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Why You Should Limit Your Children’s Screen Time (And How To Do It Affordably)

April 15, 2021 Shell Vera (The Essential Creative)

Kris Louis from Parenting With Kris brings us another helpful post about excelling in family. This one focuses on how to help our kids by limiting screen time, complete with tips on ways to reduce screen time affordably.

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Four Ways Parents Can Pass Healthy Habits Onto Their Children

March 5, 2021 Shell Vera (The Essential Creative)

Kristin Louis, of ParentingWithKris.com, is back to share with us four tips for passing healthy habits down to our kids. This is very timely for my family after a year of being indoors and less active that we are used to being. Stop by, read the post, and then implement the tips this month.

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Practical Resources to Help Parents with Common Parenting Struggles for any Age Group

December 15, 2020 Shell Vera (The Essential Creative)

Kris, of Parenting with Kris, has shared a wonderful compilation of articles and resources to help parents through all stages of parenting. Which one did you find most helpful?

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A Young Adult’s Thoughts on Parenting Teens

September 25, 2020 Shell Vera (The Essential Creative)

Listening to our children can help us improve our parenting. In this post, I look back at thoughts from my oldest as I prepare to enter the teen years 13 years later with my youngest!

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Learning from the Lessons We Teach Our Kids

December 24, 2019 Shell Vera (The Essential Creative)

Watching my daughter do her best in a dance class and seeing how she was so excited about what she learned helped me remember that as adults we need to take our own advice to always do your best and be content when doing so.

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Perseverance & Supporting Our Children’s Dreams: A Lesson from a Toddler

November 12, 2019 Shell Vera (The Essential Creative)

Do we always encourage our kids and loved ones to go after their dreams? Here’s a lesson on perseverance and supporting our family members’ dreams from my 11-year-old niece.

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7 Essential Oils to Get Through “Those” Days

October 27, 2018 Shell Vera (The Essential Creative)

What oils can you grab when you are having one of “those” days? Try these favorites that help me to get back into my creative zone.

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Back to School Goodies

September 6, 2018 Shell Vera (The Essential Creative)

It’s that time of year when our kids head back to school and we change up our summer routines. This post is filled with DIYs, diffuser blends, gift ideas, and recipes to help you transition smoothly.

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Welcome September!

September 2, 2018 Shell Vera (The Essential Creative)

Here’s what to expect in September and a look at the behind the scenes of my day.

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