Inside: Creating positive sibling relationships between your kids is vital to the overall health of your family. It’s not always easy, but there are 17 ways to prevent sibling rivalry and jealousy by focusing on making your kids’ relationships with one another stronger. Mom, she told me I was a bad dancer. No, I didn’t. […]
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Build a Strong Family Identity with These 12 Tips
Inside: Build a strong family identity with these 12 ideas to feel more connected to your kids, help pull each other closer, and be a more cohesive family unit. When we moved our family of five away from the only home we had known, we plopped ourselves down in a new time zone, away from […]
Kids Need Friends to Help Bully-Proof Our Kids
Inside: Kids need friends and positive peer relationships to be less attractive to bullies and to help bully-proof our kids. My ten year old started at her new school last week. It’s her third school in three years. Which is insane, but unavoidable. My daughter has navigated the world of being the new girl with […]
When Comforting a Disappointed Child Avoid This Phrase
Inside: Avoid this one common and overused phrase when comforting a disappointed child…and 10 things to say to them instead to really help them move past their disappointment and sadness in a healthy way. My daughter stood there, dressed in her brand new pink tutu and her hair in a bun she begged for with tears […]
How to Prepare Your Kids for a Big Move
Inside: Are you moving? Here are 21 ways to help children emotionally prepare and cope with a big move from a mom who’s moved her kids across the country three times in three years. My family is no stranger to moving cross country. As I am writing this, we’re gearing up for our third major […]