JOY IN THE VALLEY - Resiliency & Encouragement for Real Life
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Parenting

## The best scooter for toddlers and kids! (triplet tested and approved)

September 6, 2019

While searching for the best scooter for toddlers, I was confronted with many options. I knew this scooter would be a hit as soon as my good friend and fellow triplet mom recommended it to me. What I didn’t know was that I would consider borrowing it during nap time for a joyride! Features I
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Parenting

## Easiest Unicorn Cake EVER!

September 6, 2019

Have you ever flipped through baking magazines wishing you had the time or skill to make one of the gorgeous cakes shown? I sure do, ALL THE FREAK’N TIME! Before kids I had time for fondant classes and truffle creation but now I count remembering the birthday a win. For the triplet’s 3rd birthday
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Parenting

## The Triplet’s 3rd Birthday

August 20, 2019

Matching Birthday Outfits for Triplets What’s more enjoyable than dressing your triplet toddlers alike for as long as humanly possible? If you had asked me this before I had kids, I would have told you I couldn’t care less. But let’s face it, they’re adorable and they won’t stay this small forever. Since then, I
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Beating Cancer

## Reacting to a Cancer Diagnosis

August 8, 2019

Responding to a cancer diagnosis as a friend, family member or a simple acquaintance can feel like an impossible task. The whirlwind of emotion can easily make both parties feel like there is no right way to take this information in, let alone respond in a reasonable way. My pediatric cancer support group frequently talks
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Beating Cancer

## Confessions of a cancer mom

July 27, 2019

1. I get frustrated with my kids on a daily basis. Yep, real “Mom of the Year” stuff here. Shouldn’t the fact that we are dealing with cancer give me a little extra PATIENCE and GRACE to handle them? On the really hard days I have to count down until bedtime just to have a
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Beating Cancer, Parenting

## Preventing Constipation in Toddlers

July 27, 2019

Do you ever feel like a large percent of your time as an infant and toddler parent is consumed by dealing with poop? Me too! I certainly would have my doctorate in “poopology” by now. So why can it be so darn hard to regulate this process and what can be done to help without
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Parenting

## Toddler Sleep Training

July 26, 2019

It’s 5 in the morning and you’re awake. Not because you have to be or because you can’t sleep, but thanks to your toddler who joyfully CAN’T WAIT TO START THEIR DAY! My family of previously good sleepers encountered this very problem when my son graduated to his toddler bed. Each morning he
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