Inside: Help kids speak with kindness and give compliments with these compliment cards printable cards. My youngest is amazing at noticing amazing things about other people. She notices new haircuts, new shoes, and really pretty ladies who pass us in the store. And then she whispers the compliment to me. She didn’t quite have the […]
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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 […]
14 Ways to Entertain Kids in a Hotel Room
Inside: Kids can get easily bored during a hotel or motel stay. Here are 14 ways to entertain kids in a hotel room without screens. My husband and I were raised in families that loved to travel. And so we traveled as much as we could before we had children. And now we are instilling […]
How to Connect with Teens
Use these 10 tips to connect with teens which helps them feel safe and loved and more confident to go be their best selves in the world. I had said it one too many times, and I knew it. I had asked my teen daughter to stand up with her shoulders straight one too many […]
8 Ways to Make Volunteering with Kids More Impactful
Inside: 8 simple ways to make volunteering with kids more impactful, more fun, and more of a habit. I finally did what I kept saying I would do. I found a food pantry near me that served our local community, signed up to get trained, got trained, and started volunteering every other week. I came […]