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Back to School, Simple Tips for Stress Free Mornings!
Do you hear it, the hallelujah chorus ringing out this morning?? Back to school means that moms can once again go to the grocery store without say “No” 38 times and when we clean up the house at 9 AM...
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Wrapping Up the Five Love Languages
Today we wrap up the series of Real Moms segements on the Five Love Languages of Children. The five basic love languages that the book talks about are: Physical touch Words of affirmation Quality time...
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Best Apps for Moms And A Trip To the Studios
I couldn’t wait to get up to Grand Rapids for Artprize, it’s the largest art competition in the world and it’s only a half hour from my house. I live in the country now but I’m from Grand Rapids so I...
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Four Things To Talk to Kids About
Taken from my “Real Moms of West Michigan” segment with Tommy and Brook on Star 105.7… Listen here: Real Moms: Four Things to Talk to Kids About And as long as I had the attention of West Michigan, I...
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New Year’s Resolutions for Mom
Taken from the Star 105.7 Real Moms of West Michigan segment: Photo by KarieMurrayPhotography.com It’s a new year and I know that many moms have made the traditional New Year’s resolutions to eat...
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Is Shame Based Punishment Effective?
Taken from my segment on Star 105.7 with Tommy and Brook… Is publicly shaming our children an effective way to bring a positive change when they’ve made serious mistakes? Experts and this real mom say...
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Moms, What You Are Doing Matters
Taken from my segment on Star 105.7 in West Michigan with Tommy and Brook… Last week as I spoke to a MOPS group I looked at the tired eyes of those moms who feel buried in laundry and overcome with...
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I watched this video this morning and just had to share it. I think this resonates with every one of us. If for no other reason, watch is for the laughs, he is so funny. But this is also for: All the...
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What Do Our Kids Want From Us?
Obviously an endless supply of Sourpatch kids candy, DS games, new bikes and a new iPhone would be top on their list, but apparently our kids want a few other things from us too. I’ve been talking...
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Want Smart Kids?
From my segment on Star 105.7 with Tommy and Brook… Listen to segment here: Real Moms: Want Smart Kids? We know that the library needs to be our friend all summer, but did you know that the smart kids...
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Helping Our Kids Deal With Separation Anxiety
In the world of winning ball games, honor roll and weather related Facebook status’s many moms are not letting on that there is a deep and painful struggle going on in their homes. Children are...
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Can Time-Outs Hurt Our Kids?
Taken from my weekly segment on Star 105.7 with Tommy and Brook… All month we’ve been talking about how to have happy kids and help them overcome anxiety, this week we’re going to continue that by...
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Six Ways To Connect With Our Kids
Taken from my “Real Moms of West Michigan” segment on Star 105.7 every Tuesday at 7:05 AM… We have never had more information about parenting available to us, but often we’re still baffled about how...
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