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Mindset: A New Psychology of Success

20/12/2017

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By Ariel

In which Ariel and Brianna discuss how influential the book Mindset: A New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck will be on their parenting careers. This post contains affiliate links. By using them, you're helping to keep Busy Nest News running.  Thanks!

Mindset: A New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck

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Summary: Mindset

Mindset: A New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck explores how something as simple as how we think about our talents and abilities can have a profound influence on our lives and the lives of those around us. Individuals with a fixed mindset believe that their abilities are largely unchanged from birth. Whereas individuals with a growth mindset believe we must consciously develop our abilities. We must grow them. The fixed mindset is limiting, while the growth mindset can lead to unlimited potential.

Review: Mindset

 This book. This book will have a profound effect on my life. And if you let it, it may just have a profound effect on yours, too. But make sure you read the updated version! Dweck addressed many of what would have been my complaints about the original published text with this revised edition.

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The Twelve Days of Christmas

20/12/2017

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By Ariel

In which Ariel makes a confession and then proceeds to make sure you never forget it. Hint: She really likes Christmas music. This post contains affiliate links. If you buy the featured products using our links, you're helping to keep Busy Nest News running.  Thanks!

The Twelve Days of Christmas

So I have a confession to make. I unashamedly love Christmas music. I have been known to put it on during the “off season” as a means of cheering up a particularly dismal day. So when Bean fell in love with Elmo’s Twelve Days of Christmas last year I did not complain when she continued to pull it out all year long. I gladly sang it in the spring, in the summer and the fall. Anxiously anticipating when it would again be relevant! Now that I have the whole dang thing memorized, it’s relevant again!

In tribute to Bean’s all-time favorite book – yes all two glorious years of her life – I compiled a review of our favorite renditions of The Twelve Days of Christmas. Some are silly. Some are beautiful. One has monsters! But all are fun to sing. Come sing along with us!
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Essential Equipment: Wet Bags

19/12/2017

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By Brianna

In which Brianna explains wet bags, their typical manifestations, and what to look for as you accumulate your own fleet of this highly useful piece of gear.  This informative article contains a combination of affiliate and non-affiliate links.

You need a wet bag.

You need a wet bag.  I don’t care if you have kids or not, everyone needs a wet bag.  If you have a baby, you extra super duper need a fleet of wet bags, but everyone else should have one anyway.

Kids are messy.  Babies leak from every place imaginable.  I was definitely relieved when I stripped dirty clothes off Monkey and had a wet bag in which to place them.  When my wet bag was already back home to be washed, I had to resort to plastic diaper disposal bags to save the interior of our diaper bag.  Please, avoid putting wet clothes in plastic bags.  The result is incredibly gross, and sometimes went straight to the trash, with no hope of redemption.  If you're building a baby registry right now, read this article, and then go add wet bags to your list.  Add more than one, or you'll end up like me, throwing out clothes that got gross fast.

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Reading Chapter Books Aloud

13/12/2017

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By Brianna

In which Brianna discusses the benefits and logistics of reading books to your child that they cannot.  Includes tips for optimal execution and affiliate links to featured books.
8 Tips for Reading Chapter Books Aloud at BusyNestNews.com
I recently reviewed a chapter book for kids; a first for this site, where we usually stick with picture books.  I did this, because Ariel and I feel it’s important to start some conversations about a different kind of story time.  You probably already know that reading aloud to children helps foster a love of reading and learning, enhances their vocabulary, and is the cheapest bonding activity available to a caregiver (except snuggling).  In our home, we read at least a few times a day, and always before bedtime.  But what happens when your child can read on their own?  Do you put away the picture books, give them a reading lamp, and close the door on bedtime stories?

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Ariel's Thoughts: Radio Flyer Deluxe Steer and Stroll

11/12/2017

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By Ariel

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Radio Flyer Deluxe Steer and Stroll

I bought the Radio Flyer Deluxe Steer and Stroll Trike based on faulty expectations. I kept seeing parents strolling around my quaint suburban neighborhood with push trikes. As they passed my house they look so peaceful carefully steering their well-behaved tiny human. Now, while I realized that this is only a snippet of their walk and probably not representative of the struggle, I still thought that that could be me! So I invested in the Radio Flyer Radio Flyer Deluxe Steer and Stroll Trike. I was wrong. So wrong.

Developmentally and personality-wise the trike and Bean are not well-matched. She is too active to sit passively while I push her, but not physically capable enough to start propelling herself. Even on the lowest setting, her tiny feet don’t reach the pedals and she is in the 99th percentile for height. But she still loves it! The result is an incredibly frustrating experience for me. Suffice it to say, it is not the peaceful afternoon stroll that I had in mind.
Toy Review: Radio Flyer Deluxe Steer and Stroll - BusyNestNews.com

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Melissa & Doug Wooden Magnet Sets

11/12/2017

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By Brianna

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Melissa & Doug Magnetic Dress-Up Sets, and more

Review of Melissa & Doug Magnetic Dress-Up Sets on BusyNestNews.com

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Our Chanukah Favorites

8/12/2017

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By Ariel

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Ariel & Bean's Chanukah Favorites

Are you guys ready for the holidays? If you aren’t - like me - you better get your butt in gear, because Chanukah starts next week! We spent the last week perusing our stacks and picking out our Chanukah favorites. While we may celebrate Christmas predominantly, my brother-in-law is Jewish so we incorporate both holidays into our holiday festivities.

Now Bean and I have woefully different criteria for what makes a great book at the moment. This will be evident from our choices. Hers? Have to either have an animal in them or be sung aloud. Mine? I am a sucker for a clever story or beautiful illustrations. Below are our favorite Chanukah books this year. Let's check them out!
Chanukah Favorites - BusyNestNews.com

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The Blackthorn Key

4/12/2017

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By Brianna

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The Blackthorn Key, by Kevin Sands

Read a review of The Blackthorn Key on BusyNestNews.com

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The 10 Habits of Happy Mothers

1/12/2017

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By Brianna

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The 10 Habits of Happy Mothers:  Reclaiming Our Passion, Purpose, and Sanity, By Meg Meeker, M.D.

Another insightful BusyNestNews.com review of The 10 Habits of Happy Mothers, by Dr. Meg Meeker

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