“Mama, you look sad. What’s wrong?” I get down on my knees and give my four-year-old a hug. I tell him the truth. “Oh sweety. You are right. I am feeling a bit sad because I’m trying hard to forgive someone for doing something that hurt my feelings. It can be hard to forgive and it… {read more}
How to Teach Cooperation to Young Children
Learning to get along with others and work as a team is an essential skill for everyone to learn. The concept of “cooperation” is first learned through the family. The home is a place where everyone has a part to play. Kids can start by helping around the house, encouraging other family members, and seeing first-hand the importance of teamwork…. {read more}
5 Easy Ways to Integrate Learning into Roadtrips
Kids learn so much while traveling. They get to see new sights, talk to new people, learn about new subjects and practice a lot of life skills! If you are going to be on the road during the school term (or if you are taking an entire year off to travel, like us!) then you… {read more}
What To Pack in a Kid’s Travel Bag
We have done a heap of traveling with the kids. Both my husband’s family and my own family live overseas, so we take international flights regularly. And we are currently taking a year to travel around Australia in a camper trailer! (Read more about our adventure on this page.) In this post I will share the… {read more}
Review: I Just Want To Be… Me! (Book)
Helping kids build resilience is a topic I have done a lot of thinking and reading about. So when I came across I Just Want To Be… Me!, a book by Timothy Bowden and Sandra Bowden of ACT on Purpose that aims to help kids learn strategies to deal with stress, I couldn’t wait to read it. I… {read more}
Dear Daughter: Appreciate the Season of Life You Are In
Dear Daughter, A couple weeks ago you turned 1 year old. On the days leading up to your birthday, I stayed up at night unable to stop thinking about it. How could my baby be one? How could I have three children beyond the baby stage? It just seemed unreal, impossible. Just over a year ago… {read more}
How to Host a Kindness Party
Before our family left for our year of travel last month, we wanted to catch up with friends to say goodbye so I planned some kindness inspired get-togethers using the lovely resources from our friends at BucketFillers101.com. One was a “party in the park” and the other was a book reading at my son’s preschool. At both events we… {read more}
Craft Activity to Teach Kids about Mining Their Inner Gems
My youngest son, who is now a few months shy of 5 years old, loves to paint and create. I have to admit that over the past year, after becoming a mother to three kids, it has been more challenging for me to offer lots of messy play activities including arts and crafts. The baby needs attending… {read more}
