The world today is so full of electronic gadgets that keep our kids busy. This can make it even harder for parents to get their children outside to experience the wonders of nature. I've decided it's time to write a post on how to get your child excited about the outdoors! It's certainly not always easy, but as with anything, it takes diligence and the setting of routines. While exploring this vast planet, let your child use all their senses - sight, smell, hearing, touching and tasting - to ... Read the Post
Tips to Get Your Child Excited About the Outdoors
A Parent’s Guide to Creating a Nurturing Homeschooling Station
If you run into conflicts trying to get your kids to focus on their homeschooling, a dedicated homeschool station may be the solution. Creating a space just for learning will help your child to do better while maintaining more harmony in your home. Homeschooling is one of those things that has its ups and downs. There will be good days and there will be challenging days. With our homeschooling, I definitely found that I not only had to create a designated learning space, but I also had to set ... Read the Post
6 Ways to Explore Emotions with Your Child
Do you remember what it was like to have big feelings when you were child? Unless our parents were incredibly skilled with emotional literacy, most of us could find ourselves feeling overwhelmed and anxious with having very little control. As children grow and gain more control over certain aspects of their lives, the emotions are applied to different circumstances but are no less intense. The beauty of being human is that we have reactions to our feelings. Children have natural responses to ... Read the Post
4 Yummy Ideas for Beating the Breakfast Blues
I'm sure we can all agree that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Especially with little ones - as parents, we know that if we don't get them out the door in the mornings with a properly full belly we will have some grumpy littles on our hands later on! Unfortunately, many of us neglect breakfast - I am the absolute worst for getting the kids fed and then getting busy with other tasks. And there’s a lot of evidence to suggest that your body and mind will suffer unless you have a ... Read the Post
7 Craft Ideas for Toddlers the Whole Family Will Love
Crafts are so good for kids. They can keep them productively occupied while you're doing work around the house, or give you something to do together. Crafting helps kids learn new skills and gives them a wonderful sense of accomplishment. Crafting is especially good for smaller children. Crafts help them gain fluent hand-eye coordination, helps them to learn about shapes and colors, and so much more. My kids love crafting so much, we have an entire shelf in our kitchen dedicated to the ... Read the Post
5 Enriching and Rewarding Reasons to Volunteer as a Family
There are so many incredible advantages to volunteering, they would be difficult to cover in one little blog post like this one! "Many hands make light work" - this is a saying that is quoted often in the emails and newsletters that are sent out by my daughters' school, and we even have required volunteer hours that need to be met by each parent. This requirement, though it took awhile for everyone to get used to at first, has established an incredibly strong community of parents. One of the ... Read the Post