INGREDIENTS
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ditch the cover on your high chair so that it's easily wiped clean
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have one colour of sock
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read to them from the little house series
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sit down
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do the chicken dance
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keep a binder full of quiet time activities and simple craft ideas
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teach them how to make polite dinner table conversation
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create a meal plan
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keep a list of simple meals
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every once in a while
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you can use the same size ) the bassinet
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plastic cups are the best bath time toy ever
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grow a garden. digging in the dirt is
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invest in 3 kids cd's that won't drive you absolutely bonkers
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let them help you decorate cakes and cookies
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enjoy free and nearly-free seasonal activities in your community. visit parades
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keep only their best artwork. store it safely so that they can look back on it someday
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barbecue more often. i can't explain how this simplifies things
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core apples like this
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pin baby socks together like this
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make your own play dough
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explore your own back yard
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walk barefoot in the grass. talk how it feels
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keep an extra set of clothing
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rotate toys daily
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have less clothing
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let them paint on recyclables
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teach them to do chores
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let them help you
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sing hymns together while you work
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pray
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pray
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read grace-based parenting
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read simplicity parenting
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smile at your kids when you speak to them
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have a daily rhythm
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don't expect perfection from them
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from yourself
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fill a basket in the fridge
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buy some story time pillows
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encourage them to play outside every day
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label toy baskets and clothing drawers
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a local pregnancy crisis center
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keep a pile of kitchen towels in a place the kids can reach so that they can clean up their own spills
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expect them to eat what you are eating
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use page protectors to make activity pages reusable
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better yet
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let them get dirty
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prioritize. let go of the things that don't matter
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tweak. change things up until your system works
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have a place
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have less toys
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have more art supplies
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consider ditching the television.
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encourage them to make up plays in the living room
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let your daughters play dress up in your fancy cloths
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make up silly songs
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when possible
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make them up-cycled painting smocks
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use your local library
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keep a separate basket
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let your toddler play
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teach them that they are in control of their emotions
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teach them that they are responsible
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tickle them. lots
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read toilet training in less than a day. it worked wonderfully
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if #52 doesn't work
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have a buy-nothing christmas. i dare you
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teach them to sleep through the night. when you figure out how
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use non-toxic cleaning supplies so that the kids can safely help
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decide not to care what strangers at the supermarket think of your parenting
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don't let comparison steal your contentment
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occasionally insist on a saturday
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learn to go
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go
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go
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tell them when you were a child
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teach them that they are not allowed to bang on the door while you are in the bathroom. this is life changing
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photograph them outside
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