This Christmas, Connection is the Greatest Gift
Does Christmas always turn into one big to-do list? We get it. families are busy!
Our Christmas collection help you bring the fun back without adding more work to your plate.
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The Thriving Christmas Digital Bundle - EBOOK
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Simple tools to help you actually enjoy December with your kids...
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Thriving Advent Calendar
SHOP NOW24 days of activities planned for December...so you actually do the things you want to do with your kids. So you reach Christmas feeling fulfilled, not frazzled.
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Christmas Creations
SHOP NOWWant to make Christmas memories but never know what to make or where to start? This book includes 50+ kid-tested crafts, creations, and edible gifts. You become the parent who "always made Christmas fun".
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Our Christmas 2025 Journal
SHOP NOWA keepsake of your family's Christmas traditions, moments, and stories. Capture the small things, save the big things, and build a Christmas tradition your kids will want to recreate with their own children.
Thriving Christmas Collection
The ultimate Christmas connection experience.
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Thriving Christmas Planner - FREE Digital Guide
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The Complete Thriving Christmas Bundle
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The Thriving Advent Calendar - EBOOK
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The Thriving Advent Calendar Book
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Thriving Christmas Creations - EBOOK
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Our Christmas 2025 Journal
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When family life feels hard, it’s rarely because we’re doing too little — it’s usually because we’re disconnected.
At The Thriving Home, we teach a research-backed approach called Connection-First Parenting, rooted in attachment theory, neuroscience, and child development. Our tools help you create practical, intentional moments that build deep attachment and secure bonds: from 1:1 parent-child date ideas to simple family rituals and activities that spark joy and cooperation.
Connection first. Behaviour second. Joy always.
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Thriving Create & Explore Bundle (Olive Edition)
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Meet Matt & Linda: A Parenting Duo Dedicated to Helping Families Thrive.
At The Thriving Home, we believe that family life is where the most precious connections are made. Founded by Linda and Matt, a duo blending a love of research with real-life parenting experience, we aim to help families thrive. With backgrounds in science, counseling, and over a decade of studying child development, attachment, and parenting, we’ve designed tools and guides to make family life more magical and meaningful.
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What Are Meaningful Family Rituals That Build C...
Some of the most powerful moments in family life aren’t the big trips or the carefully staged celebrations...they’re the small, repeated things we do over and over again. Pancakes on...
What Are Meaningful Family Rituals That Build C...
Some of the most powerful moments in family life aren’t the big trips or the carefully staged celebrations...they’re the small, repeated things we do over and over again. Pancakes on...
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Why Does My Child Melt Down After School — and ...
It’s not bad behavior. It’s trust. They’re showing you their truest self because they know you’re safe. With empathy, small rituals, and intentional connection, you can turn after-school meltdowns into...
Why Does My Child Melt Down After School — and ...
It’s not bad behavior. It’s trust. They’re showing you their truest self because they know you’re safe. With empathy, small rituals, and intentional connection, you can turn after-school meltdowns into...
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My Child Is Anxious — How Can I Support Them at...
If your child is anxious, you don’t need to have all the answers. You don’t need to fix every fear. What they need most is you...steady, present, and willing to...
My Child Is Anxious — How Can I Support Them at...
If your child is anxious, you don’t need to have all the answers. You don’t need to fix every fear. What they need most is you...steady, present, and willing to...
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