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What if Your Only Accomplishment in the Day Was This?

October 17, 2015 By Erin Leyba Leave a Comment

What if Your Only Accomplishment in the Day Was This?

Bringing in a bit of joy. What if you were late to drop the kids off at school, you burned breakfast, and your laundry was still unfolded, but you brought in joy nonetheless. Maybe you barely slept, but you hugged each child with an eye-to-eye smile when they stumbled … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Strategies for Mindful Parenting Tagged With: joyful parenting, mindfulness, positive parenting, postnatal depression

Balancing Novelty and Routine With Young Children

November 13, 2014 By Erin Leyba Leave a Comment

  by Erin Leyba, LCSW, PhD The right balance of novelty and routine can help us feel peaceful, content, and joyful. If we have too much novelty all at once, we can get overwhelmed, stressed out, or exhausted. We feel depleted by processing and adapting to so much of the new. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bonding Tagged With: attachment parenting, child development, family life, joyful parenting, motherhood, novelty, parenting, pregnancy

Balancing Kid and Adult Activities

October 9, 2014 By Erin Leyba Leave a Comment

  by Erin Leyba, LCSW, PhD One way to balance time with young children is to find the right amount of kid-centered and adult-centered activities. The right mix makes it more likely that kids will feel included and connected to our worlds and we won’t have to play Mr. Potato … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bonding Tagged With: child development, family life, joyful parenting, positive parenting, postpartum depression, preschoolers, SAHM, work life balance

5 Ideas from Running That Can Make Us Better Parents

August 9, 2014 By Erin Leyba Leave a Comment

           by Erin Leyba, LCSW, PhD Enjoy the ride Although many people run for heart health, weight loss, or competition, others run because it’s fun. The endorphins pulsing through your blood leave you smiling. In parenting, it’s important to have those lighthearted and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Strategies for Mindful Parenting Tagged With: attachment parenting, intuitive parenting, joyful parenting, marathons, mindful parenting, parent, parenting, positive parenting, potty training, races, runner, running, SAHM, stay at home mom, teething, work life balance, working mom

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I am a mom to 3 spirited children, and work as an individual and marriage counselor in Chicago’s western suburbs (Oak Brook, IL). I specialize in working with parents of babies and young children. I love what I do and learn from every person I meet.

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