Education, Leisure & Vacation Summer Learning: Take Part in Citizen Science Do you have 15 minutes to spare? If so, you can be a citizen scientist. Over the past few years, citizen scientists — ordinary people... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips Where Did the Village Go? We are all familiar with the over used expression “It takes a village to raise a child,” but how many of us believe this and live by... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens, Toddlers Let’s Go to the Beach! Tips to Get Kids Ready for the Water Summertime typically brings hot weather and family vacations. Swimming and playing in water can be a big part of summer plans! However,... Continue Reading
Parenting Tips Mindfulness and Parenting: A Winning Combination What if I told you that there was a technique that would help you reduce anxiety and stress, and improve your parenting skills and your... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Toddlers Your Parenting Toolbox: 7 Tools for Setting Limits with Young Children There are many, many parenting books out there that espouse a myriad of strategies for getting children to do what we want them to do. I... Continue Reading
Birth - First Year, Sleep Getting Your Baby to Sleep through the Night Question: My first child didn’t sleep through the night until he was two. How can I prevent two years of long, sleepless nights... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Preteens & Teens, Toddlers Summer Is Time to Slow It Down Everyone needs downtime. Children and teens today have such busy, stressful lives that summer becomes not just a welcome break in their... Continue Reading
Books, Education, Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Tips Eight Great Tips for Raising a Reader Yesterday I had one of those happy mama moments. In my mind there are very few things more satisfying than watching my two daughters... Continue Reading
Birth - First Year, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Toddlers Sacrifice, Joy, and 12 Tips for Surviving as New Parents Some regard parenthood as the ultimate “sacrifice” in life because it requires us to put another life before ourselves. It’s no... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Raising Boys, Raising Girls Preparing for Kindergarten Too Early? “To learn a thing in life through doing is much more developing, cultivating, and strengthening than to learn it merely through the... Continue Reading
