Snow days. You either love them or hate them. There's no in-between. For kids, it's one of the best feelings ever to wake up to a blanket of snow. For parents, there's an immediate panic while figuring out the logistics of whether you'll be able to get to work and what you'll do with the kids. We've all been there. An overnight ...
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How to Give Your Children Inner Strength
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Inner strength is an important skill that parents should model for their children. I have some practical tips on how to do this in your family. Inner strength, often called "resilience," is the ability to cope with the stressful situations that life throws at us. Building inner strength begins with simple actions or thoughts that your child ...
How to Support Literacy With Family Dinner
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When family meals are routine, behavioral risks for kids are reduced. Family support and expectations of children's behavior improve literacy and this increases with the number of meals they usually eat with the family. 1. Family Adventures When you think of family adventures, words like fun, bonding, nature, connection, and journey come to ...
6 Tested Ways to Make Sunday Night Fun
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Did you know that Sunday night and fun can go in the same sentence? I’ve got six easy ways to make it happen! This is part of our 31 Things Every Working Mom Needs series. To read all the posts in order, visit the introduction post to see the outline for the whole series. It’s amazing that when the week ends on Friday, one can have a ...
The Swan Princess: Princess Tomorrow, Pirate Today
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Enter to win a copy of The Swan Princess: Princess Tomorrow, Pirate Today, which is available on September 6. **Sony Home Video provided me with some of the materials I used in this Blog Post/Giveaway. The opinions I share are my own.** My six-year-old daughter was very excited to have a new movie to watch on Friday night, after a long, hard ...