The Unprepared Mommy

Sometimes parenthood baffles me. And by sometimes, I mean all the time.

How To Adjust To Every Other Weekend Custody

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Parenting is rewarding, but let’s all agree it’s hard, too. Now if you are no longer with the other parent, that can complicate things even further. And if you are only getting every other weekend custody, there is going to be a big transition period. Here are some tips on how to help make that transition…

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Family Valentine’s Day Ideas

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Valentine’s Day is about love of all kinds; romantic, family, and friendship. Sometimes we get too caught up in the romantic love part of Valentine’s Day and we forget about the love between parents and children or brothers and sisters. This year consider including your littlest loves in your Valentine plans using these five family…

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Valentine’s Gifts for Kids

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Do your kids struggle with what to do for Valentines Day? A holiday centered on romantic love can be tough for young children. Help them find ways to celebrate their love for siblings, friends, parents, grandparents, and pets using these six Valentine’s gifts for kids that they can give as inspiration. Valentine’s Gifts for Kids Sibling…

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Teach Your Preschooler How To Handle Conflict

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Children are not immune to conflict and it is important they learn how to resolve conflict successfully. Ideally, teaching how to handle conflict should start around preschool age, or earlier if possible. For children this young, rehearsing conflict resolution scenarios is too abstract for them to remember what to do. They need to learn conflict resolution…

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How To Help Toddlers Handle Big Feelings

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A toddler’s “big feelings” can be overwhelming for parents, but they can be overwhelming for the toddler, too. Helping your toddlers handle big feelings can go a long way toward his emotional growth. Tips to Help Toddlers Handle Big Feelings As babies become toddlers, they begin to assert their own independence to ultimately make themselves happy. However, they…

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