Creativity is an important skill for every person to learn and practice. Many people assume that being creative means doing hands-on crafts or having artistic talent. Although this is part of what it means to practice creativity, there are many other ways to embody this virtue as well. In fact, whether you believe it or… {read more}
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The Challenge Begins
I can say with all my heart that being a mom is a most wondrous, amazing, and joyful blessing. But at times it can also be an extremely confusing, nerve-wracking, and frustrating challenge. I used to think I was failing as a parent when I felt exhausted, overworked, and tempted to daydream about having a… {read more}
How to Help Children Gain Social Skills When They Study at Home
To most parents, starting another school year of distance learning is a great challenge. After all, most parents don’t have a professional training background for teaching. And trying to teach your children can bring back some unpleasant memories such as when mom was trying to teach you how to drive or solve a complex mathematical… {read more}
Growth Mindset Yoga Free Printable
This is a guest post by Giselle Shardlow of Kids Yoga Stories. How to Build a Growth Mindset through Yoga Poses for Kids “I can’t read like her, Momma,” my daughter told me. I was visiting her first grade classroom during a special family reading event. My daughter pointed out the children around us who were… {read more}
Character Building + Positive Parenting Ebook Bundle
Each day offers parents a series of teachable moments to share with their children life lessons and skills, as well as opportunities to learn from our own parenting experience. However amongst the hustle and bustle of daily living – not to mention the grocery lists, laundry, cleaning, and bills – how often do we have… {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}
Simple Living: Kid Stuff
My Simple Living Series shares tips for simplifying, categories of *stuff* with ideas for decluttering, and/or advice about living more intentionally. In this post, I’m sharing my personal list of essential kid stuff. I have decluttered many times since we had children, especially as we have moved three times (once to a new country)… but the process is never-ending. Gifts, party favours,… {read more}
5 Ways to Encourage Children to Love Playing (Not Just Winning)
Last year was my older son’s first year of school, and I immediately noticed an upsurge in his competitive nature. Not only in athletics or the ability to do various things on the playground, but even in academics. The kids in my son’s class were quick to label who “reads the best” or has reached the “highest… {read more}
