Moms Share Their New Year's Parenting Resolutions

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New Year's Parenting Resolutions 2012: iVillage Moms Share Their Goals

From yelling less to laughing more, real moms share their parenting resolutions for the new year. (17 Photos)

Ylonda Caviness on Dec 29, 2011 at 6:00PM

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a Ylonda Caviness on Dec 29, 2011 at 2:51PM

Last year around this time, we set a goal for a super-healthy 2011. You know, change up the kids’ diets with fresh fruits and veggies from the sustainable backyard garden? On the bright side, we did manage to cut down -- a wee bit -- on their boxed mac-n-cheese and chicken nugget consumption.

This year, we resolve to be more realistic. With help from the iVillage community, we’re going to tweak our already-great mom efforts to make the kids -- and ourselves -- happy. No, really. Read on for do-able resolutions from real moms for 2012.

Have Patience
"My parenting resolution is to have more patience this year -- especially when my kids and I are doing something that's supposed to be fun, like baking or crafting. Who cares if the sprinkles get spilled or there's glitter everywhere?" -- Erika

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