This Mama is Teaching Her Kids Positive Affirmations

Say Your Affirmations Daily

Out with the negative and in with the positive! No more "I can't" or "I don't know how" or "I'm afraid" or "I'm may not be good enough" in my house. This school year my kids and I are going to be creating and saying affirmations every day! Yes, even me!

Here's my plan, which is pretty simple and easy to implement. I'm way too crazy busy for complexity right now.

So, I purchased each of my kids post-it notes, which they will keep in their bedroom on their night stand. And every night before they go to bed, we'll write out at least one affirmation and stick it on their bathroom mirror. Now here's an important tip...there is no rule that says you can't write out two or three or more affirmations. Make this fun! And let your kids join in on the planning. Knowing my kids, we'll be writing two to three affirmations and sticking them everywhere, like the refrigerator and inside their lunch box and on their dad's computer monitor and on the toilet.

The next morning, your child should read their affirmation three times aloud. And anytime they are feeling sad or scared or angry, they should say their affirmation again.

So what if you don't have a night stand or bathroom mirror. Easy fix. Keep the post-it notes somewhere your kids always go to before they go to bed, like the bathroom or their dresser. Once your child writes their affirmation, have them stick it on their bedroom door, so when they wake up they will see it.

One last thought, yes you can reuse your affirmations. Change them up. Reword them. The most important part is that your children are replacing negative thoughts with positive ones.

Below are some affirmations to help you get started! Please share any that you and your children have created, too.

• I am talented.
• I am a good kid.
• I am smart.
• I love me.
• I accept everyone for who they are.
• I love everyone in my family. (Have them name everyone).
• I enjoy helping out.
• People like me.
• I am a good listener.
• I am athletic.
• I can do whatever I put my mind too.
• I have everything I need.

Kids love sharing their successes. I hope you will share how their attitude has changed.

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Ten Things a Mom and Dad Can Learn From their Toddler

I am having so much fun experiencing the toddler age again! Especially because they live in the present, experiencing the world with "Oooh's" and "Aaaah's". But what many mom's and dad's forget is that their toddler is here to teach them not only about themselves, but also how to have fun again!

Below are ten things a mom and dad can learn from their toddler!

1. Toddlers live in the present, helping you to enjoy every moment that exists. Mine loves to smell and taste everything. There isn't a flower that we pass without her touching it and going "Oooooo". And there isn't a rock that she hasn't tried to have me taste with her.
2. Toddlers mirror (copy) what you say and do, showing you your good habits and bad habits. Pay attention because they can help you improve your speech and your actions. Isabella puts her sunglasses on when she sees me wear mine. And she's always writing and doodling which is something I do daily.
   
3. Toddlers allow you to be a kid again. Dress up, have those tea parties and play in the sand. Let yourself be silly! 
   
4. Toddlers can bring out your creative side. Isabella loves to color. And her little creative mind explores lots of different mediums to color on such as her body and my floor and my bathroom door and the kitchen table and my windows. How fun it is to be a toddler with no worries.
5. Toddlers increase your problem-solving skills. Mine just the other day colored the bathroom door. I now how to figure out how to get it off.
   
6. Toddlers make you realize the importance of sharing. Every morning, I share my breakfast with my little honeybee. And she shares hers with our goldendoodle. 
   
7. Toddlers help you overcome materialism. With toddlers, things will break and get ruined. I've had quite a few things marked up, banged up and broken over the past year. Just last week, I had a beautiful glass candle holder that my toddler somehow got a hold of and broke. I was sad that it was broken, but honestly, I was more concerned that she didn't get cut.
8. Toddlers teach you how much fun it is to laugh and giggle. Isabella puts on her siblings shoes, baseball hats and coats all the time. It's so darn cute seeing her walking around the house proud that she was able to put them on herself.
   
9. Toddlers teach you patience. They are able to create the biggest messes within seconds. And it doesn't bother them that things can be scattered everywhere.
10. Toddlers teach you that the little things in life are just as important as the big things. A hug, a smile and a giggle are the most important things to my toddler; and also her sippy and Elmo!

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Three Meals, One Dinner - A Mom's Selfishness is Benefiting Her Kids

Three Meals, One Dinner | Working Mother
Three meals and one dinner has been my life for almost eight years. This year I've taken on a new leaf where my time is just as valuable as my kids and hubby's. And my mommy selfishness is actually benefiting my kids and family. Click the sub-title (in orange) and read what I shared on Working Mother!