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 […]
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Disneyland Insider Tips to Save You Time, Money, and Headaches
Inside: Disneyland insider tips and tricks from a Season Pass Holder that every first timer should read. Ways to save money at Disneyland, save time at Disneyland, and prevent meltdowns while you’re visiting. A rare Sunday with no sports, no Scouts, and no family commitments so my family did what we do best. We hopped […]
The Best Family-Friendly Volunteer Opportunities
Inside: Pick something off this list of family-friendly volunteer opportunities to spread kindness and participate in community service projects with your kids. My kids and I were sneaking in some fast food dinner in between karate and scouts. We were meeting my husband and exchanging kids and gear in a parking lot. It was just […]
How to Encourage Kids to Be Kind When Kids are Mean to Them
Inside: Teaching our kids to remain kind when others are unkind to them is the hardest part of intentionally raising kind kids. But there are ways we can help our kids to be kind when others are mean to them. It just takes these three tricks. And a lot of repetition. “I’ll be kind when […]
How to Find Guilt-Free SAHM Work-Life Balance
Inside: Are you overwhelmed as a stay at home mom trying to get all the things done but just left with guilt? Here are 14 ways to find guilt-free sahm work-life balance. My husband works for a huge corporation that often touts “work-life balance.” They encourage their employees to shut down their computers and ignore the […]