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How To Deal With The Mom Guilt About Going Back To Work

Are you feeling guilty about going back to work after your maternity leave? You are so not alone. Whether you get 2 weeks or 2 years most moms, even the ones that LOVE their job and want to return, feel some guilt for doing so. So how can we tackle Read more…

By This Indulgent Life, 9 months7 months ago
mom listens to her daughter's feelings | tools for handling emotions | How To Talk So Little Kids Will Listen Book review | This Indulgent Life
Book Reflections

Reflecting on “How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen” Chapter 1- Tools for Handling Emotions

Chapter 1 of “How To Talk So Little Kids Will Listen”- Tools for Handling Emotions Don’t have time to read the whole post? Skip to the end for a handy dandy infographic!  In case you are just joining me in the journey of reading this book you can find the Read more…

By This Indulgent Life, 9 months2 months ago
child mimics parents | children's behavior like parents | gentle parent | positive parenting | This Indulgent Life
This Parenting Life

Our Children’s Behavior is a Reflection of Our Own

I was recently reading one of my mommy blogger friend’s posts “Pass It On” by XOCHITL NONANTZIN and it really resonated with me and so felt I should share it with you here. It’s a simple little concept she’s reflecting on, that our children imitate their parents but she hits so Read more…

By This Indulgent Life, 9 months7 months ago
How to talk so little kids will listen book review | how to deal with child tantrums | This Indulgent Life
Book Reflections

Reflecting on “How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen”

Review and Reflections of How To Talk So Little Kids Will Listen by Joanna Faber & Julie King   Recently I started listening to the audiobook of “How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen” as was recommended to me. I honestly was recommended this one because of my son,. Read more…

By This Indulgent Life, 10 months2 months ago
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Exploring the Tide Pools of Tai O, Hong Kong

    Exploring tide pools wasn’t even on my radar. To be completely honest, I just haven’t felt like exploring or even leaving the house lately. Between everything with moving and all the issues we’ve been working through, on top of being gone for 14 hours every day during the Read more…

By This Indulgent Life, 10 months6 months ago
This Parenting Life

Guest Post- Life Lessons I Learned from me Toddler Daughter-by Deeksha Tripathi

Today I’m sharing a post by guest writer Deeksha Tripathi. A mom from India who shares a love of her kids and learning. I love what she has to say about what she learns every day from her toddler. How many of you can relate lol! Enjoy and give her Read more…

By This Indulgent Life, 10 months7 months ago
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This Parenting Life

How to be Gentle Without Being Permissive

So as I was perusing my Facebook feed this morning on the way to work, I came across this post by Karena Smith on gentle guidance of our children- gentle, not permissive: I originally saw it in our “Gentle Christian Parenting: A respectful/non-punitive parenting community” Facebook group and she kindly Read more…

By This Indulgent Life, 10 months7 months ago
baby learning to walk | 5 Lessons My Son Taught Me By Learning To Walk | This Indulgent Life | life lessons | lessons from children | perseverance | gentle parenting | positive parenting
This Parenting Life

5 Lessons My Son Learning to Walk Taught Me

It’s amazing how someone with so little life experience can actually teach us so much.   Kids, so unfettered by life’s hard lessons. Unjaded by the fears and failures of past experiences. They are pure. Their day-to-day life is pretty much the definition of a Growth Mindset. So what did Read more…

By This Indulgent Life, 11 months7 months ago
The Best Parenting Advice for New Moms | This Indulgent Life | Gentle Parenting | Respectful Parenting | Breastfeeding tips | sleep for new moms | parenting tips
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The Best Parenting Advice I’ve Ever Been Given!

The Best Parenting Advice Recently a mom in one of my parenting groups on Facebook (there is a group for everything these days and I learn so much from others around the world!) was asking what moms wished they’d been told before becoming a mom. This is a pretty common Read more…

By This Indulgent Life, 12 months7 months ago
Don't Give in to His Whining | This Indulgent Life | baby crying | baby crying as manipulation | Gentle Parenting | positive parenting | crying as communication | How babies communicate | baby led weaning | Baby signs
This Parenting Life

“Don’t Give in to His Whining!”

     Picture this. Last night at dinner we were having shrimp and veggies, Boogie was mostly just trying really hard to drop his food from as high up in the air as his arm could go and I was trying, in vain, to keep it together after painting all Read more…

By This Indulgent Life, 12 months7 months ago

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