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Essential Family Movie Night Crafts and Treats

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Essential Family Movie Night Crafts and Treats is written in partnership with ZAK Designs If you've got kids at home, like me, you're probably attempting to do everything in your power to keep them safely ensconced in childhood pursuits and you will WANT to read this post Essential Family Movie Night Crafts and Treats. More than anything I just want my daughter and son to have the opportunity … [Read more...]

11 DIY Projects that Kids Can Dig their Little Hands Into!

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11 DIY Projects that Kids Can Dig their Little Hands Into is a sponsored post. Are you a DIY-er? If you are, there's no reason not to get your kid in on the act as well with these 11 DIY Projects that Kids Can Dig their Little Hands Into! And even if you have TWO LEFT THUMBS (LIKE ME) you don't need to be a Martha Stewartesque type to get down and dirty as a DIYer all you need is … [Read more...]

5 Tips To Get the Family Outdoors and Unplugged

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5 Tips To Get the Family Outdoors and Unplugged 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 look like glassy eyed zombies? Are they constantly … [Read more...]

5 Ways for Parents to Bridge the Gap with their Teenagers

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Having had a few years under my belt as the parent of a teenager I can say with all certainty that parenting a teenager is basically as involved--perhaps even more so- as the parenting of a toddler or tween... Hence I felt like I needed to share my thoughts with my 5 Ways for Parents to Bridge the Gap with their Teenagers. Now these almost adults are out in the world - and there is just an … [Read more...]