Author: Flora
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DIY Felt Alphabet Letters for baby
One of my interests, as a stay-at-home mom, is to incorporate Montessori aspects into my son’s environment. I strive to have his play time be enriching as well as fun. *You can check out my guests posts as “Parent Coach” on Age of Montessori. Anyway, around 8 months, I decided I wanted him to have…
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What is Mindful Parenting?
Last night I attended a local parenting workshop on Mindful Parenting. I got some great take-aways, so I thought I would share them here. Mindful Parenting… 1. Is NOT about being a perfectly peaceful, tea drinking, yoga mom (or dad). 2. It is observing, “showing up”/being present with your child, not judging (yourself or your child)…
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DIY Plastic Bag Holder for the Nursery
If you are like me, with a combination of using cloth and disposable diapers, you end up using a diaper pail and a garbage can (for various reasons. I’ll spare you the details). I try to reuse and recycle things whenever possible, so I gather up all the grocery bags used to bag apples, veggies, etc and…
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How to survive flying with a toddler
Here is my bag of tricks that has helped me have a successful flight with a young toddler. Our little man has been on 6 trips (17 flights-including all the connections) in his first 12 months of life. So, I really believe in these tricks:-)