Iris's mom and dad write about Mindful Parenting and RIE Parenting while maintaining a positive, optimistic, open-minded and mindful attitude.
As a parent, it can be challenging to navigate the many responsibilities that come with raising children. However, with healthy parenting – the right mindset and strategies -, it’s possible to create a healthy and happy home environment that fosters your child’s growth and development.
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With the increase in technology and the availability of video games, kids spend less time physically active. We have some great tips for you on how to get your kids to move and play sports!
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Involving your children in the kitchen from an early age is very important. By doing this, not only you educate your kids about various types of food and nutrition, but you also get the chance to have fun and spend quality time together.
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I believe all parents are familiar with the fact that most kids don’t like to clean up after they play with their toys. What if I told you that cleaning up can be fun and enjoyable for your little ones? It all depends on how you approach the problem.
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All children love watching educational cartoons. They are an important and inevitable part of every individual’s early life. As we all know it, cartoons represent a controversial topic among parents, too. Therefore, the impact of cartoons on children can be positive or negative. It depends on different factors. These factors are: the type of cartoon, the amount of time spent watching cartoons, the moment of the day, the child’s age etc.
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Mom guilt is the consequence of wanting to be the best mother to your children. It comes as an intense feeling of anxiousness, doubt and uncertainty when you worry that you’re failing as a parent or fall short of expectations. However, being a perfect mother is a utopia.
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Autumn is a magical season. We love its magnificent colors, all the colorful leaves, its warm weather, even its rainy days. Autumn offers us beautiful crafting materials and a story-like scenery so we must take advantage of all these. So, we present you our favorite autumn activities for children.
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Do you use the old question parents often ask: “How was your day?” and hear its evasive answer given by your kid: “Fine”? To avoid this generic answer and to engage your kid in a pleasant conversation, we came up with two methods. We also gathered some appropriate open-ended questions.
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Luckily, my daughter’s relationship with her father has always been a special one. Although she’s always been a mama’s girl, she is very excited to spend quality time with daddy. And my husband enjoys every minute of it. Here are their favorite father-daughter bonding activities.
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