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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

8 Ways to Be Strategic About Toys

February 21, 2015 By Erin Leyba Leave a Comment

8 Ways to Be Strategic About Toys

  by Erin Leyba, LCSW, PhD Toys can be great ways to help kids learn, socialize, mimic the adult world, have fun, learn how to share, practice vocabulary and motor skills, and learn pre-academic skills. Here are 8 ways to sustain interest in toys and use them to overcome … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Strategies for Mindful Parenting Tagged With: family life, positive parenting, postpartum, preschoolers, stay at home mom, toddlers, toy storage, toys, working mom

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

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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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