Erin Kurt
B.Ed.
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Parenting, Life Balance, Stress, Family Life Expert
Erin Kurt Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Parenting, Family, Life Balance, and Stress
- Best Sellers
- Juggling Family Life: A Step-By-Step Guide to Stress-Free Parenting
- Career Focus
- Parent Coach to Working Mothers, Author, and Speaker
- Affiliation
- Mindful Living Network
Erin Kurt is an author, speaker and international stress-free parenting coach to working mothers who struggle with overwhelm, guilt and parenting without raising their voice.
Her book, "Juggling Family Life:A Step-by-Step Guide to Stress Free Parenting", Audio Program "The Life Balance Formula”, and the “Stress-Free Parenting Club” are just some of the ways Erin supports working mothers so that they can discipline without yelling, spend quality time with their family and finally achieve life/work balance.
Her book as well as her simple and highly effective techniques, have been featured around the world on radio and top parenting websites, as well as in magazines and newspapers, such as Mother and Baby, Today’s Parent, Fitness First, and the Calcalist. She is also a featured writer for The Mindful Living Network and Today’s Innovative Woman.
Erin currently resides in the UK with her husband and two children.
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How to Make Every Day Valentine's Day?
Valentine’s Day. The red hearts make us feel like love and happiness is all around. We see images of couples hugging and gazing into each other’s eyes and we want that. We go shopping at beautifully decorated stores and envision making our loved one feel special and cherished. And, secretly, we hope our partners are thinking and doing the same for us. The spirit behind Valentine’s Day is beautiful. Don’t we all want more of it though?
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What Children Can Teach Their Parents
Every parent has experienced the phenomena of their child begging for their favourite story to read, their favourite song to be played or their favourite movie to be watched for the 100th time. Even though we adults might be tempted to hide the favourite book or introduce a new book, CD, or DVD, we must stop ourselves because our children are actually teaching us a huge lesson about how they want and need to be parented.
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11 Ways to Instill a Love of Reading
Reading helps us in every area of our lives. It helps us become successful in school and later in our careers and it helps us grow as individuals by either teaching us new information or by allowing us to step into someone else's shoes. Reading can also help us become more compassionate and empathetic, as well as give us pure enjoyment and relaxation. Instilling a love of reading in your child is one of the best gifts you can give them in their life. Here are 11 ways to do just that. 1) Read to them regularly, with expression and in different voices.
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6 Myths About Parenting Stress
It is easy to get overwhelmed with parenting these days. There are societal pressures and ever-changing child-rearing theories that have created a lot of stress and anxiety for parents. It’s time to clear up some misguided notions about good and bad parenting so that parents can get back to feeling confident and being able to enjoy their kids again. Here are the top myths surrounding the topic of parenting: Parenting has to be stressful and chaotic.
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Love, Marriage and Kids…How to Make it Work
Let’s be honest. The relationship we have with our spouse is different than before we had children. Our time and energy is split, we have more responsibilities, and being intimate can sometimes feel like just another chore on the “To do list”. Although it is true that our relationship is different, this doesn’t mean we shouldn’t strive to make it better; to work on our intimacy and make time to enjoy each other’s company, like we used to…without the kids.
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4 Ways to Spend Time with Your Kids When You Have No Time
It was Dr. Anthony P. Witham who once said "children spell love…T-I-M-E." He was definitely onto something. Unfortunately, if you are like most parents, time is a precious commodity that often eludes us. Whether we have a new job, a new baby, or we just need to make the coffee or strip the beds, we always seem to be wishing for more time. We need more. We want more. But we feel we just don't have it. Does that mean we don't love them? Of course not.
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How to Get the Kids out the Door in the Morning
Ask most parents about when their family experiences stress and getting out the door in the morning comes in among the top answers. With the right routine and words, mornings can flow and be one of the happiest times in your family’s day. As with any major parenting issue I always look at what routines are set up. Without a solid routine, one that is set up discussed and practised, most parenting issues cannot be solved.
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2 Simple Ways to Be a Happy Parent
Do you have moments throughout the day when you feel great as a parent? When your kids are happy, you are happy, you are all hugging, laughing and kissing one other? You know the feeling of wonderment. Now, do you also have times when you don’t love being a parent? Have you felt at your wits end, frustrated, angry and resentful? Here are two simple ways you can be a happy parent more often than passing moments in your day. Ask yourself two very important questions: 1. When are you happiest with your kids?
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How to Spend an Incredible Summer With Your Kids
With school out, parents either feel two things. 1)"Wow, I can't wait to spend more time with my kids!" or 2)"Oh, boy, here we go. How will we fill their time?" Parents who work outside the home have no choice but to send their kids to camps or daycares during the day, but stay-at-home moms or dads need to get creative. If you need some ideas on how best to occupy your kids this summer then what follows will be just what you need. In order for children to be happy and content four things need to be present in their day: 1) Routine 2) Stimulation 3) Free Play/Alone time 4) Sleep
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Back to School Already? How to Set Your Child Up For Success
Even though children may be enjoying their summer, parents are already thinking about “back-to-school” and everything that needs to get organized. What’s the stress-free solution to setting your child up for a truly successful year? Routines and organization. Every household benefits from having established routines but it’s even more important when kids are back at school. What are some of the problems that can occur without routine and organization? Here’s just a few: 1. Children not completing homework 2. Children losing workr
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5 Ways to Spend Time with Your Kids When You Have No Time
It was Dr. Anthony P. Witham who once said "children spell love…T-I-M-E." He was definitely onto something. Unfortunately, if you are like most parents, time is a precious commodity that often eludes us. Whether we have a new job, a new baby, or we just need to make the coffee or strip the beds, we always seem to be wishing for more time. We need more. We want more. But we feel we just don't have it. Does that mean we don't love them? Of course not.
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How to Take Christmas to a Whole New Level
Our children love certain toys or brands and they make their lists for sure, however, I suggest that we parents do something a little extra special at Christmas. Christmas is such an exciting time. Family and friends gather together to laugh, eat great food and share gifts with each other. What could be better? There is one way parents can make Christmas even better and that is by giving their children a present that is a tradition.
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Erin Kurt
"My deepest desire is to create a beautiful marriage and to nurture my children to be loving, confident, radiant, compassionate people who are driven to discover their unique purpose on this earth.
To do this I want to be:
- interested
- involved
- compassionate
- a role-model
- consistent
- present
- non-judgemental
- their cheerleader
As a parenting coach, author and speaker my goal is to empower parents to EXCEL in their career as a parent by teaching them specific, loving, and very effective strategies which will help them create the life and family they deserve.
Contacting Erin Kurt
Connect with me at:
email: erin@erinparenting.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/ErinParenting
Blog: http://www.erinparenting.com/blog
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ErinParenting
How to get started
You can learn more about Erin and her simple, loving and very effective life balance and parenting method at http://www.erinparenting.com. Here you will receive Erin's FREE video series "8 Secrets to Stress-Free Parenting"which is packed with life and parenting tips!
Other highlights
My book Juggling Family Life, audio program The Life Balance Formula and Stress-Free Parenting Club are just some of the ways I support working mothers.
You can learn more about me and my simple, loving parenting method, and subscribe to my weekly parenting tips e-zine at http://www.erinparenting.com. You'll also receive a FREE video series "8 Secrets to Stress-Free Parenting", packed with parentings tips!