Kid Approved Recipe: Blueberry and Vanilla Yogurt Parfait

Healthy Living Parenting recipes

Hey all! My name is Lindse Reynolds, I am a wife to an awesome husband and a work from home mom with 2 boys. My oldest will be 3 on Halloween and my second is 17 months! I own my own online nutrition and fitness business as well as a child and adolescent nutrition program for parents called 'Not Mommy, Just Me'. I have a huge passion to help,  empower and equip women to be comfortable in their own skin, learn how to eat properly, exercise effectively, and help to encourage healthy family habits that can last a lifetime! I...

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Karim Jones: A Blogger to Follow

motherhood Parenting Real Mom Moments

We're excited to have the amazing Karim Jones from Dreams in Spanglish, taking over our Instagram page and stories today. She is a dedicated and insightful mother and person, a WhatToExpect blog contributor, and an all around beautiful person. We love to see what she's up to daily and hope you will too! Follow her along on our Instagram page @winknaturals today and every other day at: Instagram: @karimjones Blog: http://www.dreamsinspanglish.com  Enjoy! Oh, and here are some of our favorite blog posts from her, but really they are all amazing: Why I'm Okay With Not Being the World's Best Mom  The Wrong Way...

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Helping Children Cope with Big Changes

Anxiety Informational Parenting

I’ve heard several parents tell me that their children have a hard time when plans change, or when they drop something on them spur of the moment. That is because children like routines and predictability and truthfully, do a lot better when they can predict what is going to happen. That is why your child might struggle with a big change that comes their way. Those changes could include starting school, moving, adjusting to a lifelong illness like Diabetes, having a new baby join the family, having a friend move away, etc. There are several techniques that a parent can...

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Melatonin and Autism

Informational Parenting Sleep

Studies have shown that between 70 and 80% of children diagnosed with Autism struggle with sleep disorders (Source 1). This is particularly frustrating because those experiencing developmental challenges can generally see improvement in behavior and symptoms by getting adequate sleep and staying on a schedule. Sadly, although it doesn’t make sense, those that need sleep the most have the hardest time getting it.    There have been several studies done on the use of melatonin to help promote healthy sleep with those that have autism and the results have been overwhelmingly positive. They have concluded that the supplementation of melatonin...

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Best Binkie, Pacifier, whateveryoucallit

baby Informational parenting

Binkie? Pacifier? Soother? Whateveryoucallit...We have tried A LOT of different ones and to be honest, most of them are great. My baby girl has liked a lot of them and disliked some of them, but there is one we have found that she has taken a special liking to...in fact let's go with a full on 'she is obsessed with it'. It is the Natursutten Orthodontic Pacifier. It is 100% natural, biodegradable, and orthodontic (win! win! win!). It is a rubber pacifier that naturally calms and soothes babies and I love the orthodontic feature because having dentist brother I know how important this...

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