Monday, July 17, 2017

Labels: attitude / guest writer

We all have them. The days that make you want to pull your hair out. Sometimes it’s the days that we just feel like crying. Sometimes it’s the days that parenting gets the best of us. Sometimes it’s the days that never seem to end. Whatever it may feel like for you, we all have bad days. In the middle of the day yesterday, I couldn’t shake the bad day blues. I felt so stressed and I literally had to pull my car over and sit for a minute to figure out why I was feeling so stressed! All of the things that were filling my day were fun things, but I quickly realized it was the amount of things, and yall, I was just a hot mess. Over good things. It occurred to me that sometimes, maybe not every time or every situation, we have the ability to turn our bad days around. I took some time to think through some things I have within my power to help turn a bad day around. Here’s what I came up with: 1. Pray As a Chr...

How to Turn a Pessimist into an Optimist

Thursday, May 11, 2017

Labels: attitude / babywise friendly blog network

Today is Babywise Friendly Blog Network Day. I think one of my favorite things about having this blog trading day is that we get a chance to feature fellow bloggers but we also get to give input on some topics we'd like to read about. I have a child who sees the world as "glass half empty" and I've been really needing help in how to parent that attitude and how to help guide that outlook into one that is more optimistic. I'm so thankful to Valerie (from Chronicles of a Babywise Mom ) for writing on this topic for me personally and I know it'll be a huge help to fellow mamas too! You can also read my post about 13 cheap (or free!) summer activities over on Twinning Babywise! As a parent, a pessimistic child can almost be infuriating. You can plainly see how good your child has it, and yet the complaints and moping ensue. Beyond the frustration lies concern. A pessimistic child is looking at that glass as half empty, and you more than anything want ...

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