Welcome to the dawn of a new year, a perfect opportunity for parents to embrace the art of mindful parenting. As we bid farewell to the old and usher in the new, let's explore the power of presence and...
Teaching Kids to Engage in Civil Discourse: A Guide from Toddlers to Young Adults The only thing we can seem to agree on this election year is that we are a polarized society. Many of us find it difficult to converse...
I’m sorry, but school has just barely begun and I’m already tired of hearing about why parents can’t help out at their kids’ school.   Get Involved Parents should have no excuse for avoiding involvement in their child's school and PTA, as...
Halloween is a time for spooky fun and imaginative adventures, especially when you have kids in tow. But it can also be a time filled with overwhelm and trying to create a “perfect” family holiday. Sometimes a simple Halloween...
October is National Bullying Prevention and Awareness Month. The CDC says, bullying is aggressive behavior (verbal, physical, psychological, social, educational, relational, electronic, or damaging to property). Bullying, usually a repeated occurrence, which often involves a power imbalance, can be violent,...
Do It With Kindness October is National Bullying Prevention Month. The time to empower our children to stand up against bullying by challenging hate with kindness-is now. The amount of constant turmoil our world has been facing is exhausting to...

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How many self help books have we read...trying to find all the right ways to do something? How to raise amazing children. Steps to raise responsible adults. Secrets to raise polite children. How to be the best homeschool teacher and...
To know your Grandparents as a child and then as an adult is an honor that not all of us get to have. Having Grandparents who are a constant in our lives and who continuously show up, is an...
My two-year-old sat on the kitchen floor, fiddling with a puzzle piece she couldn’t get to fit. “Damn it,” she said, calmly. I froze, stunned. “What did you say?!” I sank down to her level, my eyeballs bulging out of their...
At the end of every day, usually over a dinner I quickly scramble together, my husband and I ask our two girls: “What was the hardest part of your day? What was the best part?” The answers are raw...

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Who is ready to celebrate a month of LOVE?  We have put together a list FULL of fun February family events and fun things...