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You Don’t Need to Change Your Shy Child; You Need to Help Them

This is a guest post by Dorothy Piamonte. The term “shy” generally refers to people who don’t join in social activities with the same enthusiasm as others. But, there are a lot of different reasons…

Posted in Guest Blogger 5 Comments May 20, 2017June 20, 2017 by Laura

Using Lists To Manage Anxiety

The very existence of this blog is good evidence that I find writing to be an extremely therapeutic part of the healing process, but in addition to this I also use various lists to strengthen…

Posted in Anxiety, Blogging, Depression, Learning, Peer Support, Recovery 0 comments May 17, 2017May 17, 2017 by Laura

Should You Let Your Children Play with VR Technology?

Once upon a time, parents worried about their children playing video games. They were worried that the games would overstimulate the kids and cause them to become violent.  Those fears went largely by the wayside,…

Posted in Brand/Sponsored, Guest Blogger 1 Comment May 13, 2017April 25, 2017 by Laura

Raising a Child Against Society’s Expectations

This week on My Mountain we’ve got Elizabeth MacDonald, writer at My Baby’s Heartbeat Bear.  You can also follow her blog here.  Today, she is writing about her more unexpected parenting methods… There are hundreds of…

Posted in Depression, Guest Blogger, Motherhood, My Mountain - Our Parenting Challenges, Peer Support, Relationships 0 comments May 5, 2017May 9, 2017 by Laura

Creative Kids: Peek-A-Boo Family Apple Tree (Plus Free Printable!)

Such a fun, adorable idea from this week’s Creative Kids guest blogger, Lauren from Sophie’s Nursery.   This super “Peek-A-Boo Family Tree” is a delightful game for young children who are learning their family & friends names…

Posted in Creative Kids, Guest Blogger, Lifestyle, Motherhood 0 comments April 4, 2017April 3, 2017 by Laura

Creative Kids: Waste Not! – How To Turn Your Child’s Mess into a Masterpiece

This week’s Creative Kids guest blogger is the incredibly gifted Tanya Mariadross. Kids. Messy little blighters, aren’t they? I feel like I spend about 95% of my time cleaning up after my 10 month and 2…

Posted in Creative Kids, Guest Blogger, Lifestyle, Motherhood 3 Comments February 28, 2017February 27, 2017 by Laura

Creative Kids: Goodnight Spaceman Activities

Thanks so much to everyone who read and shared Colleen’s post from last week.  Caterpillar and I are huge book lovers, as you know, so I’m really excited to be sharing this week’s post from…

Posted in Creative Kids, Guest Blogger, Motherhood 0 comments February 21, 2017February 20, 2017 by Laura

20/20 Vision: How To Protect Your Child’s Eye Health

Along with allergies and asthma, eye conditions are one of the most common long-term health problems that emerge in children. Research conducted by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows roughly one in six…

Posted in Guest Blogger 0 comments February 18, 2017February 18, 2017 by Laura

Overcoming Fear Of Pregnancy In Older Women

This week on My Mountain we’ve got Kristi Cathey from Intelligent Mother discussing a phobia that is more common than we realise… The people of ancient times have never been wrong when they said that…

Posted in Depression, Guest Blogger, Motherhood, My Mountain - Our Parenting Challenges, Peer Support, Relationships 1 Comment February 17, 2017February 14, 2017 by Laura

What Are Phonics?

Caterpillar begins full time school in September and I’m really excited for this new stage in our lives.  I want to support him in any way I can but it’s been a while since I…

Posted in Motherhood, Reviews 0 comments February 15, 2017February 18, 2017 by Laura

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