Ideas for Quality Family Time
It’s weird that you can be home with your kids all day but may not have quality time with them. I have to make an effort to spend time with them individually because their age gap is bigger, they’re not…
Best Way to Keep Your Family Safe with Technology
When I grew up, we didn’t have cell phones or tablets, my children now have access to multiple devices that can access the internet and as a parent you have to take precautions to keep them safe. I remember my…
6 Camping Tips for Families
Camping is an affordable, fun vacation idea for families. It’s also a great way to get kids away from the TV and video games and the computer. See my 6 camping tips for families to make the most of your trip.…
6 Tips for Picky Eaters
Almost every family has one – that one child that seems to turn his nose up at every meal. While this may leave you wanting to pull your hair out, there are ways to get picky eaters to eat a…
6 Tricky Ways for Children to Learn This Summer
Let’s face it. Kids don’t want to spend time learning over summer vacation. The good news is you can find ways for them to keep learning without them knowing it. Whether it’s playing board games or cooking together, you’re going to love…
Summer Staycation Ideas
Sometimes we’re just not able to get away. It can be due to finances or even work schedules, just because you aren’t able to travel, it doesn’t mean you can’t have fun with the kids. A staycation can be a…
5 Tips for Learning While on Vacation
Just because you’re on vacation doesn’t mean the learning has to stop. Vacations can actually be a great way to learn new things without kids realizing it. Whether you bring along a stack of flashcards for the trip or spend…
5 Ways to Ruin Your Kids
There’s no denying it, we live in a tech-savvy world. The digital age today was not what I grew up in. In high school I had a pager, remember those? Someone would page you with their phone number and then…
5 Tips for the Angry Mom
Is your day peppered with mommy anger directed towards your kids or spouse? Are you struggling to get a hold of your emotions and then spend the rest of day feeling guilty for your shortcomings? See these 5 Tips for…
Gift Ideas for 7-8 Year Old Boys 2026: Holiday Gift Guide
Need gift ideas for 7-8 year old boys for the 2026 holidays? Here is my list of what my son wanted, the gifts that turned out to be perfect, and the ones he kept enjoying for months afterward. Oh yes,…
How to Motivate Your Child
As a parent I know that I have not done everything perfectly, I have my faults and know that there are plenty of things that I can work on. As a mother, I try to do my best but sometimes…
Are Your Children Cyber Safe?
We live in an internet age and if you don’t know what your children are doing when they are online, it can be pretty scary. I have a pre-teen soon to be teenager which is pretty scary itself as we…