Kids and Smartphones – Let’s Prepare Them Well
Smartphones and kids. There is so much to process! In my previous post, I discussed smartphones and shared that we have an on-ramp process of getting our kids acclimated to technology in a healthy way. We use a thought process similar to drivers ed, where different...
It’s Your Turn
Toy sharing. It's often the first social issue we encounter with our kids, and it seems to be both feared and over-processed by moms alike. When we attended the open house for my first born's preschool, there was one toaster in the play kitchen, and it was about to...
My Return To Grateful
I am finding as I choose to inventory what I'm thankful for, it extends the moments, making them last longer as I linger and appreciate them. Let's return to grateful. Try taking out a little notebook and starting a list. As I notice the truth of what is happening...
We Can Drop The Mask
For Halloween, we usually wear family costumes: we pick a theme and all of our kids dress around it. As we hashed out the Halloween costumes this year, there was a lot of discussion from our kids about how the family costumes could be too embarrassing for their school...
Kids and Smartphones – Let’s Start the Conversation.
Smartphones and kids. It seems to be a debated topic these days. Some parents would say that the cell phone has made their lives easier. They worry less about their kids when they are not with them and can stay connected with activities with fewer mistakes. Maybe so....
Let The Season Change You
As the air turns and it becomes cool, I notice the leaves on the burning bushes around our home are starting to turn red. Their leaves begin to change one by one, some more quickly than others...but little by little, the season is changing them. As the air feels...
All The Bad Words
As I listen to a rhyme that my kids are singing in unison, it makes me cringe because it reflects the desire to push the envelope just past what's appropriate. At that moment, I must choose how to respond: Don't sing that because you are better than that? Although...
Caramel Apple Candy Dip
One thing I love about the changing of the seasons is the different recipes that follow suit. Every year we tend to make the same things in the fall, sort of food traditions, that make the season that much better. One of our fall favorites is Caramel Apple Dip! It’s...
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