New Year = New Intentions
New Year = New Intentions
Read MoreCHOOSE Joy! Strategies for dealing with Emotional Stress.
How exactly does one CHOOSE joy in the chaos of parenting? Here are 2 strategies to help you manage emotional stress in a healthy way.
Read MoreMarriage FIRST
Too often, we as parents put our kids needs first. When in fact, our own personal health and happiness is most important, followed by the health of our marriage.
Read MoreRaising Readers
Raising readers takes work - there is nothing LAZY about it! But if you want to BE a lazy parent, and have some free time NOT entertaining your kids all the time…put the work in to make them readers! And, it will make them more knowledgable, more worldly and more thoughtful about what is going on around them! I share 5 tips in this post!
Read MoreMore Kids = Happier Kids
More kids means each one feels less pressure from us, their intense parents who, let’s face it, can be kind of competitive. Having FOUR KIDS worked for us!
Read MoreRequired Viewing - When They See Us on Netflix
I believe the Netflix show “When The See Us” is REQUIRED viewing for all humans. As parents we must have our tweens and teenagers watch this show and then use it as a springboard to discuss all the things!
Read MoreDo You Know What They Are Watching?
How do you know what your child is exposed to if YOU don’t watch what they watch, listen to what they listen to, read what they read? It is your JOB as a parent to ensure you know what they are consuming in media and to ensure you discuss it all!
Read MoreWho Are YOU?
Granola Girl invited me to a Breakfast event today. It made me reflect on all the things we are as moms and all the things others ask of us…but what do WE really want to be? What is our heart leading us to? Such a hard thing for so many of us to figure out!
Read MoreTeens and Their Phones - Part 2
Can’t pry that phone out of your tween or teens’ hands? Identify and fix this problem! Reap the benefits of a better relationship with them. Their grumpy, sullen, irritable mood may be a sign of a behavioural disorder with their phone!
Read MorePhone Addiction & Teens
Is your teen on their phone constantly? Are they excluding themself from family moments to be on their phone? Are they ADDICTED to their phone? Here’s how to tell if it is a problem that needs addressing TODAY!
Read MoreParenting The Strong Willed Child - Part 2
PART 2 on parenting strong-willed children to help them become self-disciplined, responsible, considerate -- and most important, discerning! They MUST have the ability to figure out who to trust and when it is OK to be influenced by someone else.
Read MoreParenting The Strong- Willed Child
Are you wishing your child was more obedient? Are they strong-willed and is it hard to get them to do what you want them to do? Sharing 10 tips for getting your child to do what you want them to do!
Read More#1 Piece of Advice to New Moms & Moms-To-Be
My best advice for new moms and moms to be!
Read MoreSTOP DOING THIS TODAY!
Stop congratulating parents as if they were the ones who just won the race or award their child earned.
Read MoreLazy Parenting Hack - SAY IT ONLY ONCE
Pestering kids? Master negotiators? How can you stop your children from asking you over and over again? It’s easier than you think!
Read MoreLazy Parenting Hack - THEIR CHOICE (sort of)
Sports - your choice or theirs? How much should you push? When do they get to quit? Who makes the rules?
Read MoreLazy Parenting Hack - CARVE OUT TIME
Finding one on one time with your children doesn’t have to be hard. Here are a few ideas you can use today!
Read MoreLazy Parenting Hack - CATCH THEM DOING GOOD
Parenting tip of the day - Catch them doing good.
Read MoreLazy Parenting Hack - SMILE
Turn the mood around in your house with this one step!
Read More2019 Vancouver Mom Top 30 Blogger
Lazy Parenting is named a finalist in the 2019 Vancouver Mom Top Bloggers.
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