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  • Mom’s Break Tin

    Mom’s Break Tin

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    Give Mom a Break! Combine SNICKERS® and her favorite things in a tin for days she needs a break. ##WhenImHungry #Ad

    These are a few of my favorite things. When the kids scream. When I sleep late. When I forget to eat. I simply remember my favorite things, and then I don’t feel so bad. 

    I was walking around our local thrift store when I spotted this really awesome SNICKERS® tin. It was perfect for this Mom’s Break Tin I’ve been wanting to put together. I grabbed some of my favorite things, including of course some SNICKERS! 

    These are a few of my favorite things. Mom's Break tin with SNICKERS® #WhenImHungry #Ad
    See I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how I wish I was more like my mom. She was always so patient, and happy, and only once do I ever remember her raising her voice at us. I found myself raising my voice much more at the kids, and being less patient than I’d like to be, and use to be (see what I mean here) 
    No longer do I get 8 hours of sleep, and my eating habits have gone a bit awry. Mom’s Break Tin is my place to reconnect. I’ve got some chocolate to refuel, my favorite music Cd’s, and some pampering products like nail polish and lotion. I also whipped up a cooling eye mask.
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    This was so easy to make! A scrap of soft fabric, a plastic baggie, some rice, and ribbon is all you need. My mom in law sent me these cute clothespin girls, but the clothespins broke off with the kids playing with them, so a little bit of super glue, and now I can relax in style. 
    Take a break with SNICKERS® #WhenImHungry #Ad
    Did you know there are quite a few varieties of SNICKERS? I actually didn’t until I was walking through Walmart last week, and saw the SNICKERS Peanut Butter Squares. As I hung out in the candy aisle checking out the Peanut Butter Squares, I also noticed the SNICKERS Almonds – in the cart they went! I’ve heard there is also a SNICKERS Extreme.

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    What would be in your Mom’s Break Tin? Leave me a comment! Then share this tin with your Mom friends who may be needing a break as well. 
  • Create a Time Out Corner with Penalty Pal #mompactLNO

    Create a Time Out Corner with Penalty Pal #mompactLNO

    The more I grow as a mom the more I find how I could do things differently. With each child I seem to change my ways, and do things a bit differently.

    Princess V as a toddler. I promise this isn’t really how I gave Time Outs.
    I call it experimenting until I find the right way. Disciplining children is never fun, for the parents or the kids. Sometimes I think it hurts me more than them. So I get laid back, I don’t follow through.

    Have you ever done that? Not followed through? It really backfires on us. The kids think they can get away with something if we don’t follow through, and the next time they’ll push it even further.

    I guess where my problem comes, is when they tell me I don’t love them because I did follow through. It emotionally effects me, because I do love them! I have to remind myself though, I discipline because I love them!

    When Princess V was a toddler, and we started Time Outs, I would have to sit there with her. Otherwise, she wouldn’t stay put. It sort of defeated the purpose of Time Out. When Princess C was a toddler, we tried it again, and she would stay. So we began giving Time Outs again. At one point, I decided Time Outs just weren’t effective for every situation. Sometimes, the Princesses just needed time apart. Sometimes they needed a nap. And sometimes, mommy needed a Time Out. So for awhile I would send them to their rooms for “Quiet Time”. Time they could play alone, read a book, or take a nap. Usually this fixed the problem.


    Now we have another problem. All 3 Princesses share a room again, so sending one to their room, usually results in the others following, and more problems or fighting or whatever was going on. We’ve tried sending them to our master room, but that has created other problems – like kids getting into things they shouldn’t – ahem my chocolate stash…..

    Well, mompact send me a package of goodies, including the Penalty Pal. It inspired me to try a Time Out corner again. Somewhere I can keep my eye on them. The great thing about the Penalty Pal though, is it allows them something to look at. Something that is fun, yet serious. It helps distract them from what may have been causing problems (ya know, like their sisters!).

    I’ve already tried this new corner out with Princess R, and it really helped! Instead of her trying to sneak out of a Time Out she stayed there. It distracted her enough to calm down. Once she was calm, I was able to talk to her about her behavior.

    “Pushing both hands on baby brothers face is not ok. Laying across sisters head is not ok. Don’t touch faces please!”
     

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    *I received complimentary product to facilitate this review. All opinions are 100% honest and my own