Inside: Use these 13 ideas to connect with kids in meaningful ways in under 5 minutes. “Don’t pick your nose at the dinner table. “No, you can’t run naked in the front yard.” “Dancing on the table is not ladylike.” It’s easy to get caught up in the minutia of everyday parenting moments. The structure […]
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The Only 2 Family Rules You Need That Will Make You a Better Parent
Inside: Do you struggle to get your kids to listen to you? Are you desperate to have your kids be kinder? Do you want to implement consistent Family Rules, but don’t know where to start? All you need are these two family rules. I have a proclamation to proudly announce. I got my kids to […]
10 of the Best and Most Meaningful Year-Round Gratitude Activities
Inside: Gratitude can’t just be taught during Thanksgiving. We need to purposefully teach our kids to be grateful and we can use these meaningful year-round gratitude activities to do focus on it. I offered my daughter a cookie the other day and she immediately counteroffered. “Can I have two cookies?” she asked. I just stared […]
14 Ways to Entertain Kids in a Hotel Room
Inside: Kids can get easily bored during a hotel or motel stay. Here are 14 ways to entertain kids in a hotel room without screens. My husband and I were raised in families that loved to travel. And so we traveled as much as we could before we had children. And now we are instilling […]
How to Connect with Teens
Use these 10 tips to connect with teens which helps them feel safe and loved and more confident to go be their best selves in the world. I had said it one too many times, and I knew it. I had asked my teen daughter to stand up with her shoulders straight one too many […]