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Parenting Plan Month 2, Week 2

This kid is so crazy!  He hates to take pictures so he always makes funny faces at me because it makes him think I will stop taking his picture.  Boy is he wrong! Well, this week’s parenting plan challenge is to be more patient and less annoyed.  This really is a challenge for my personality.  …

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Parenting Plan Month 2, Week 2

School started this last week for my kids.  All 3 are going to school this year with the youngest being in half-day kindergarten at a local charter school.  I love watching the kids grow up and achieve great things and become leaders and scholars in their respective classes.  However, I always get a little emotional …

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Parenting Plan Month 2, Week 1

Sometimes my kids make faces at me like this one because to be honest, well, let’s face it, I have a house to clean, errands to run, dinner to make, laundry to fold, kids to raise, volunteer hours to log, money to make, and many other responsibilities that cannot fully be listed in one blog …

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Parenting Plan for Positive Parenting: Overview

Deliberate parenting doesn’t just happen overnight.  It takes time and effort.  Sometimes it requires going outside of your comfort zone.  With that said, I plan to take this year to practice being a better Mom and positive influence on my kids and I am going to share my journey with you. I plan to make …

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Raising Happy Children

Welcome and thank you for viewing my very first post!  My name is Rachel.  I have been married for 13 years to a great guy, and am the mother of 3 kids ages 11, 8, and 5.  I have been a stay at home Mom, a work at home Mom and a working Mom (outside …

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