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how to get your kids started with texting: texting 101
Texting is big. For tweens, it’s really big. It’s like the coolest thing ever. And everyone is doing it (or so they think), and so Maddy has asked ...
how to talk to kids about alcohol and underage drinking
———sponsored post———- My kids are not babies anymore, and I often have to remind myself of that. I started this blog way when Cora was 1, Owen was 3, and ...
how to move from little kid to big kid bedrooms (with tips from sabrina soto & target giveaway)
For a while now we have talked about making the change from little kid bedrooms to big kid bedrooms, and we finally did it. With tips from Target Style expert ...
5 min reading tricks for raising rockstar readers
It’s here. My first eBook on reading and literacy and all that stuff I really, really love. And I’m totally psyched. 5 min reading tricks for raising rockstar readers. There ...
raising girls who rock the world: books, motivation, and more
Raising kids–kids who are strong and confident and smart and happy and kind–is a job that I take very seriously. But I especially think that raising girls who are strong ...
read across america day EVERY day of the year
It’s Read Across America Day! Only something that everyone’s been talking about for days and days and days and days now, but don’t worry if you’re already in your pj’s ...
listen to what kids are saying: highlights state of the kid report
One thing I love about Highlights is that they listen to kids. They read every single letter sent to them. Over 50,000 letters are sent to Highlights each year, and ...
teach kids the days of the week (a super-easy way!)
Teaching kids the days of the week doesn’t need to be a huge event. Parents don’t need printables, charts, diagrams, or huge posters. Sure, a calendar hanging on the wall ...
homemade name necklaces for girls and boys
For months and months and months and months, Cora has asked for three things: her name on a cup, her name on a shirt, and her name on a necklace. ...
strategies for handling sad, tragic news–as a family
Today, my heart is heavy with the news of the shooting in Newtown, Conneticut, and though I am not at all close to the area and though I do not ...
take time to give this holiday: #blog4cause
We’re right smack dab in the middle of the holiday season, and it’s hard to slow down at this point. I totally get that. Believe me. But it’s so important ...
