We are in the thick of Summer - and that means you will need my Ten Active Family Activities to Help you Get outdoors with your Kids. (a sponsored post) So in addition to getting our kids to break out the bubbles, jump rope, and get their HULA HOOP on! here are Ten Active Family Activities to Help you Get outdoors with your Kids … [Read more...]
7 Tips to Pen the PERFECT Letter to your Child At Sleepaway Camp
This is a sponsored post. This summer my son will be in Israel sans any access to a computer or technology for an ENTIRE month. And while I'm thrilled that he will be unplugging of course I know I will miss hearing his voice and reading his texts with his little heart emojis. For this one month only a traditional form of communication will do: a letter. And the truth is it been a … [Read more...]
10 tips to get your kids reading!
10 tips to get your kids reading is written in partnership with Random House Kids Let's face it getting your kids to read is not the easiest of tasks. And really how on Earth are parents supposed to compete for their attentions when they're up against competition like that inimitable sponge or those windswept haired rock stars on the tube. Unfortunately the allure of a book is … [Read more...]
4 Things I’ve Learned About Parenting As My Kids Get Older
4 Things I've Learned About Parenting As My Kids Get Older It sounds kind of cliche- the idea that in parenting my kids I feel like I'm the one who is learning and growing in ways that I couldn't fathom just a few years ago- but it is true and I'm sharing 4 Things I've Learned About Parenting As My Kids Get Older . -Ive come to realize that while my heart breaks that my daughter is no … [Read more...]
5 Tips To Get the Family Outdoors and Unplugged
5 Tips To Get the Family Outdoors and Unplugged was written in partnership with Shopstyle Studies show that time spent on entertainment media by today's children averages more than 7 hours a day.* (*Kaiser Family Foundation Generation M2: Media in the Lives of 8-to 18-Year-Olds.) That's pretty close to every minute a child isn't in school or sleeping! Are your kids starting to … [Read more...]