Do you need meaningful gift ideas for your parents? Finding gifts for parents who have it all can be tricky, but we're here to help. We recently made another list with personalized, thoughtful Christmas gifts for parents, and both lists are great Read More
How to Create Intentional Play Moments
“Play is the highest form of research.” – Albert Einstein What a great quote to remember right now, as we are navigating uncharted waters as far as education and socialization are concerned. Lucky for your children... they Read More
Study proves: Teaching kids to play independently lowers parents stress levels
Last year, a *study of 2,000 parents found that when kids were home, on an extended break (like summer break or the stay-at-home order), it took only 13 days for parents to feel stressed. 60% said the stress came from feeling like they Read More
Babies Don’t Keep
Everyone says that "time flies" and they "grow up before you know it"... I usually just agree, and that's that, but not this time. I can see it happening. It seems as if our fourth child was just born yesterday... Where has the time gone? Where Read More
This is the key to connecting with your teen!
This post has been updated. but it's still the best way that I've found to connect and bond with a teenager. As our four children are getting older, parenting two teenage sons, and another two following close behind, I've thought about how I can Read More
25 Tips to Prepare for School
25 Tips to Prepare for School As summer ends, many of us are now thinking about how we can prepare for school. The back to school sales are everywhere and your home will soon be overwhelmed with papers (that you can easily control!) As you prepare Read More
Stop plastering teacher notes on the internet
We say that teachers need more respect. Teachers need to be paid more. Teachers need to be treated better... but then we do things like this to take it all away. While I haven't experienced this personally, I do know that as a Read More
5 websites every parent should have bookmarked
I love this day and age, where we can find anything that we need online! I mean it makes it so nice to have information right at your fingertips (literally). These 5 websites every parent should have bookmarked will hopefully be as helpful to you as Read More