The Faith Playbook – Pastor Paul Tripp With Professional Football Players

This -N- That Parenting is an affiliate of The Faith Playbook.   In The Faith Playbook, you get to know professional football players Carson Wentz, Nick Foles, and their teammates like never before. Through inspiring conversations with the pastor and best-selling author Dr. Paul….
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Help, I Need Childcare! (What to Look For)

When I first found out I was pregnant, I did not yet know that I was going to be a stay-at-home mom.  I taught at an elementary school, and my co-workers quickly warned me that I better start looking for childcare immediately. They explained….
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21 MORE Ways to Say I Love You To Your Child

21 Ways to Say I Love You to Your Child

Lately, I’ve been reading a lot about how mothers want their children to remember them. I’ve read a lot of answers people gave when asked: How did your parents show love?  Of course, I then started to consider how I want Jock and Luke….
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7 Facts About Your Child’s Prefrontal Cortex That Are Game Changers

The human brain develops from back to front, so the prefrontal cortex develops lastly.  This part of the brain manages processes such as:   reasoning logic problem-solving planning  memory focus and attention developing and carrying out goals stopping your impulses developing your personality  ….
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Do You Have Shiny Parenting Syndrome? Find the Cure Here!

With all of the parenting information that you have access to, it is super easy to acquire Shiny Parenting Syndrom (SPS).  [By the way, I’m thinking I coined this term taken from shiny object syndrome in the business world.]    Shiny Parenting Syndrome Defined Shiny Parenting….
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A List of Parenting Resources: The Best of the Best

Lately, I have heard from parents that there are so many parenting resources they don’t know where to start.  I decided to compile a list of my favorite “go-to” resources to share.  The overall theme of this list of parenting resources is positive parenting…..
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You Can't Afford to Miss One Word of Paul Tripp's Phenomenal Book

You Can’t Afford to Miss One Word of Paul Tripp’s Phenomenal Book

If I could only recommend one Christian parenting book to parents, it would be Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family.  Paul  Tripp’s book changed my mindset about my responsibilities as a parent dramatically. For example, a weight lifted off of my shoulders….
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This article gives the 4 Best Strategies for Connecting With Your Child that will pay off dividends. You will get ideas as well as the purpose and benefits.

4 Simple But Effective Ways for Connecting With Your Child

Connecting with your child has to be a priority.  Your children, like adults, don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.  The sooner you accept that and act on it, the better off your household will be.  How do….
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Know YOUr Self-Identity – Get Back to YOUr Roots

Every once in a while my dad invites the boys and me to go with him to the hill country to feed his cows.  The land where he and my brother keep their cattle is my great-grandparents home place. Being there gives me a feeling….
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Separation Anxiety: Helping a Child Who Cries at Drop-Off

Leaving our sons at the church nursery or Mother’s Day Out program when they were being held by the caregiver – crying, hollering, “Mama or Dada”, arms straight out towards us, has got to be one of the hardest things we have done as….
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Hey, I’m Shelly!

Thank you so much for stopping by my little corner of the internet. I hold a Bachelor’s in Education and a Masters in Education and Principalship.  I spent over 15 years in the public school system before I became a mom.  Once I became a mom, I experienced quite a shock.  I had a lot of questions, and I set out to find the answers.  This blog shares what I have learned through research and experience!

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