Bounceback Parenting supports helping families find ways to enjoy active play because of the benefits of staying active. Everything from better sleep to a clearer mind can be found from physical activity. As my grandmother used to say, "You've got to move the body!" With that in mind I share this [...]Continue Reading
Phrases to Help You Stay Calm When Kids Are Moving Slow As Molasses
We've all been there - stuck between a clock relentlessly moving toward an appointment and a kid oblivious to time passing. Whether it's being late to school, sports practice or a dentist appointment, kids moving slow when it's time to go is maddening! Here are some helpful phrases to keep kids on [...]Continue Reading
Benefits of Physical Play in the Early Years [+ 5 easy ways to get kids moving!]
By Contributor Vanessa Davis Physical activity for children can greatly enhance their growth and development and helps lead to a healthy body in adulthood. Young children do not need strenuous training, exercising, or trips to the gym. Such activities are intended for adults and they are not [...]Continue Reading
A Year to Clear – the slow drip way to a spacious life
Decluttering, cleaning up, organizing... For years these words have haunted and taunted me. I love order and beautiful clean spaces, but I have never in my entire life been good at creating them myself. I made strides this past year after discovering the book Smart But Scattered (you can read [...]Continue Reading
A Good Enough Holiday
Why I’m aiming for a good enough holiday… By Lorien Van Ness I love the holidays: special foods, special friends, special projects. I love making the magic happen for my family, but I have a love-hate relationship with all the expectation. On the one hand the anticipation of the holidays is fun, [...]Continue Reading
If behavior is communication – what do I do about it?
One of the most powerful shifts I made as a parent was when I started really focusing on behavior as communication, rather than simply reacting to the behavior in front of me as if it were a direct assault on my nerves. When one of my kids is really out of sorts, it acts as a beacon to me and I ask [...]Continue Reading
