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Register for Down Time

March 12, 2015 By Erin Leyba Leave a Comment

Register for Down Time

  by Erin Leyba, LCSW, PhD When it’s the season for browsing camp brochures, choosing travel teams, signing up for dance class and Tae Kwon Do, registering for swimming lessons, and picking a piano teacher, family life can get crazy. If we don’t prioritize “down time," we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everyday Life With Little Ones Tagged With: attachment parenting, childhood, down time, family life, mindful parenting, positive parenting, postpartum, preschoolers, summer

An Awesome Christmas Present for Young Kids

December 9, 2014 By Erin Leyba 1 Comment

by Erin Leyba, LCSW, PhD Want to give children something truly special for the holidays? Let them help you with your Christmas tasks. I will never forget the Christmas when I took my four-year-old son on the Polar Express train ride, to visit Santa at his local hangout, to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Strategies for Mindful Parenting Tagged With: attachment parenting, chores, Christmas, family life, mindful parenting, motherhood, parenthood, parenting, positive parenting, postpartum

One Great Question to Ask a Babysitter

October 31, 2014 By Erin Leyba Leave a Comment

  by Erin Leyba, LCSW, PhD One great question to ask a babysitter in an interview or any time is: What do you feel (we) parents can do to help you do your job easier or better? This question tends to do a few things: It shows the potential babysitter that you are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everyday Life With Little Ones Tagged With: attachment parenting, babies, babysitter, babysitting, child care, date night ideas, discipline, mindful parenting, positive parenting

6 Month Phases with Young Children

October 23, 2014 By Erin Leyba Leave a Comment

  by Erin Leyba, LCSW, PhD Young children tend to go through phases that last about 6 months. For 6 months, things seem consistent, kids are mostly agreeable, and there is a natural ease to behavior and play. During this phase, kids enjoy safety, security, playing, and the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everyday Life With Little Ones Tagged With: bedtime, child development, discipline, family life, mindful parenting, positive parenting, postpartum depression

Sad You’re All Done Having Babies? 4 Things That Can Help

October 20, 2014 By Erin Leyba 1 Comment

   by Erin Leyba, LCSW, PhD All done having kids? Mourning the fact that you’ll never again have a little baby of your own to cuddle? There are certain milestones – weaning from nursing or bottles, a vasectomy, a health issue, selling the crib, or simply deciding not to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Wellness Tagged With: attachment parenting, babies, baby, family life, fatherhood, mindful parenting, motherhood, parenthood, postpartum depression, vasectomy

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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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