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...]
10 great PLAYDATES for parents and their kids
I know scheduling 10 great PLAYDATES for parents and their kids is a lot easier said than done and even when I get that time in; my son is a bit hard to impress. It feels like it is increasingly getting that much tougher for us parents to compete for our kids' attention having to keep up with the excitement of a fast-paced movie or television show for their affections. And of course it … [Read more...]
8 Tips to Raising a Self-Confident Daughter
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Essential Family Movie Night Crafts and Treats
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...]
10 Tips to Get your Kids in the Kitchen and Make Healthy Food FUN
I am fully aware of my shortcomings as a person... I CANNOT COOK. There I've said it. I've put it out into the universe. As a mother and a woman, I've always felt the sense that the ability to be able to whip up a sumptuous meal that would satiate and nourish my family's collective bellies, was a MASSIVE internal flaw of mine. It made me less of a nurturing parent; my kids will not have those … [Read more...]