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Day 10: Simplifying Discipline

nobleMama — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:53:42 +0000

We’ve reached our last post in this series of how to create a calmer family life. We can’t end without thinking about how we can discipline our children with more ease. It’s been extremely helpful for me to re-think discipline in our home after listening to The Soul of Discipline by Kim Payne. As a [...]

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Day 9: Are We Connecting or Consuming?

nobleMama — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:28:09 +0000

To parent today in these modern times requires a shield of armor. A shield of armor that is made up of our convictions, our opinions, and what we value. We are bombarded by the multi-billion dollar marketing campaigns that are committed to swaying us into buying more stuff. Our children are direct targets of this [...]

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Day 8: Create a Calm Environment

nobleMama — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 03:03:10 +0000

When I think about creating a more calm family life in my home, it makes sense to think about the environment. Here are 5 great tips to help you simplify your home space that you read more about here as well. 1. Make It Cozy – It’s especially important for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers to [...]

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Day 7: Simplify Birthdays, Festivals, Vacations, & Holidays

nobleMama — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 11:00:39 +0000

What truly makes something special? If there’s anything that brings more calm into our life it’s keeping the birthdays, vacations, Holy Days, and holidays fun, but low-key and very simple. It’s too easy to fall into the overwhelm and stress of making memories. Where do you even begin in simplifying these festive times? I’ve collected [...]

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Day 6: Create More Silence

nobleMama — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 01:17:44 +0000

Interestingly enough, silence really is golden. I think the trend and best practice advice has always been to talk your way through the day with your baby, toddler, or preschooler. The thinking behind the advice to interact verbally with our children has always been about building that brain and creating those neural pathways. What would [...]

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Day 5: The Kids Have Routines, Do You?

nobleMama — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:14:00 +0000

Seeking harmony, peace, and more calm seems to be the Holy Grail of motherhood. As you well know, I’ve discovered that keeping my children on a daily rhythm helps to keep things running more smoothly. However, it isn’t as foolproof as I would like. Yes, I hate to break it to you, but I struggle [...]

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Day 4: Our Inner Work

nobleMama — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 11:00:58 +0000

It is natural to feel pulled toward the work that you feel passionate about – your career. It is rare to find a woman who is truly fulfilled by the tasks of homemaking. It is difficult to find the extraordinary from the ordinary. One has be almost Buddha-like to find joy from the daily laundry, [...]

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Day 3: Allow Soul Fever to Run Its Course

nobleMama — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:00:51 +0000

We’ve been exploring the topic of soul fever in this series of creating a calmer family life. Once we’ve noticed that our child is out-of-sync and we intuitively feel they need some intentional down-time, we can briefly stop the normal routines, and stay close to our little one for support. We’re so used to filling [...]

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Day 2: 10 Days to a Calmer Family

nobleMama — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:00:16 +0000

In my last post, Day 1: 10 Days to a Calmer Family, we talked about “soul fever.” Kim John Payne, author of Simplicity Parenting, provides for us a road map to identify when our children are experiencing overwhelm from too much – too many choices, demands, tv, school pressure, and scheduling and not enough down [...]

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10 Days To a Calmer Family: Day 1

nobleMama — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:49:31 +0000

Do you have those days too? Those days when you know your little one just isn’t him or herself? I feel it coming on – it’s in the air of our home when our little ones need more rest, more down time, more slowness. Like a physical fever, they need me to be close, to [...]

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