Mommy tips | TARA FRIEDEN

No One Has it All Together

Tara Frieden August 15, 2017 Babies and Toddlers, blog, Mommy tips, Parenting being mom, families, Motherhood, parenting, stress0 Comment

When you look at other parents, what do you see? You may see the things they own, their style of clothes and how they wear their hair. You may see a clean house when you come to visit. You see...

Bullying Is Every Parent’s Problem

Tara Frieden August 5, 2017August 11, 2017 blog, Mommy tips, Parenting behavior, brain development, bullying, families, parenting6 Comments

Most of us are concerned about bullying. We worry that our children are going to be victims of bullying. Not enough of us worry that somehow our child will be the bully. I know it's difficult for most of us...

Practice makes perfect

Tara Frieden August 3, 2017July 27, 2017 Mommy tips, Parenting, Parenting an exceptional child ADHD, Anxiety, behavior, brain development, discipline, families, parenting0 Comment

Life is full of transitions. By the time we are adults many of us have become flexible enough to handle many of these transitions. Some are harder than others, but we have enough practice and developed the cognitive skills to...

Tips On Adjusting Your Child’s Bedtime

Tara Frieden July 27, 2017July 25, 2017 blog, Mommy tips, Parenting back to school, bedtime, routines, schedules0 Comment

The start of school is just around the corner and many kids need to get back on track for going to bed early and waking up early. Sometimes you need to adjust due to time changes or maybe you just...

God Has Been Preparing Me For This

Tara Frieden July 23, 2017July 19, 2017 blog, Mommy tips ADD, ADHD, Anxiety, being mom, discipline, parenting, stress0 Comment

There are many times in my life that I can look back and see that God has been preparing me for certain things, or situations have developed that have made me make choices that I would not have made or...

How I Use “Collaborative Proactive Solutions” To Reduce Sibling Fights

Tara Frieden July 21, 2017July 13, 2017 blog, Mommy tips, Parenting behavior, families, parenting0 Comment

First I want to explain that I am not trained or certified by Dr. Ross Greene to teach his CPS model. I am a parent that has read his books and attended a conference. I am a Certified Parent Educator...

Get Organized For Back To School

Tara Frieden July 19, 2017July 12, 2017 blog, Household Tips and Decor, Mommy tips, Uncategorized families, Motherhood, organization, parenting0 Comment

I don't know about you but every year I get a lot of papers and notices from school. Some of these I need to refer to at a later date. Spelling lists, field trip info sheets, teachers' favorite things lists,...

Things I Learned From Early Motherhood

Tara Frieden July 17, 2017July 11, 2017 Babies and Toddlers, Mommy tips, Parenting, Uncategorized being mom, breastfeeding, families, Motherhood, newborn, parenting0 Comment

Before I had kids I knew a lot about them. I had worked with them for years. I studied child development and early childhood education. I was about as prepared as I could be. I knew I didn't know everything. I...

Can I Stop Nagging My Kids??

Tara Frieden July 15, 2017July 10, 2017 blog, Mommy tips, Parenting, Parenting an exceptional child ADHD, behavior, being mom, brain development, discipline, families, parenting, stress0 Comment

I never planned to be a nagging mother, but it happened. I blamed being a perfectionist. I like things done a certain way. I try really hard not to correct my kids all the time or to fix things they...

My Favorite Things About ADHD

Tara Frieden July 9, 2017June 29, 2017 blog, Mommy tips, Parenting an exceptional child ADHD, brain development, Motherhood, parenting0 Comment

There is such a negative connotation about ADHD. Most people only see and think about the negatives. Parents dread the thought of their child “suffering” with ADHD. The benefits are often overlooked or stifled. The thing that has always struck...