The Year’s Best Positive Parenting Tips


The Best Positive Parenting Tips of the Year

“Mommy bloggers” have gotten a bad rap, and yet their parenting websites are chock full of helpful advice to help moms get through the toughest of times with their kids.

From the little day-to-day challengesโ€”nighttime wakings, potty training, homework battlesโ€”to the big overarching questionsโ€”how to savor every moment, how to stop yelling so much, how to raise responsible childrenโ€”moms are offering their best tips and support from behind their computer screens. 

As we embark on a new year, it seems appropriate to look back on the past one at the best advice these moms and writers had to offer. Here are 5 of the most-viewed parenting posts from yours trulyโ€”plus tons more from some of the best parenting bloggers out there.

Top 5 Parenting Posts from Pick Any Two

1. Are You Causing Your Toddler to Misbehave?

Are You Causing Your Toddler to Misbehave?

We all know toddlers are prone to misbehave. Screaming, whining, and throwing fits in the grocery store are all par for the course when youโ€™re dealing with a tot.

Some of it is downright unavoidable. Toddlers are toddlers. But what if some of it is stemming from our actions as parents?

2. One Simple Tip to be More Present With Your Kids

One Simple Tip to Be More Present With Your Kids

The truth is that I have a lot of trouble staying present when Iโ€™m with my children. 

Iโ€™ve come to realize that, for me, the issue manifests itself in a single questionโ€”one that I mentally ask myself over and over again, day after day.

Itโ€™s a question that keeps me focused on the future instead of the now.

Itโ€™s a question that keeps me from staying present with my kidsโ€ฆ

3. Helping Your Child Adjust to a New Baby: 3 Things You Must Do Before Leaving the Hospital

Helping Your Child Adjust to a New Baby

It’s important to recognize that the first time your older child and baby meet is a key moment, and for many families this happens in the hospital after mom delivers. 

How you handle this important experience sets the tone for your older child. If you do it right, it can really help make the adjustment process a positive one. 

So how do you do it right? Here are three specific things you should do in the hospital to help your child adjust to a new baby.

4. Six Things To Do When Your Toddler Wakes Up Grumpy

What To Do When Your Toddler Wakes Up Grumpy

Even under the best of circumstances, mornings with young kids can be rough. Throw in a grouchy attitude from a tot, and they become downright unbearable.

Fortunately, not all hope is lost. There are a few things we parents can do when our toddler wakes up grumpy to help turn the day aroundโ€”for the sake of all of us.

Here are my go-to strategies for when my son gets up on the wrong side of the bed.

5. Twelve Big Mistakes Even Good Parents Make

12 Big Mistakes Even Good Parents Make

Youโ€™re a good parent, I know you are. I know because if you werenโ€™t, you probably wouldnโ€™t be hanging around parenting blogs like this one. 

Youโ€™re probably not abusive, neglectful, or in the habit of making parenting choices that could get you on the evening news.

Youโ€™re not a bad parent by any stretch of the imagination.

And yet you could always be a better one, right? We all have room for improvement.

Here are 12 big mistakes even good parents makeAre you guilty of any of them?


Want more super useful and effective parenting advice that you can start using today? Check out the full series of Best Positive Parenting Tips of the Year from The Jenny Evolution


2 responses to “The Year’s Best Positive Parenting Tips”

  1. Hi, Katie! Your number one post is actually one of my top best performing pins of all time! ๐Ÿ™‚ It’s such a great post and one that every parent should read ๐Ÿ™‚

    I’m so glad that you joined the Best Positive Parenting Tips series on The Jenny Evolution today, and I’m thankful to have you as part of our online parenting community!

  2. This is a great post. I totally agree on the 12 mistakes that even the good parents commit while bringing their children up. The advice shared as the solutions are truly helpful as they sound matured. A must read article for each parent. I just respect the idea of being there with the children not only physically but also to be with them mentally. Thank you for sharing.

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