Baby, Breastfeeding, health, Marvelous Mammary Memories, Motherhood, Parenting Shortcut, Pregnancy, Pumping

Disney family cruise traveling tips, hacks and secrets from a veteran Disney travel agent. Make the most of your Disney experience. Disney Cruise tips. #DisneyCruiseTips #Disney #DisneyCruise #DisneyCruiseHacks #DisneySecrets #DisneyCruiseSecrets #CruiseTips #MamaintheNow #TipsForTravelingWithKids

The Best Disney Cruise Secrets, Tips and Hacks

The best Disney cruise secrets, tips and hacks from a veteran Disney-traveler - and mother of four. Everything young families need to know before their trip! Before you head into the unknown, wouldn’t it be nice to have all the trade secrets from a veteran-traveler? We are taking a Disney cruise View Post

Filed Under: Life Style, Motherhood, Popular Tagged With: family, Kids, live in the now, Parenting Shortcut, Pin THIS!

The ultimate (expert) Disney Cruise packing list, from a veteran Disney-cruiser and mother of four boys. Don't leave home without these all too important items that you probably haven't thought to pack! #Disney #DisneyCruise #DisneyCruisePackingList #CruisePackingList #PackingList #DisneyCruiseTips #mamainthenow

The Ultimate (Expert) Disney Cruise Packing List

Disney Cruise Packing List, from an "Expert":  Four boys, two adults, five nights on a Disney cruise! Need I tell you that I was stressing out (in a big way) over the prospect of packing for our recent trip? I had never been on a cruise, so I had no idea of what to expect, which added another level View Post

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The internet safety tips your kid will understand and follow. A genius way to explain internet safety to your kids, without unnecessary drama. #InternetSafety #ComputerSafety #InternetRules #Parenting #ParentingTweens #ParentingTeens #Onlinesafety #SafetyTips #Family #MamaintheNow

The Internet Safety Tips Your Kids WILL Follow

The Internet Safety Conversation:  Our second grader came home the other day with a yellow flyer from his computer lab teacher. I almost threw it the trash without looking at it - just because, well you know how much paper the kids bring home. Apparently the kids learned about internet safety that View Post

Filed Under: Kid (6-9 years), Motherhood, Parenting, Teen (13-18 years), Tween (10-12 years) Tagged With: family, Kids, Parenting Shortcut, safety

Hand-me-downs done right can save you thousands of dollars. Take the advice from a mother of four boys.

10 Steps to Getting the Most out of Your Hand-Me-Downs

It's that special time of year, the one that everyone looks forward to... well, at least I do. Bringing out big boxes from our storage closet, opening the lid, emptying the content and looking at everything is a long afternoon walk down memory lane. Each and every item has a story and the older View Post

Filed Under: Life Style, Motherhood Tagged With: Baby, brothers, Kids, Motherhood, Parenting Shortcut

These smart kitchen organization tips help you declutter, organize and manage your kitchen with ease. Every busy mother's dream. Organize your kitchen so you have more time to LIVE!

Smart Kitchen Organization Tips

Last time I featured my friend, Sidney from "Need Organizing?", she showed us how to  combat clutter, once and for all. Today we are focusing on the epicenter of the home, the room where everything important takes place: the kitchen. Many of the newer houses are built with an open floor plan, View Post

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Declutter your home, get rid of clutter once and for all. These tips from a professional organizer. Happy home tips and tricks.

Ten Organizing Shortcuts: Live Clutter-Free for Good!

I am so excited to have worked with Sidney Young from “Need Organizing?” on this article.  “According to a study conducted by a Boston marketing firm, the average American wastes 55 minutes a day, roughly 12 weeks a year looking for things they own but cannot find.” Newsweek With those View Post

Filed Under: Life Style, Motherhood Tagged With: family, Motherhood, Parenting Shortcut, work life balance

The dreaded car line at school pick up. Every parent would love to skip it all together, but how?! Get creative ideas from a mother of four who sits in at least four car lines a day!

Creative Ways to Skip the Car Line at School Pick Up

EUREKA! I realized something BIG last week, something life changing. Picture this for a moment… Our two oldest kids go to different schools. Five days a week I sit in FOUR car lines. You may not know what a “car line” is if you don’t have kids who attend school outside of the home. Consider yourself View Post

Filed Under: Life Style, Motherhood Tagged With: Danish, family, Happiness, Kids, Motherhood, Parenting Shortcut, work life balance

The best parenting advice, tips and tricks from a mother of four boys. These posts will encourage and empower you to go out and be the best parent you can be!

The Best Parenting Advice

As the mother of four, there are a few things I have learned and am reminded of on a daily basis. First and foremost, little boys have poor aim, they just do. The things that are favorites today are considered poisonous tomorrow. Last but not least, you are not “better at” parenting just because you View Post

Filed Under: Baby (0-1 years), Kid (6-9 years), Parenting, Toddler (2-5 years), Tween (10-12 years) Tagged With: Baby, Expert Answers, Kids, Parenting Shortcut, Potty Training, Toddlerhood

Staying authentic when parenting gets real. When your child with serious medical conditions asks the toughest questions, you have to stay authentic, be real and honest. One mom offers you the encouragement you will need! Special needs moms, medical moms and heart moms unite!

Staying Authentic When Parenting Gets REAL!

Have you ever had to be so REAL with your child that it hurt? - Like you were punched in the gut?! Well, today I managed to stay authentic when parenting got real, it was down-right raw! It was a normal afternoon after school pickup. The kids’ mouths didn’t stand still for a minute. They were View Post

Filed Under: Heart, Our Life, Parenting, Special Needs Tagged With: family, Happiness, health, Heart, live in the now, Motherhood, Parenting Shortcut, special needs

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