Inside: Spread kindness as a family through this Family Volunteer Challenge for June by helping to clean up and beautify your neighborhood and community. I grew up in a scouting family. My mom was my Girl Scout leader for a decade and one of the things she repeated to us all often was one of […]
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How to Connect with Your Kids in Under 5 Minutes
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 […]
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 […]
Rainbow Activities and Crafts to Celebrate Pride Month
Inside: Use these family-friendly rainbow activities and crafts to celebrate pride month and be an LGBTQ Ally. When I was a kid, I remember seeing rainbows pop up on car bumpers and on jewelry. My mom told me it meant that person was gay, and that was the end of the story. In the early […]
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 […]