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Don’t “Give Them a Hard Time”, Parents

By Shannen Espelien 1 Comment

“Oh, you know, I’ve got to give them a hard time.” It’s not funny. It gets tiring for kids to stand up for themselves time after time, year after year. Your jokes, your teasing, it doesn’t show them the love you say you have after someone calls you out, acting like a first grade bully. […]

Filed Under: Mama's Corner Tagged With: Family, Life, motherhood, parenting

How to Keep Kids Motivated

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Kids need renewed motivation throughout the years (or within a day) and if you’re anything like me, it is emotionally draining to be the cheerleader day after day. I’ve learned that I need to set up systems that keep Care Bear motivated without my reminding her and I can be the cheerleader from time to […]

Filed Under: Homeschool Tagged With: education, Life, motherhood

Mama, Volunteer Extraordinaire

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Have you ever noticed that homeschooling moms seem to volunteers in various activities also? It almost seems like there’s something inbred in us that drives us to sign up for more and more things, no matter how busy we are. We must be involved in every aspect of our family’s life. Ever since I got laid […]

Filed Under: Mama's Corner Tagged With: Family, home, homeschool, Life, mama time, motherhood, volunteering

Planning for the Unexpected

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The unexpected happens to all of us, and as the saying goes, “When it rains, it pours.” Wow, we have been feeling that this week! So far, we’ve experienced these unplanned things this week: I’ve been experiencing extreme Pelvic Girdle Pain and have been wheelchair bound since Sunday Hubby planning to work one hour late […]

Filed Under: Homeschool, Mama's Corner Tagged With: Family, Life, motherhood, planning

Managing it All in the Third Trimester

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This is my easiest pregnancy so far, alhamdulilah, and I’m seriously looking forward to the luxury of rolling over and sitting up out of bed. The one thing that has been consistent in all my pregnancies is the fatigue, which I’m very grateful that is the worst thing I’ve experienced throughout all three. When I […]

Filed Under: Homeschool, Mama's Corner Tagged With: home management, homeschool, Life, motherhood, pregnancy

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