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Becoming a More Relaxed Parent - SavvyMom

Learning to Be a Relaxed Parent and Let My Kids Fall

Do watch your kids’ every move at the playground, worried about falls, bumps, and scrapes? Here’s how I learned to become a more relaxed parent…

What Do I Do When the Kids Get Bored? - SavvyMom

What Do I Do When the Kids Get Bored?

It sucks when it’s March Break and you didn’t plan anything. And kids get bored so easily these days. These tips will help manage their boredom AND you from whining back.

The Mom Club: Outside Looking In - SavvyMom

The Mom Club: I’m on the Outside, Looking In

I’m not part of the mom club. But not because they’re not nice people. I can’t be part of the club, but it’s not because I don’t want to.

Introducing Your Toddler to Your New Baby - SavvyMom

Tips for Introducing Your Toddler to Your New Baby

Whether your toddler is ready to dive into siblinghood or waiting on the sidelines for now, they need guidance from you for life with their new baby.

Finding Time for Baby and Older Siblings - SavvyMom

Finding Time for New Baby AND Older Siblings

The antidote to prickly feelings from older siblings is some TLC from you, amply administered in regular doses as parental time and energy allows.

This Is What Mom Brain Actually Looks Like - SavvyMom

What Mom Brain Actually Looks Like

I remember my brain pre-kids. It was big and beautiful and it remembered facts and dates like nobody’s business.

Tips for the Teen Years from Julie Cole - SavvyMom

Don’t Fear the Teen Years… Tips from a Mama of 6

Each age and stage comes with joys and challenges, and the teen years are no exception. With 6 kids I’ve learned a few things along the way and hope to share with you…

Are Your Family Bank Accounts Safe - SavvyMom

Are Your Family Bank Accounts Safe?

But as well-practiced as we may be at budgeting, saving, and paying our bills, we may not know whether or not the money in our family bank accounts is protected in the event of a bank failure.

Ways to Show I Love You - SavvyMom

10 Ways to Show and Say ‘I Love You’

We know that loving and feeling loved is more than just words. Here are 10 ways to show “I love you.”