Let me ask, can you relate to any of these situations? When enjoying movie night with the family you have your smart phone nearby to check for that “important email” every 5 minutes. Soccer practice on Tuesday nights is great because it gives you a chance to finish work stuff on your laptop while “watching” [...]
A bold claim from a bold book called The Art of Roughhousing. But they don’t stop there, here’s the full claim here: Play—especially active physical play, like roughhousing—makes kids smart, emotionally intelligent, lovable and likable, ethical, physically fit, and joyful. I for one couldn’t agree more. I’ve been roughhousing with my littles since they were [...]
When it comes to raising creative kids, I have a LOVE/HATE relationship with our public schools. While there are many merits to celebrate, there are also areas where our kids are being hindered and starved. My biggest complaint is in the creative thinking department. Our efforts to save a couple bucks with relentless budget cuts [...]
The Picnic…. Great for weekends when you WANT to do something fun, but nothing too crazy. Either grab some goodies already in the fridge or head to the store for yummy picnic items. This might include cold cuts, cheese, bread, chips, drinks, etc. Or you can take a different -and more playful- approach? Remember, there [...]
I absolutely adore being a Mom for countless reasons. One of which is the fact that my kids keep me young at heart. So young that I’ll probably be the crazy grandma singing karaoke at my granddaughter’s Sweet 16. I’m just giving everyone fair warning. While I’ve got a couple years to work on my [...]
