Our children are being raised in a world where information is readily available. If we, as parents, need to know something we simply “Google it” on our computers or phones. Admittedly this is very convenient and allows us to learn things we wouldn’t have known as little as ten years ago. Just the other day…
Do you have a LEGO obsessed child living in your home? Does it sometimes feel as if the bricks are everywhere? Do you find them in every room of the house – bathrooms included? This has happened in my house. I was talking with a mom who said she would never…
As parents, we know that extracurricular activities are good for our children. Whether it is learning a musical instrument, playing a sport, or serving in the community, activities outside of “school” lead to well-rounded and productive children. A popular extracurricular option is learning to play the piano. It is no surprise that playing the piano…
By the time noon rolls around, my children are ready for a filling, nutritious lunch. I notice a visible improvement in their mood and productivity when I’ve taken the time to plan and execute a GOOD lunch. Lunch, however, can often turn into a boring peanut butter and jelly rut in our home. With a…
Summer is a time to spend time with family and friends. It is a time for late bedtimes and no alarm clocks. It is a time for making memories and living life to the fullest. Then followed that beautiful season…Summer….Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; and the landscape. Lay as if…
Children are not born knowing how to pay attention. So often adults penalize children for not having a skill they were never taught, and attention span is a perfect example of this. From the time children are young they can be trained to PAY ATTENTION and focus on a task (whether passively or actively)…
Traveling opens up a whole new world for our children {literally! }. When children are younger there are so many stumbling blocks to traveling a lot: diapers, pack and plays, strollers, nap schedules… The list goes on and on. As your children grow it becomes easier to travel with them, but there…
One of our homemaking projects for the past year has been learning to knit. Knitting is good for our girls on so many levels. I know how to sew very basic things and I have cross-stitched the better part of my life, but knitting was completely out of my comfort zone. How could my daughter learn this…
Do your children love their green vegetables? If they do, consider yourself lucky. Many children’s repertoire of green vegetables begins and ends with green beans. According to an article in Science Daily: …only 8 percent of vegetables consumed by children in all groups were dark green or orange; fried potatoes constituted about 46…
“A capacity and taste for reading gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others.” ~ Abraham Lincoln Don’t we all want to raise children who LOVE to read? Reading is a gift we can give our children that will NEVER leave them. It is the gift of travel, fantasy, knowledge, and so…
