I am big on character education. Not only teaching my kids what character traits are and using them to work through challenges, but making our experience learning about “good character” fun, engaging, and meaningful. There are many educational kits out there for kids today – science kits, craft kits, gardening kits, you name it. I’m very excited… {read more}
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10 Easy Screen Free Activities
After several months of morning sickness, four weeks of international travel, and some pretty intense work load overwhelm, I was feeling very low on energy to prepare activities for my kids. We were watching DVDs more often than ever before and yet I still felt exhausted. Yes the kids naturally enjoyed lots of free play – as kids do… {read more}
3 Tips for Motivating Children to Learn
Over the past few months I have been visiting the speech therapist with my five-year-old son to work on some sounds. If you have ever been to speech therapy you will know that the appointments on their own will not improve one’s speech. There is a lot of work to be done at home between… {read more}
10 Lessons for My Sons to Learn to Respect Women
A few months ago I shared a post with 10 ways to embrace being a mother of boys, and a very thoughtful reader pointed out that as a mother of boys I have a great opportunity (and responsibility!) to uphold equality through educating my sons. Although I did not mention this point in my article,… {read more}
With over 100 ways to grow through play…
If you are a parent or teacher who wants to help your children grasp the meaning and real life application of character traits such as friendliness, courage, patience, and more – without giving continuous lectures – you can use Playing with Purpose: Character Building Made Fun to explore the concepts together in an engaging, age-appropriate… {read more}
Top 10 Things You Might Want To Know About Me And My Blog
Do you ever wonder about the author of behind a blog? I do. So here is a list of 10 things you may want to know about me and my blog. (1) My daily occupation is being a mom. I currently work as a full-time mom and homemaker. The boys (ages 2 and… {read more}
The Busy Mom’s Guide to Gratitude
Mothering children under five is not just what you see on Facebook. It is not only the smiles, the hugs, the proud parental moments, the family dinners, and the outings to fun (and seemingly tantrum-free) locations. It is also all the work and sweat behind the scenes – the times that no one ever takes… {read more}
This Blog Is Not Reality: My Family Is Just Like Yours
I’ve been blogging for quite a while now, and over the years I have received so many messages asking “How do you do it all?” and “What is your secret?” First, let me say I do not do it all. You may see some great ideas and fun activities on this blog (or on my… {read more}
