behavior

talk with kids about emotions: ‘inside out’ mini-book and card game | teachmama.com #fandangofamily

Dancing is a great way for your kids to burn off excess energy and have fun when the weather is awful and everyone is going just a little bit stir-crazy. Get them up and moving with these YouTube dances. We …

How to calm both your child’s “Mommy, Mommy, MOMMY” attention-seeking behaviors and your frazzled Mom nerves by actually noticing and interacting with your kids. The pay-off lasts long beyond that one moment. A little boy, about four, stood at the …

You want to be organized and have all your kids’ school stuff under control. You want to not have chaos as you’re trying to get everyone out the door in the morning with everything they need for the day. These …

how to get kids to talk about school: what every parent must know

how kids can and should help in the garden | teachmama.com | kids in the garden | backyard learning | get kids in the garden

8 things all kids must hear their parents to say #selfesteemproject

Anxiety is a normal reaction to some situations, we all get a little anxious the first time we try something or when we are heading into an unknown or unpleasant situation, but when our child’s anxiety reaches a chronic level …

Several years ago, I wrote about how to make the school year a smashing success, or. . . actually how to make the school year as successful as humanly possible. It included 10 easy steps that any family could follow …

thank you delivery people printable | teachmama.com | thank you usps | thank you ups fedex amazon | free printable to say thanks to delivery people

books about kindness — must-have’s for older and younger readers

Did you delay kindergarten for your child, or did you send him when he turned 5? As parents and educators, my husband and I thought long and hard about how to handle this decision for our summer birthday boy. Here’s …

cool, interactive tool for teaching kids financial literacy | teachmama.com | Earn Your Future Digital Lab | teachmama.com | PwCCharitable Foundation |

what I wish I knew before middle school teachmama.com

teaching kids to say ‘thank you’ to everyday heroes | teachmama.com #everydayheroes

We have always taught our kids to be thankful for each and every person who makes our day a little brighter. And those people include family and friends, neighbors and teachers, but it also includes our newspaper deliverer, and the …

  Oh, friends. How things change as our kids get older, right? After years of doing what we can to give our kids choices, listening to them, doing all we can but ultimately having the final say–our kids have expressed to …

    It’s funny how things work out sometimes. When I first started this blog seven years ago, I was creating, photographing, writing, and coding in the ‘fringe hours’ of my days. All day long I was grateful to be …

I’m all about family traditions. Not only does it make your life as a parent easier, but having traditions gives your kids something to hold on to. Traditions give kids the feeling of security. Traditions give kids the feeling of …

      I admit that I am the absolute worst with emails. The worst. But I’m trying to be better. I’ve got thousands of emails just sitting there in my inbox, and I rarely respond because I’m always busy. …