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Our Kids’ Body/Brain Connection and Understanding Their Strong Emotions
Opposition, aggression, tantrums, or defiance?! It's sooo easy to see a child's behavior and react without noticing what lies underneath the surface. Dr. Dan Siegel coined the phrase "flipping your lid." Huh??? Under some stressful circumstances, the prefrontal cortex or "lid" (the part of the brain in charge of memory,[...]
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8 Super Simple Recipes for Naturally-Dyed Easter Eggs
Want to try your hand at dying vibrantly colored Easter eggs this season? These recipes really don't take much time and not many ingredients or tools at all! Skip the kits and synthetic food coloring. Simply use items you already have in the pantry. Make some lasting, and naturally safe, memories![...]
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Roar Like a Dinosaur: Birthday Party Ideas
Given that our oldest will turn 8 in just a few days, it's probably high time we share our fun ideas from last year's party. (...sigh...) The birthday boy requested a dinosaur theme for his 7th celebration and we were ALLLLL about it! The time to make and create homemade[...]
Mamabare Learns
Our Kids’ Body/Brain Connection and Understanding Their Strong Emotions
Opposition, aggression, tantrums, or defiance?! It's sooo easy to see a child's behavior and react without noticing what lies underneath the surface. Dr. Dan Siegel coined the phrase "flipping your lid." Huh??? Under some stressful circumstances, the prefrontal cortex or "lid" (the part of the brain in charge of memory,[...]
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Reframing Self-Care for Busy Mamas
Self-care. Seems self-evident. Obvious that we would take care of the body and mind we occupy every moment of every day. And obvious this would lead to better versions of ourselves for all those around us. But what about when it’s not so obvious. Faced with chronic lack of sleep,[...]
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14 Tips for Smoother Flights with Your Toddler
Toddlerhood's a real trip! The tantrums, the cuddles, the utter whiplash of big milestones and even bigger emotions. We get it. There's a reason why each toddler year has an "endearing" nickname: Terribly Twos, Three-nagers and, of course, F*&kin Fours! We try to plan fun activities and occasional cool trips[...]
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Basics for Understanding Your Child’s Sensory Needs
Quite a few of our mama readers have reached out lately with concerns for their own child's sensory needs. We also have some parents wondering how to navigate school observations or recommendations regarding specific sensitivities. Having taught, consulted, and parented children with significant sensory needs, we thought we’d introduce some[...]
Mamabare Like a Boss
Like A Boss: Jenny Schatzle’s Sheer Passion for Change
When we refer to this series from now on, we will forevermore hear its title – Like A Boss – cheerfully shouted out in the voice of go-getter mom to twin toddlers, Jenny Schatzle. Fitness expert and advocate for healthy living, she's known for energetically motivating patrons of her Santa Barbara[...]
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8 Super Simple Recipes for Naturally-Dyed Easter Eggs
Want to try your hand at dying vibrantly colored Easter eggs this season? These recipes really don't take much time and not many ingredients or tools at all! Skip the kits and synthetic food coloring. Simply use items you already have in the pantry. Make some lasting, and naturally safe, memories![...]