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Preteen and Teen Chicken Soup For The Soul

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Chicken Soup For The Soul books are a great form of reading that gives inspiration, laughter, and good life lessons to those reading depending on the topic and readers. Many current parents grew up with these books, so you may recognize the name. I even used to read these books to and with my eldest child when they were growing up as a way to share time together. These … [Read more...] about Preteen and Teen Chicken Soup For The Soul

How to Maintain Mental & Physical Health During Coronavirus Quarantine

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When the news of coronavirus in China hit the headlines all over the world, many of us do not take it seriously. We think that this virus is only affecting the people in China. We were all happily going about our daily life until the virus came to our shores. Steadily, nations all over the world were affected and the numbers of people infected by the virus started to increase … [Read more...] about How to Maintain Mental & Physical Health During Coronavirus Quarantine

Hand Washing Tips for Kids {plus} KeaBabies Giveaway

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Proper handwashing is heavily encouraged and needed for everyone right now, especially little ones that are at a higher risk. You probably know, teaching kids how to wash their hands properly and well can be a bit difficult due to short attention spans. But, it’s an important task especially when it comes to times like these. Today I have some tips for teaching hand washing … [Read more...] about Hand Washing Tips for Kids {plus} KeaBabies Giveaway

Homeschool Ideas Benefits of Using Thinkster Math

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Since most of the schools are shut down, we have to find new ways to encourage education at home. While some students have a virtual learning setup, others have to go without. Some parents have opted to completely switch to homeschool and others are still waiting it out. As a two-year homeschooling mom who works remotely, it's important that I share some ideas to help … [Read more...] about Homeschool Ideas Benefits of Using Thinkster Math

How to Encourage Children to be Active

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Being a parent to a child is not an easy task. As time and technology continues to advance, children are less motivated to be active, choosing instead to stay inside on their screens. Unfortunately, this can lead to a number of health and behavioral issues and can affect their development into adulthood. As a parent, you are responsible for doing everything you can to … [Read more...] about How to Encourage Children to be Active

Keep Teen Boy’s Room Smelling Nice

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We're in that stage of parenthood. The smelly teen boy age. I have two children who are all about deodorant and not smelling horrible, but one child doesn't see the point in wearing deodorant, and doesn't wear it. His room is so smelly that I can barely handle going in there. I don't know what it is, but I hear teen boys simply are just smelly. Perhaps it's all those body … [Read more...] about Keep Teen Boy’s Room Smelling Nice

Managing Kids Screen Time

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Now that I have a 17, 13 and 11-year-old the whole screen time obsession doesn't really phase me. You see my kids have grown up in a home where their mother has worked from a computer since 2006. Being the offspring of an entrepreneurial mother who makes money online, creates a different home environment, in my opinion. The other side is that my younger two kiddos' Dad … [Read more...] about Managing Kids Screen Time

Parenting Can Be Fun

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When my second and third-born children were younger they required a lot of rules and regulations. I mean those boys were wild! Nicknames included: The double trouble team. Two in diapers. Best "brothies", as the affectionately called each other in the toddler days. The list could go on! These two boys born 2 years and 6 days apart made my husband and I … [Read more...] about Parenting Can Be Fun

Finding a Daycare That’s Right For Your Child

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When you're a working parent who needs to find the right daycare for your child, you may feel overwhelmed. There are many options that will help your child with development all the while giving them a safe space to socialize. Daycare is used for many different reasons. Some parents may want to send their child to the right daycare to help strengthen their developmental … [Read more...] about Finding a Daycare That’s Right For Your Child

Why a man cave is important?

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Let’s face it; our men in our life enjoy their time with the boys! While they may be great husbands and valuable partners in this journey of life, they also deserve and need some time in their man cave to be free to do what men love to do. If your husband has a man cave and you want to give them a gift that will last a lifetime, then you should pick up some … [Read more...] about Why a man cave is important?

A Parent’s Personality Can Clash

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As a parent, I believe that consistency, mutual respect, and healthy boundaries work together to create a healthy home environment for a child to thrive in. Just as we have to learn our child, our child needs to learn us. How we teach our child to learn us is through being consistent, having limits and setting healthy expectations. These expectations are also rules that have … [Read more...] about A Parent’s Personality Can Clash

How to Entertain Kids While Camping in a Tent

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When it comes to camping in a tent with kids you must think about ways to keep the kids entertained. While most campgrounds now offer water, electricity and even WiFi access, it's important that you use this time to detach from the outside world. Removing the ability for kids to access wifi while camping in a tent is a fabulous way to help them detox from their electronics … [Read more...] about How to Entertain Kids While Camping in a Tent

It’s April Vacation Here and This is How I’m Balancing

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How does a work at home mom who has many hats survive April vacation week? Ask me in about four days. No, seriously though, this isn't my first school break week trying to figure out how to juggle the trio while working the multiple tasks I do from home. If you're a work at home parent like me who needs to keep that work flowing even during school break, here are some ways I … [Read more...] about It’s April Vacation Here and This is How I’m Balancing

Helping Your Kids Without Doing The Work for Them

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https://unsplash.com/photos/tQPgM1k6EbQ As your child goes through school, there will be times where they sit over their workbooks or homework at the dinner table or in their room looking stumped. During this, you want to give them a hand and help them as much as possible. However, you might be reluctant to help too much as you don’t want to end up doing the work for … [Read more...] about Helping Your Kids Without Doing The Work for Them

Building Your Brood: How To Prepare For Your Second Child

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Adjusting to parenthood can be a tough task, but the challenge becomes even more difficult when you introduce a new addition to the mix. Going from one child to two brings a series of changes, and it’s important for you as a parent to adapt to having two kids as well as being there to help your first-born get used to life as a big brother or sister. If you have a child and … [Read more...] about Building Your Brood: How To Prepare For Your Second Child

4 Household Items That Can Be Fixed Surprisingly Quickly

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Image by Pixabay We live in a disposable society. The relatively cheap cost of technologies that would have shocked and wowed just a few decades have rendered many of the products we use on a regular basis so readily replaceable that we assume it’s quicker and easier to replace them than to repair them. The trouble with this mode of thought however, is that not only is … [Read more...] about 4 Household Items That Can Be Fixed Surprisingly Quickly

Take Christmas To A New Level With These Fabulous Ideas

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Christmas is nearly upon us, so it’s probably a good time to begin thinking about preparing for the festive season so that as soon as thanksgiving has come and past, you can concentrate on making this the best Christmas yet. Instead of doing what you usually do, why not take Christmas to a new level with these fabulous ideas? Image Decoration One of the first things … [Read more...] about Take Christmas To A New Level With These Fabulous Ideas

Dealing With Death: What To Do When A Family Member Passes Away

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  (Image via: http://bit.ly/2xZwq2w)   Death is one of the only constants in life, this is both sad and true. We don’t like thinking about it, we don’t like talking about it, and this inevitably leads to us struggling to cope with it. When a family member dies, it will be heartbreaking for everyone. But, it’s even worse when you’re totally unprepared for everything that … [Read more...] about Dealing With Death: What To Do When A Family Member Passes Away

Family Fun Activities to Get Kids Outdoors

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Image credit Parenting, like most things in life, is all a matter of balance. While it's not right to demonise use of technology- there can be some apparent developmental gains to be made in letting children use technology- so time spent on the iPad needs to be balanced out. Encouraging our kids to get outdoors and make the most of the world around them is a journey, and … [Read more...] about Family Fun Activities to Get Kids Outdoors

The Truth About Having A Second Child

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pixabay.com When you have a baby for the first time, there’s no doubt it’s a life-changing experience - but you haven’t seen anything yet! Your second child is a vastly different experience, in more ways than one, and there are some surprising truths that no one else seems to tell you. So, if you are expecting your second child, or planning on making one, read on! Here are … [Read more...] about The Truth About Having A Second Child

13 Thanksgiving Books for Children

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I absolutely love encouraging a love of reading from a ripe old age of newborn status. The kids will always joke about how Mama read to them in the womb. I sure as heck did! I think reading is important because it opens up your mind to a whole new world. Through books you can experience both fiction and non-fiction. Through books you can learn to get in touch with your creative … [Read more...] about 13 Thanksgiving Books for Children

The Importance Of Protecting Your Home From The Elements

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Pexels What is the reason you own a home for? Is it to provide loving experiences, shared by all your family members? Is it so you have a place to house all of your belongings? Is it so you have a place to lay your head at night, so you can comfortably sleep and begin the next day refreshed? Or, is it to protect yourself as a shelter from the elements outside? Of course, … [Read more...] about The Importance Of Protecting Your Home From The Elements

Hidden Secrets No baby Book Will Tell You About Motherhood

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Image source From the moment you find out you are going to be a mom to the day they turn one, you are going to have your face buried in baby books in an attempt to control the nerves that have you shaking like an autumn leaf. However, from our experience in motherhood, we’ve learned that there are more than few truths that baby books leave out; a few secrets that will spring … [Read more...] about Hidden Secrets No baby Book Will Tell You About Motherhood

Building A Legacy To Be Remembered

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(Image Link) No one likes the idea of leaving nothing behind when they die, having their memory lost to the ages, and no one to keep it alive. Of course, instead, most people want to world to remember them for their achievements, and the things they’ve done with their life. It’s unlikely that you’ll ever become world famous, though, as this sort of goal is very hard to … [Read more...] about Building A Legacy To Be Remembered

Your Child’s College Experience Will Change Your Whole Life

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Sending a kid off to college is a huge change for the family. Not only will it be a formative time for the kids, but it can be a formative time for parents, as well. You’re making the transition from the parent of a kid to the parent of an adult. The change itself can have big ripple effects through the family and it’s best to know what they might be. Here’s how you, your kid, … [Read more...] about Your Child’s College Experience Will Change Your Whole Life

Preparing For Life As A Traveling Family

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Source If you have something of a love for travel, you might be curious as to how you can make that more of your way of life. Often when people start to settle down with their families, they begin thinking that they cannot move around all that much. But such limited ways of thinking are not often the way to go, and as it turns out it is often easier than you might think to … [Read more...] about Preparing For Life As A Traveling Family

Beat The School Holiday Boredom With These Creative Ideas

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The school holidays are great because they give us more family time. Who doesn’t want more family time? The only issue is that being stuck at home so much can lead to boredom, and as any mom knows, boredom usually leads to squabbles between the kids, which you don’t want. There is nothing worse than being trapped in a house with kids who are picking fights constantly with each … [Read more...] about Beat The School Holiday Boredom With These Creative Ideas

10 Back to School Themed Projects & Free Printables

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That time of year is creeping up on us. Some children have already returned to school, the craziness! We have about a month left of summer and plan to enjoy it to the fullest. With that being said, about two weeks before the start of school we do try to get back into the school routine of earlier bedtimes and no electronics in the later hours, etc. I happened upon some fun … [Read more...] about 10 Back to School Themed Projects & Free Printables

5 Tips to Boost Toddler’s Speech

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It is so fun when your toddler begins to say their first words. Then as they grow even bigger their gibber-gabber will turn into full words. Between the ages of 2 and 3 kids can really begin to pick up words faster, and you will hear them chattering away. We as parents have a huge impact on our child's language and speech skills! Today I am going to share tips to boost your … [Read more...] about 5 Tips to Boost Toddler’s Speech

Ways to Raise a Happier Child

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I think as parents we want our children to grow up to be the best version of themselves.  Being a happy, loving, kind, determined child. I have seen over the years that every child has their own personality that begins to bloom as they grow up. Some are just happy from the get go and smile non-stop, while others might be a bit quieter or shy. Here are some tips to keep your … [Read more...] about Ways to Raise a Happier Child