by Leanne Page | Nov 2, 2022 | Parenting in General, Problem Behavior, Teaching Tools, Uncategorized
When our kids have the big feelings and big reactions, how do we help them calm back down? Deep breathing? Yoga poses? Quiet calming corner? Yes and no. Every single one of us has our own preferred method of emotional regulation. What helps you to calm your fired up...
by Leanne Page | Oct 27, 2022 | Parenting in General, Teaching Tools, Uncategorized
What is one of my absolute favorite parenting tools? Special one-on-one time with each child. No, I’m not talking solo trips across the country or even one-on-one dates to a restaurant or movie theater. Those things are awesome, but not exactly doable on a regular...
by Leanne Page | Oct 3, 2022 | About ABA, Parenting in General, Uncategorized
When we hear about self-care for moms, we think about bubble baths and weekends at a spa. Those sound lovely but so far out of reach for most of us. So what does self-care even mean? The dictionary definition of self-care is this: the practice of taking an active role...
by Leanne Page | Sep 26, 2022 | About ABA, Parenting in General, Uncategorized
What is the invisible workload? It’s all the extra work that women put on their shoulders to make sure the household runs smoothly, and other people are safe, nurtured, and comfortable. It is the stuff moms do without even realizing it- remembering where someone...
by Leanne Page | Sep 19, 2022 | About ABA, Parenting in General, Uncategorized
Raise your hand if in the past few months you’ve used one of these terms to describe yourself: A Zombie A Robot A shell of a person A ghost of your former self Floating through life Just getting by No more exhausted than that. Emotionally exhausted. The kind of tired...
by Leanne Page | Sep 12, 2022 | About ABA, Parenting in General, Uncategorized
Put on your own oxygen mask first. This is important for your own self-care as a mom. When you hear that, what feelings come up for you? Does it make you roll your eyes like, “Who has time for that?” Or are you thinking, “What does that even mean?” For our purposes...
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