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6 Ways to Use Music Mindfulness in Family Life

November 28, 2015 By Erin Leyba Leave a Comment

6 Ways to Use Music Mindfulness in Family Life

In that fiery place under the earth, I’m quite sure Alvin and the Chipmunks music would be blaring 24-7. If it ever comes on (usually by accident), you will find me under a thick, muffling sort of blanket. Just because Alvin, Elmo, or the Frozen soundtrack make me want to stuff … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Strategies for Mindful Parenting Tagged With: dancing, family, mindfulness, music, parenting, wellness

The Great Joy in Humility

October 17, 2015 By Erin Leyba 1 Comment

The Great Joy in Humility

  What does humility have to do with joy? Humility is about bringing deep compassion to not only our strengths, but also our weak spots, problematic patterns, or colossal screw-ups. It’s about the tenderness we bring to ourselves and the rough, mottled crevices of our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Strategies for Mindful Parenting Tagged With: humility, mindfulness, parenthood, parenting, positive parenting

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

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

Putting the “Happy” Back in Happy Hour with Young Children

October 13, 2014 By Erin Leyba Leave a Comment

  by Erin Leyba, LCSW, PhD When you have young children (especially more than one), getting dinner ready can be a real challenge. No matter when kids nap or what kind of snack they eat at 3 p.m., they all seem to get voraciously hungry, super tired, and very crabby in that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everyday Life With Little Ones Tagged With: busy bag ideas, children, dinner, happy hour, parenting, positive parenting, postpartum depression, pregnancy, work life balance

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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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