The winter season is always filled with fun, with cheer, and often with a side of holiday stress.The 10-hour car trip with toddlers, the shuffling from one house to the other, the staying with your in-laws, the cooking for 30 people! Any tradition that doesn’t, as Marie Kondo would say, “spark joy” can easily […]
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People often groan out the phrase “tween girls” the same scary way they utter “the terrible twos,” as if it’s an age and a stage parents should be prepared to dread. To me, the most important phrase in that first sentence is “be prepared.” Tween girls and strong-willed two-year-olds both have an important job
Does it matter whether your child brushes his teeth before he put his pajamas on, or after? Or whether she goes to school wearing four winter coats, one on top of the other, looking like the Michelin Man? Or that he wants a peanut butter sandwich — and only a peanut butter sandwich —
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Halloween 2020 may be a bit different–like so much this year–but I know it can still be an incredible experience for you and your kids. First, you should know I’m a Halloween enthusiast. When I was growing up, Halloween was my absolute favorite holiday and it was always my kids’ favorite holiday, too. They loved
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When my dad was growing up, my grandma used to tell him and his brothers that if they didn’t come home dirty, they clearly hadn’t had enough fun. When was the last time you remember encouraging your kids to play outside? Or that you told your child to go get dirty? For some reason, we’ve
A helicopter parent is known for, quite literally, hovering around their children. Once you get in this pattern, it can feel impossible to break free. With your children being at home so much due to the pandemic, you have the perfect opportunity to practice loosening up. Letting your child be self-sufficient has so many benefits;
I can’t remember a more stressful Back to School season. With so many considerations surrounding COVID-19, more and more schools are calling for distance learning for the start of—if not the full—school year. As such, many parents are looking to create a homeschool curriculum. But, how? I’m sharing six key pieces of advice to take
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With distance learning and school cancellations, parents are definitely feeling the pressure not to let their kids “fall behind.” This summer, however, try to remember that you don’t need structured schooling: Children can play and learn. In fact, there are any number of activities that your kids can do this summer—and year-round—that feel like just
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