Confidently Mom with conscious parenting insights and product reviews aimed to help you make embodied choices for you and your family.
I have 20+ years experience working with children and young adults in a variety of settings from full time nanny and neighborhood babysitter with families for 2+ years to research assistant under Dr. Iwata and Dr. Vollmer at the University of Florida in applied behavior analysis for children on the autism spectrum, to a Master's Degree in Education focusing on Counseling and working for 4+ years in mental health and substance abuse counseling; plus being a mom!
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Thank you for this! Seeing how specific it tailors to Englisch phoenics and language concepts, I don't see Lovevery localising this for the international market (at least not anytime soon) However your dupe suggestions are a great starting point to look out for to maybe find a good match or DIY something in my childrens first language.
I have a review on that one here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nMjDk2vkaew.htmlsi=adAvF9avlQ6fsg1K I like them both for different reasons, so use this to figure out your priorities: Babybjorn: I like the wire base and it does feel lighter which was a hugeeee win for us going to the beach with it Ergo: Easier buckles to secure baby and mechanism to change heights of the bouncer (not that the babybjorn was super hard by my husband has arthritis and it was tough for him compared to Ergo's). Heavier. Both leave something to be desired for securing the slipcovers back on the frame after a wash
It’s so much easier to buy presents once the child turns 3. I love to buy practical, useful gifts that cater to a specific interest: dinosaurs, dogs, space… I always get a book, a game/puzzle, something to build or do ( a craft set, Lego…) and sometimes some clothing or something to eat.
Thank you for your video! I started out a Montessori mom and after educating my self on the differences with the help of your videos I’ve decided to stay a Montessori mom. I believe if my kids stay grounded in realist that is going to help them later in life. I’m not interested in introducing fairytales to my kids as I think that could cause confusion and anxiety. I do think it’s easy to get sucked into Waldorf toys and play room the play shelf’s are uniquely designed and the toys have bright colors with different colored silks and dolls and beautifully illustrated books.
I'm looking for a bag for my cousin and I'm having a hard time understanding what's the difference between a regular backpack or fanny pack and a diaper backpack or diaper fanny pack??? Does a diaper bad need very specific fabric or something on the inside??
Regular backpack is a regular backpack - less pockets/insulation than a diaper backpack which usually includes a changing mat and more pockets/organization Fanny pack is a small bag that can usually only fit a few diapers/wipes - the video/links shows the difference in the shape/style of this compared to a backpack. Generally this is better for small outings or when babies get bigger. Most typically like a larger diaper backpack when doing potty training or when they are super little for bottles/blankets and all their little things. Diaper branded products are pretty much always made of inner and outer wipe clean materials compared to a traditional backpack which may be made of less durable materials (e.g. the Hershel bag I showed in the laptop area it has suede padding which you don't want for diaper/baby stuff or some backpacks made of seersucker/cotton/etc) hope that helps!
5 years later I am learning sooo much from Shaman Durek and I have to say Thanx for sharing your experiences with him as well as having him share his life with all who want to receeve of/from/through him. Shaman Durek, Thanx again for sharing you.
I use ikea kallax shelves in my toddlers room and the dining/guest/sewing room. Still thinking about smaller bins like in the trofast shelf and how I can make that work with the kallax.
I have the Kallax in my bedroom, and you can absolutely get the bins that fit the boxes in the kallax and recreate the part of this video where I say "this is really all you need" and it's the trofast with balls, dolls, cars, magna tiles, and trains. In fact, as our collections of those have grown i've often thought about switching it tothe kallax since our train pieces are kinda big and don't fit in the big trofast bin. I definitely need to reorg that a little bit!
Awe that stinks!! the music set is a huge hit with my kids! they literally tried to take the bells and pan flute to disney last week lolol but i will say most european countries have great access to better quality musical toys than the US does in my experience historically! (we have a good amount of family and friends in europe still).
I just learned about your blog! And I think you can be more than proud of being the Sole breadwinner for your family. I think I got to know you via the lovevery reviews.
Thank you!! Did we get into autism in this episode? We recorded is years ago and it keeps coming up with families I'm talking with and I haven't gone back and listened
Lol thank you!! That means a lot! I'm definitely in a very reflective season of looking back at the last 18 years of my life and finally giving myself credit/peace/a break and it's very humbling and emotional lol But I'm a crier soooo... 🤪
Thank you!! Same channel and same website! I''m switching the title of the channel next week, I just wanted to leave it as the same name for this video so people who get notified knew it was me lol I just needed to create a break/separation from TCM to give myself permission to shift my energy/focus; especially after having to defend my original brand name since literally day 1 (people are v triggered by the word confused it turns out lol). My creativity this past year has been hit very very hard, like a faucet that just won't turn on and I think a large part of that was bending so much to "please" google on the blog and (in line with that) doing so many product review shorts in December last year that I just felt like I came out of a washing machine and didn't know up from down anymore. I kept taking small breaks but ultimately this change was needed and it unfolded quite rapidly so I'm still catching up to it.
I think change means growth and I love that you're on this journey! :) I also love your blog from the confused millenial era. Will the content be deleted? I learned so much from your blog as a new mom :')
Awe thank you!! It means a lot! The blog is still there with the new name! I got a couple questions around this on Instagram so I’ll share more about why even though the content is still there the new name in itself was hard!
@@confidentlymom thank you for your quick response :)) I don't have Instagram so thank you for that info here on RU-vid 🙏🏼 Wishing you all the best and I'm looking forward to see your new content! 😊
this has been so hard 😬I'm still honestly processing these last 8 years and feel very between 2 worlds right now... so I forgot/didn't know at the time to add to this video, it may take some time before I start sharing videos more regularly again... It wasn't until the last couples days after recording this, that I realized as excited as I am about where I'm going in the future, I need to take some time and space to empty out from the old before moving forward with the new. There's loads more I could've said in the "goodbye" part of this video but I'm not one to cry on camera and I'm still very much in my feelings.
I tried the yummy crate with my step daughter and I loved it. They give you recipes that kids can make completely on their own that were delicious. And we make all the time. Each crate came with a kitchen utensils and a project. One of the projects I remember were clay croissants. We also have the koala crate for my daughter and we love it too.
Ohh that's exciting! I think Yummy starts for 6 year olds and it looks awesome! What crates have you gotten with Koala? I haven't gotten any since the changes and am curious!
@@kimberlyfontaine2265 Ohh nice! I haven't seen the story time, medieval fun, or bugs I don't think! But we had glowing nature, garden play (I think, is that where they make beaded veggies?), and music! Which were some faves?
I paid extra for a wrapping that was made of cheap paper, when it arrived some corners were ripped. I wanted to give it to a newlywed couple but the packaging was so bad, I inquired numerous times and they never reply. It's been over a month. They didn't even offer a credit or anything, just completed ghosted me. EVERYONE DO NOT PAY FOR THE EXTRA CHEAP GIFT PACKAGING. They'll just avoid you. So there's part of my money gone with no answers.
You may have to go to a computer to get the links to work or screenshot them and they'll be clickable in the photo: - Ikea trofast: www.ikea.com/us/en/p/trofast-storage-combination-with-boxes-white-white-s69228473/ - Hanging storage: bit.ly/4487oxl - Honey combs: bit.ly/45o326e - Split closet (doubles for hanging + dresser replacement): bit.ly/3rF8qn9 - I did use 2 extra shelves, you can order them here if you don’t have: bit.ly/3OcQpoI
How did your kids do with the kiwico easel set up all the time? My son is 2 and I could see him being interested in this for a Christmas gift, but we don’t have a lot of space and I’m trying to reorganize the toys and art supplies to make it easily work. TIA!
They did great/love it! I will say it's NOT a solution for organization art supplies. You'd have to pair the KiwiCo easel with like an art cart or peg wall or something ( I talk about the art cart in this video and love for 2 year olds because you can easily wheel it away if they aren't using the supplies appropriately. You may want to check out my guide here: www.theconfusedmillennial.com/best-easel-for-kids-toddlers/ -- you'll find some options that have storage for art supplies in them or smaller footprints. With that said, if you want the most versatile (marble run and easel) for the footprint then KiwiCo's is definitely the best!
@@confidentlymom thank you for the detailed reply! I did start a basic art cart a while back after seeing yours, but it needs some expanding now that my son is older. I’m actually revisiting this video trying to revamp the toy storage in our small home now that more extensive toys are being used (blocks, trains tracks, magnatiles etc.) and I can’t mentally handle them everywhere.. Your ideas have been super helpful and I’m thinking it’s time for a trofast 🙃 I will definitely check out your easel guide too. Thanks again!
Sending you love 💗 honestly talk with your doctor about it. I’ve had friends who thrived with it so don’t let fear stop you. I probably should’ve gone back on medication during this time but it just ended up not being my path 💗 I worked diligently to make some lifestyle changes to support my body through the dark time that ended up following this video and we’re all doing great now, but I probably made it harder than it needed to be.
Bless all the amazing Shamans who make connection to all ancient mystics. Showing how they include it all. It is ONE. So much deep new and scientific knowledge - and yet so simple. Deep, Rich and simple.. So sacred. So sacred. I just re-finished 'The DreamBody' by Arnold Mindell. I almost forgot by so many things we learn - and think we need on the path - that it is the way of the Shaman - including Everything by connecting (DreamBody) to source. I have been growing and initiating into it. It is so it is like becoming. So grateful and wish many of us can start recognizing more often the simplicity of things behind a bit too. Maybe it is too see it all and then we come back to simplicity is true too 🦋
I’ve been riddled with anxiety since I was a child and still deal with it intensely as an adult. I’d love for SD to do a healing on me ✨. I’m on my second 10 cm ovarian cyst on my left side.
So I've been following this reddit discussion for the last couple months and I don't know if I agree from all that I've read... It seems like what you stated happened to one person and it's been a lot of people following up asking for answers, without the experience themselves. I saw a claim about "putting the harness inside out to buckle" now being on their website in the discussion, but have NOT seen that on their website or any recall /alerts from CSPC. As others stated in the threads, the straps can be hard to buckle and I suspect the person didn't properly latch the harness in, then the child arched their back and it came undone. The other "issues" discussed in the reddit threads have been challenges around getting babies in and out with the fixed t-bar. Which Mockingbird apparently told them to put baby in from behind, and that's always been my experience for any high chair with a big baby too and what I show in this video. With that said, I'm in the same boat as many other commenters on the threads which is: we historically don't use straps. Unless I'm stepping away and baby is unattended for a few minutes, or they are going through a standing in their chair phase, we simply don't buckle our kids. This started for us with the Tripp Trapp, where it was incredibly hard to get baby in and out incase of an emergency and I've simply found that to be true with all straps except maybe the Ergobaby high chair (I have reviews on all of these on my channel). Hope that provides some clarity! Also to add: I suspect *if* anything happens with CPSC it may be simply changing the tooth of the harness to it's easier at which point they'd just send out new ones to people since it's a totally removable object anyway.
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Does this kit teach all the sounds a letter can make? For example makes 3 sounds, does part 3 get into that? My daughter is going into first grade and has blends and short vowels down, so wondering if part 3 would be good for her to read more complex words.
“For example. Makes 3 sounds” I think something was missed in your text there! But yeah I’d go with part 3 in your shoes! Filling in the gap from the typo and what I assumed your asking , part 3 teaches advanced rules so it will teach the rules of magic e, how r changes vowel sounds and some memorization of vowel digraphs etc. it teaches really well! But things like the letter g making multiple sounds are going to be more memorization and you teaching it in part 2.
@@confidentlymom sorry I meant the letter A makes 3 sounds and many other letters make multiple sounds other then their basic phonetic sound so I wasn’t sure if this was taught in this program?
@@Montessori_Motherhood It is when there are specific rules - like e at the end creates the long vowel sound. Or the unique vowels sounds created when pairing different vowels together (penguin game) or with an R (frog game) - but the more random one's (how a makes an o sound in ball or an e sound in many) aren't taught and those would be considered more site word stuff, which some of those are in the sticky word games.
@@confidentlymom okay, thanks. I have logics of English B I was going to start with my daughter after doing A and just deciding what I want to do. Logics of English doesn’t teach sight words they teach every rule. I wonder if I could pair it with 3, I love the games. If my daughter only knows cvc words and blends would that be starting at 2 or 3?
