Most importantly: Please try not to blame yourself for this, mama.
Snow days are tough—but so are you. And you can do this. ❄️
You've got this. Next up in the Guinness Book of World Records—your toddler!—for setting the record for fastest time throwing all his books on the floor, unfolding your just-folded laundry, and turning your sparkling-clean kitchen into an instant pots-and-pans-on-the-floor danger zone. It's a good thing they're cute. XO, TeamMotherly P.S. One way to clean less is to own less. Here are 20 things you can declutter from your home today! ✨
You've got this. Sleep is one of the great challenges of motherhood. Your bed is so close—yet, so far. If you're doing the 3 am shuffle this week, know this: all bad sleep habits will (one day) come to an end. And coffee is always your friend. ☕️ XO, TeamMotherly P.S. This is how our sleep expert helps her kids to fall asleep—and stay asleep.
Part of loving our kids is creating room for them to learn—that just doesn’t have to be all the room in the world.
8. Remove the words “eat it” or “try some” from your dinner vocabulary
It's amazing what love can do. It can get you up in the middle of the night to look for monsters under the bed. (Nope, no monster there, baby.) It can keep you from gagging when you're cleaning up toddler puke. Again. It can keep you going after the hardest days and encourage you in the longest nights. There's no force on earth stronger than motherly love. XO, TeamMotherly
You've got this. Don't listen to the rumors: While two can be trying, it's mostly terrific. Promise. ♥️ Two-year-olds have round little faces, sweet little voices, and a brain full of fun (and okay, mischief). Use this time to hone your positive parenting skills and invest in techniques that will guide your family through good times and bad. But it's mostly just soooo good. XO, TeamMotherly P.S. These 26 phrases really DO help calm an angry child. You're welcome! ✌️
As parents, we have the opportunity to help our children begin building the skill from a very young age.
The revolution has come—and it’s all for you.
Take a deep breath and try some of the following cry-stoppers.
Our editors pick the gifts they'll get their kids for the holidays.
Do-overs are verbal acknowledgments of situations gone awry with a request for remediation. Put simply, they are requests for grace.
Spoiler alert: It ended up making a tremendous difference for our entire family.