parenting Archives - Overstuffed Life https://www.overstuffedlife.com/category/parenting/ purposeful parenting and simplified living Wed, 04 Oct 2023 21:38:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.overstuffedlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/favicon.png parenting Archives - Overstuffed Life https://www.overstuffedlife.com/category/parenting/ 32 32 Best Ways to Help Your Teenager Through a Breakup https://www.overstuffedlife.com/parents-help-teen-through-breakup/ https://www.overstuffedlife.com/parents-help-teen-through-breakup/#comments Fri, 28 Jul 2023 02:35:06 +0000 https://www.overstuffedlife.com/?p=7572 Teenage breakups are hard to do. Here are ten ways parents can help their teens heal from their first heartbreak. We knew it before she came in the front door. Between the car door slamming, her loud sobbing as she ran toward the house, and the sound of his truck roaring back up the hill,...

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]]> https://www.overstuffedlife.com/how-to-parent-intoverted-kids/feed/ 3 7 Reasons Your Teenager Won’t Talk to You https://www.overstuffedlife.com/7-reasons-your-teenager-wont-talk-to-you/ https://www.overstuffedlife.com/7-reasons-your-teenager-wont-talk-to-you/#respond Fri, 19 Mar 2021 06:14:55 +0000 https://www.overstuffedlife.com/?p=5096 Wondering how to get your teenager to talk to you after you’ve tried everything? Here are 7 reasons they don’t want to let you in. As children become teenagers, they slowly stop talking to their parents. The adorable kindergartener who used to jump off of the school bus ready to tell you everything has now...

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]]> https://www.overstuffedlife.com/7-reasons-your-teenager-wont-talk-to-you/feed/ 0 COVID-19 School Supply List 2020-21 https://www.overstuffedlife.com/covid-19-school-supply-list-2020-21/ https://www.overstuffedlife.com/covid-19-school-supply-list-2020-21/#respond Sun, 09 Aug 2020 23:18:10 +0000 https://www.overstuffedlife.com/?p=4651 Sending kids back to school this year is intimidating. Use this COVID-19 school supply list to make sure your kids are safe at school. Many kids are starting to go back to school in person in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Making sure they stay safe is the number one priority of parents and...

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]]> https://www.overstuffedlife.com/covid-19-school-supply-list-2020-21/feed/ 0 Bored Bucket Printable—120 Activities to Keep Kids Busy https://www.overstuffedlife.com/bored-bucket-printables/ https://www.overstuffedlife.com/bored-bucket-printables/#respond Mon, 03 Aug 2020 21:30:00 +0000 Got bored kids at home this summer? Use this free bored bucket printable to make a bucket filled with activities to keep them busy. When my girls were smaller, I spent a long time making them a bored bucket for the summer. I got some large popsicle sticks, painted them all black, and used a...

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]]> https://www.overstuffedlife.com/get-rid-of-stinky-feet/feed/ 3 The Cell Phone Rule for Teens That Most Parents Forget https://www.overstuffedlife.com/cell-phone-rule-for-teens-parents-forget/ https://www.overstuffedlife.com/cell-phone-rule-for-teens-parents-forget/#comments Tue, 25 Jun 2019 05:39:00 +0000 Establishing cell phone rules for your teenagers is something all parents should do. Make sure you don’t forget this important rule: Keep your phone charged! Keep reading to find out why keeping the phone charged should be a hard and fast rule for your teenagers. School’s been out for a couple weeks now and my...

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]]> https://www.overstuffedlife.com/cell-phone-rule-for-teens-parents-forget/feed/ 2 How to Communicate with Your Strong-Willed Teenager https://www.overstuffedlife.com/how-to-talk-to-strong-willed-teen/ https://www.overstuffedlife.com/how-to-talk-to-strong-willed-teen/#respond Sat, 06 Apr 2019 04:09:00 +0000 Don’t know how to communicate with your strong-willed teen? Try this simple trick to get your teenager to talk to you! Trying to get a teenager to talk to you is already hard enough as it is, but add in a super strong will and communication becomes even more difficult. And let’s be honest—most teens...

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