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Minimalism and Kids
In this collection of articles you’ll find plenty of inspiration and ideas for simplifying life as a family, minimalism and motherhood and minimalism with kids.
There are tips on how to declutter toys and how your children can benefit from having fewer toys. I share ideas on how to simplify life as a parent with kids including making holidays, school run mornings, back to school and managing that work-life balance as a parent much easier.
We look at how living with less clutter can create so much more time, space and freedom to help you be a calmer, more engaged and present parent.
There are also decluttering tips for your kids’ clothes, bedrooms, toys, artwork and crafts supplies to help you enjoy a more intentional motherhood.
Here are some helpful tips on how to simplify going back to school and create a simple school routine that works for you and your children.
Slow living encourages us to stop chasing and doing and be more mindful in enjoying the present moment. If you’re keen to step away from the fast lane and have a better quality of life as a family, in this guest post from Mia Barnes from Body+Mind magazine, here are some tips on how to introduce slow living to the whole family.
For those of you with older kids and teenagers, you may be familiar with the struggle to keep them motivated. This is even more difficult when you’re trying to motivate and encourage them to help around the home and clear up after themselves! If this resonates with you, here are some tips on how to help kids and teenagers declutter and keep their room clean and tidy.
Tips and ideas on how to declutter toys to simplify and declutter your home and encourage your child’s imaginative and creative play. Create more time and space for yourself and make your home easier to tidy and clean without compromising on your child’s fun and learning.
Living a minimalist life means you are aware of your true priorities in life and that you make mindful decisions that honour these priorities in everyday life. Parenting is a priority for many of us and in this article I’m exploring the relationship between minimalism and motherhood. Here are 7 ways that minimalism makes me a better mother.
I’ve always encouraged my kids to help do chores around the house. As long as the chores are age-appropriate, I feel that it will help my kids, both now and in the future, and the rest of the family certainly benefits too. Check out this post to learn more about kids and chores and why and how to encourage kids to help at home. I’ve also included some ideas for chores that your kids could do at different ages to help you all get started!
Decluttering toys was one of the best things I ever did to simplify my home and life. However, it wasn’t just me that enjoyed the benefits, my kids benefitted too! In this article I’m sharing 11 ways children benefit from fewer toys.
My children love creating artwork, anything from drawings and paintings to junk modelling with cardboard boxes and endless Lego constructions. I love them all and would like to keep everything but it’s not realistic. Check out this article so you can read my ideas on what to do when you’re buried under your children’s artwork…
Balancing your needs as an introvert with those of parenting a growing family can be a juggling act. Here are 5 tips for the introvert mother to help you find space and calm amidst busy family life!