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Megan spends her days with dirt under her nails, paint on her shirt, and laughter in her ears, and she wouldn't have it any other way. She writes about faith, mothering, and natural living at SortaCrunchy. Read her full bio here.

holidays & celebrations

An Uncomplicated Holiday: Resisting the Rush

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The following post is by Megan Tietz and originally appeared in December 2009. With just a little less than two weeks until Christmas, I thought her words would serve as a good, gentle reminder to keep the holidays simple for our kids and for ourselves. Enjoy! – Kara With just ten days left until Christmas [...]

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character

Simple As That: Journaling Big Feelings

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As parents, we know that the source of much frustration for children is an inability to communicate what they are feeling – particularly when those feelings are big and scary or upsetting.  A few months ago, we discussed some peaceful and positive solutions for anger and hitting. Several weeks later, a friend of mine emailed [...]

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character

6 Peaceful Solutions for Hitting and Anger

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While this Spring cold continues to work its way through our house, I wanted to share with readers today one of my favorite posts from the archives.  Originally written by Megan Tietz in June of 2009, there are some great suggestions here for helping our kids control their anger.  I think you’ll find it an [...]

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parenting

Simple As That: The Emergency Hug

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Thank you all for your comments on Monday’s post.  If you haven’t taken a peek at the discussion going on over there, you really should.  Following my own advice, I decided to take a few things off of my own plate this week and so I’m re-running one of my favorite Simple Kids posts, written [...]

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play learn explore

Be Mindful When Making Summer Plans

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Kara here.  My family and I are taking a few vacation days, so I’m re-posting this wonderful article from  former Simple Kids editor Megan Tietz, of Sorta Crunchy. This post originally ran in July 2009.  I know the topic of mindful summer planning is timely for me and I think you’ll enjoy it, too. ~ [...]

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