Inside: During Coronavirus and distance learning, help your kids connect with friends during social distancing with these fun and simple tips. But can we have playdates and sleepovers? It was the first question out of my kids’ mouths right after the last bell rang for school. With the Coronavirus sweeping the world and now the […]
Learning at Home
18 Ways to Stay Sane When You’re Stuck Indoors With Kids
Inside: Stuck at home with kids because of school closures, rainy days, snow days or the Coronavirus/COVID-9? Use these 18 ideas to help keep your sanity when you’re stuck indoors with your kids. We all know parenting is a tough job on a good day. But when you’re stuck indoors because of 10 feet of […]
10 Family Bonding Time Ideas Beyond Game Night and Movie Night
Inside: Connect with your kids and build a stronger family identity with these 10 family bonding time ideas that don’t involve game night or movie night. Soccer game number 1, Girl Scouts, soccer game number 2, and a birthday party. That wasn’t the schedule for the week…that was our schedule for Saturday morning. We’re super […]
How to Encourage Reluctant Readers with a Book-Movie Club
Inside: Help your reluctant readers want to read more with this book-movie club trick that’s also a perfect summer reading challenge. I have three kids and they all grew up in a home surrounded by books. We have books in bedrooms, in our living room, and even in our bathroom. We borrow books from the […]
How to Find the Best Books for a Reluctant Reader
Inside: Do you have a reluctant reader? Here are four tricks to get reluctant readers to want to read, and the best books for a reluctant reader to inspire them to want to read more. Last night, I had to go in and “threaten” to take away my daughter’s book and her lightbulb because she […]