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British Soccer Camp – Up Your Skills!

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British Soccer Camps are the most popular soccer camp in the US. With an innovative curriculum that develops skills, speed and confidence in players ages 3-18, The British Soccer Camp provide boys and girls with the rare opportunity to receive high-level soccer coaching from a team of international expert’s right in the heart of their own community. In addition to teaching new skills and improving game performance, each British Soccer Camp provides lessons in character development, cultural education and is the most fun your child can have learning the sport they love!

My son is a huge soccer enthusiast and has been playing now for a couple years. It’s a great way for him to meet new friends in our community. The camps are also great ways for the children to meet new and long lasting friends in their area they may not meet otherwise.

I am loving the fact that the British Soccer Camp is offered close to my area in more than one location. There are definitely a few to be able to choose from and we may just attend more than once! Learning from coaches that are higher level than the parks and recreation soccer her normally participates in is such a great treat.


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Activities Beyond Video Games for ADHD Children

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Time management and organizational skills are difficult for a child who has ADHD. They just remain steadfast in having difficulties with focus. Many ADHD children will have the surprising focus, otherwise known as addiction, to video games though. With that being said that activity is not helping their ADHD in any way. If you have a child who is showing signs of video game addiction, you want to find other routes to get your ADHD child focused. Read on for some activities beyond video games for ADHD children:

Swimming

Swimming is a great way for your ADHD to feel relaxed. If old enough, you can try to get your ADHD child into a swim team. This will help wear off their energy and give them something healthier to focus on.

Hiking

Since hiking requires little to no focus, your ADHD child will excel when you take them out on a nature trail to do some hiking. You will definitely want to set limits as to how far ahead your child can get and let them run off that energy while exploring.

Music

Music is an awesome way to get your child involved in a group activity. Your ADHD child will also pick up a skill of playing a musical instrument. Once they are old enough, they can also join the marching band. This works both sides of their brain and allows your child to learn how to be a part of a team.

Board Games

Select games that require shorter attention spans with quick rewards, such as Bingo. This helps your ADHD focus on something beyond video games while using their mind and helps them to feel proud of their accomplishments.

Fantasy Play

This will let your child let their imagination run wild. Using stuffed animals is a great way to introduce this to them. Since ADHD children have difficulties expressing their emotions and work on impulse, this is a great way for them to work out their thoughts.

Running

Your child can run off that excess energy, setup an obstacle course in the backyard and use a timer. Have your child run and continue to try to beat their last timed run; it’s a great way to encourage exercise while having fun.

Martial Arts

Believe it or not this is a fantastic way for ADHD children to learn self-control and discipline. While it can be an expensive activity for your child, it’s well worth the investment with all that your ADHD child will learn from this activity.

ADHD children will flock to whatever holds their interest. The key is to start introducing your child to activities beyond what’s immediately in front of their face, such as video games. While it may be easy to let your child get enthralled in video games for the sake of your own sanity, this is not always best. If you really want to help your ADHD start to learn focus, self-control and discipline then you should start introducing some of these activities beyond video games for your ADHD child.

Anxiety: Calm Down Tips For Parental Anxiety

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It’s natural to worry about our children’s well-being, and some worry can be an indicator that something is wrong. Parents have an intuitive connection with their children that can’t be broken, but when anxiety reaches unhealthy levels, you may need to calm down. When it begins to overwhelm your life and you get caught up in this negative cycle, you often spend much of your time lecturing, hovering, nagging, and yelling at your children. When you feel the anxiety levels rising, follow these tips for parental anxiety:

Find Out Why You Are Anxious

Many times parental anxiety can be combated by figuring out why you are anxious in the first place. Anxiety is fear and fear is a secondary emotion. Figure out if you are anxious about your kids, the bills, or some other stress that is going on.

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Focus on the Present

Don’t think about days or weeks from now. Focus on the present because the present has enough to worry about. Thinking about the future or “what-ifs” only causes more anxiety. Focus on what is happening, today!

Find Creative Outlets

Anxiety is rooted in over thinking. You need to find creative ways to deal with your anxious feelings. Outlets such as working out at a gym, taking time for yoga, meditation, or coloring are great stress relievers that can help eliminate anxiety.

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Know You Can’t Control Everything

As a parent, some things are just completely out of your control. Guide yourself in accepting the things you cannot change. Give yourself the courage to change the things you can, and acquire the wisdom to know the difference.

Think Positive Thoughts

Whenever you feel anxiety taking root in your life, think positive thoughts. Think about the good things, how life has always worked out thus far, and how wonderful many things in your life are. The power of the mind is an incredible thing. The more positive you think, the less anxiety you will have.

Being a parent is full of anxiety and hard times, but following these tips can help limit your anxiety. What other ways do you deal with anxiety? Share your tips in the comments below!

Fall Cleaning Made Simple

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When people think about cleaning, they definitely think about Spring. I am here to tell you that there are so many things that you need to do around the house in the Fall, too. My kitchen floor is always getting messy with three kiddos (well so is the rest of my house) but I could never find the perfect mop to make life easier. I instantly have fallen in love with the Libman Wonder Mop. The good news is that it is easy for my son to use, too!

I love to have my children active in activities, so we spend a lot of time away from the house. Soccer for the oldest, gymnastics for the middle and art/music classes for my tiny. Along with making sure the house runs smoothly and working from home, that doesn’t leave a lot of time to worry about messes. Good thing that there are some easy solutions to this to make the back to school transition so smooth.

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I have an order for everything when it comes to back to school time. There is so much going on around us and our schedule is so busy. I want something easy and simple to make sure that my house stays clean. The Libman Wonder Mop is seriously amazing at getting even my pesky tiles clean in my kitchen. The ring out process is also REALLY SIMPLE for even my son. All you have to do is slide the handle down and pull it back up. So easy!

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I even had a blast using this mop because there was no messy ringing and crazy cleanup. Making your life easier when it comes to messes has never been easier. If you are like me, one of your least favorite things to do around the house is to mop up icky messes. My kitchen is a pretty big tiled area and so it can definitely be a chore with a traditional mop (which I will be getting rid of ASAP). The Libman Wonder Mop is my new best friend when it comes to easy cleaning of my tiled floor surfaces.

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The Libman Company already has a great price on their Wonder Mop that will not break the bank, but they have a discount offer. Sign up for The Libman Company newsletter and download a coupon to get $3 off your very own Wonder Mop!

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To mark the back-to-school season, there is a Pinterest sweepstakes for The Libman Company.
Build a Pinterest Board of your back-to-school essentials for dealing with kid-related messes using images of Libman products.
To enter The Libman Company’s Pinterest sweepstakes, click through the sweepstakes link and begin creating your “Back-To-School Cleaning Kit” using and pinning images of The Libman Company’s products directly from the sweepstakes page.
Next, follow The Libman Company from the sweepstakes link as well!
Then, enter your information on The Libman Company’s Facebook page. Invite your friends to enter as well!

Prize: 20 winners will receive a Libman prize package comprised of some of your favorite Libman products!

Sweepstakes Dates: Friday, September 1, 2017 – Friday, September 29, 2017

Good luck everyone & happy cleaning!

 

5 Ways to Get Younger Kids to Help with Chores

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Besides using easy cleaning products, getting kids to help you clean can be tough. I am going to share with you 5 ways to get younger kids to help out and also some savings on your favorite products from Walmart like Clorox Cleaning Spray and Viva Paper Towels!

Kids have found ways to master the art of destroying the house with very little assistance, but getting them to help with chores with the same amount of assistance is nearly impossible. Let’s face it; we all want to play, but we don’t always want to work. Kids are just little people, so we have to get creative with our parenting. Here are 5 persuasive ways to get your younger kids to help with chores.

Dessert is seriously my middle child’s favorite part of a meal and she is good at making a mess. If there is icing involved, it’s even worse! While kids enjoy a good messy time, they need to also understand that they need to help clean it up.

First we enjoy the cake…..

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and then we clean it up with easy to use products even for little hands.

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Here are a few tips to help get your kids involved with the cleaning process:

Don’t be Stingy with Rewards

Not only do kids have short attention spans, but they need motivation when it comes to helping around the house. Reward your kids with stickers, toys, or activities for helping with chores. Immediate rewards tend to work better than making them wait.

Get Them Excited

If you act like cleaning the house up is a chore, your kids will take on the same quality. Get excited about doing chores and make it a fun affair. Younger kids are easy to get excited. Say something like, “We are going to have fun cleaning up the house with these awesome magic erasers.”

Make Chores a Game

Chores don’t have to be a hassle. Instead, make them a game. The first person to get all their toys picked up wins, or the first person to get their room clean wins a movie. Make laundry gathering a basketball game in which you practice your shooting. The more you can make it a fun game, the easier it will be to get your kids to help.

Start Chores Early

The sooner you start teaching your kids to clean up after themselves, the easier it will be. It is never too early to teach responsibility. Even a 1-year old can pick up toys and put them in the toy box. Give age-appropriate chores and teach your kids to help out, so it’s a habit as they get into the teen years.

Use Chore Charts

Young kids don’t always know what they need to do. I like to create picture charts of chores that need to be done every day. Pick up toys, put laundry in the hamper, and dust the house are all great things little ones can do. Making it into a visual routine helps persuade your kids to help with chores.

My kids love to help out cleaning especially my middle child! We went to our local Walmart and got some Viva Paper Towels and some Clorox Cleaning Spray so that we could tackle their messes that they make in the kitchen.

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• Viva Big Rolls: 40% more Viva per roll*

*Towel area compared to Viva® Regular Roll; Current practice is use of “33% More”

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• Clorox: 99.9% germ killing strength; It’s specially designed to clean and disinfect a variety of stains on a variety of surfaces. And with Smart Tube Technology®, you can spray every last drop. Bad news for germs, good news for family relations.

We picked up the products in store, but you can save even more by making your order ahead of time online with grocery pickup! See if this is available in your area to save time as well as money.

If you have the Ibotta App you know how amazing it can be with saving money. Right now there are coupons to help you save on both Clorox and Viva! Make sure that you get both of these coupons and get to cleaning.

The art of persuasion doesn’t have to be complicated; just creative. What other ways do you persuade your kids to help with chores? Share in the comments below!