Each day offers parents a series of teachable moments to share with their children life lessons and skills, as well as opportunities to learn from our own parenting experience. However amongst the hustle and bustle of daily living – not to mention the grocery lists, laundry, cleaning, and bills – how often do we have… {read more}
July Book Club: Parenting from the Inside Out by Siegel and Hartzell
July is here! How did you enjoy the book we explored last month? If you are new to the book club, you can see our past books and read about the purpose of the club on this page. This month’s book is focused on exploring the influence of childhood experiences and communication skills on parents’ relationships… {read more}
My New Journal for Parents Now Available!
I am so excited to share that my new journal, Little Questions That Make A Big Difference: 100 Journal Prompts to Inspire Personal Growth in Parents, is now available on Amazon! I’ve been working on this journal for many months now (I even gave a sneak peak of it in my end of 2016 annual… {read more}
6 Ways to Use Finger Puppet Play to Increase Confidence
Young children are facing new situations every day. They often have feelings and reactions to experiences that seem “little” to us but are really “big” to them. Sometimes figuring out what our little ones find scary or funny or interesting is a surprise! Working with our children – trying to understand them and support them –… {read more}
Positive Discipline was the Missing Link
It has been just over 4 years since I started blogging here at MomentsADay.com. I have written about many different subjects during this time, but all of my articles and resources revolve around supporting parents with ideas and practical advice for parents and children to grow together and try to live their best lives. To list… {read more}
5 Reasons You Really Need to Make and Keep Your Mama Friends
Our family has moved to different cities four times since I became a mother 8 years ago and, if I had to choose the hardest part about all those moves, it would be having to make new friends all over again. Sure I can always still connect with my old friends via social media or… {read more}
Rainy Day Activities Free Printable
Oh no it’s raining! No one wants to go out and you are stuck for ideas on what to do at home… I’m so glad you found this post. It can be frustrating to cancel outdoor plans and feel a bit isolating to be at home when rainy days hit unexpectedly (or even if you… {read more}
June Book Club: How the World Sees You by Sally Hogshead
Happy June everyone. How did you find the parenting tips in last month’s book? If you want to learn more about our book club, you can find out about why I’ve created it and check out our previous read-alongs here. This month we are focusing on personal growth again with a book that helps you learn… {read more}
