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For Today, a poem for parents If we are honest, it really isn't possible to enjoy every moment of parenting. Another bad night's sleep, a tantrum in the park, or frantically rushing between home and work is hardly the stuff family dreams are made of.	Screentime can be family time The issue of screentime is one that has come up in my group, API of Knoxville, from time to time.
Would you like some pictionary with your soup? All this talk about presence has made me re-examine some of the good, and bad, habits my family has fallen into.	Messy motherhood Growing up, I was one of four kids. Three of us were triplets. My did home daycare, and at any given time, we could have up to eight other children in the house. We lived in a four-bedroom home. Space was limited. Love was not.
Finding balance through play Earlier this year, I started taking time each evening to write down in a journal what my best moments of the day were. Sometimes it was time spent playing with or cuddlign with my kids.	Our purpose as mothers The day I became a mother, I felt a sense of purpose I had never known before.
Teaching environmental responsibility Today is Earth Day, which means that many of us are thinking about our environmental footprint. My 2-year-old Jacob is totally oblivious to all of the talk about saving the planet, but my 6-year-old Hannah is very interested.	Insight from the International Children's Yoga Conference on mindfulness This is the true essence of mindfulness work with children and teenagers and adults alike, no matter in which setting. The basic and most important prerequisite is us being mindful ourselves, within our own lives.
Association between parental time pressure, mental health problems among children A doctor's thesis at Sahlgrenska Academy has found that children whose parents experience time pressure are more likely to have mental health problems.	Screentime and Attachment Parenting There are issues that Attachment Parenting International does not take a stance on and instead advocates for all parents to be informed when making parenting decisions that work best for their families.

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