Inside: Connect with your family and spread Christmas kindness with this no-cost Christmas Random Acts of Kindness Family Activity that’s perfect for December. Every December as a child, one of my favorite memories was going to see Christmas lights. December always felt more magical when you started to see the first Christmas lights turned on. […]
70+ Best Gifts to Create More Quality Family Time
Invite: Connect with your family, create family memories, and build up your family identity with these gifts to create more quality family time. This afternoon, after screens were turned off and after work was done for the day, my family was circling the house, trying to figure out what to do until dinner. I’d already […]
How Love Languages Can Reduce Sibling Rivalry
Inside: One simple way to improve sibling relationships and create healthy relationships is to use love languages to reduce sibling rivalry. My kids have not been at their best. We were home–and it had felt like we were stuck at home–for a while and they were tap-dancing on each other’s last nerves. They were taking […]
Family Volunteer Challenge for September
Inside: Spread kindness as a family through this Family Volunteer Challenge for September by thanking our firefighters who are essential community helpers. It started like a normal day. It didn’t end that way. By dinner time, we were making plans to pack up our most valuable assets. We calmly explained to our kids that we […]
Tattling vs. Telling and Why Kids Need to Know the Difference
Inside: How parents and teachers can teach kids the difference between tattling vs telling and why they need to know the difference. When I was young, I worked at a florist for a boss who would often leave me to go to a bar for lunch. One day as we closed up, she got in […]