30 Thanksgiving Activities For Kids To Keep Them Busy While You Cook
Cooking a huge Thanksgiving meal with kids around is way more challenging than most people think ”” especially when…
10 Cheap And Easy Ways To Entertain A Toddler Who Is Driving You Crazy
Do you know why moms end up with so many toddler toys when their kids are little? It’s because…
7 Old-Timey Summer Past Times I Need To Do With My Kids
As much as I am pretty much already annoyed with summer, I’ve been thinking lately about how summer sucks…
Do Something: Inactivity Is The Biggest Threat To Our Children’s Health
Parents in this country obsess over health and safety hazards. We pay close attention to recalls. We sanitize every…
8 Ways To Entertain The Kids While You Watch The Olympics
My daughter just doesn’t seem to care that much about the rivalry between Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps. She…
The Lazy Parent’s Guide: Throwing An Awesome Slumber Party
Oh slumber parties. The little girl inside me still smiles at the memory of fingernail polish and old Disney…
‘Sorry, You Can’t Be Friends With Her. I Can’t Stand Her Mother’
In the next decade, my daughter will have lots of friends. Some of them I’ll love, encouraging my little…
Why Are People So Infuriated By ‘No Score Sports’ For Young Kids?
I realize that it started years ago, but I’m relatively new to this whole “No Score Sports” debate. Sorry…
No iPads Here: Indoor Activities For The Kids During The Cold Winter Months
Winter is upon us and without the busy holidays to keep us occupied, or to look forward to, kids…
Santa’s Little Helper: Get Your Awesome 2-Year-Old To Make The Holiday Cards
When I first started babysitting as a teenager, I started to pick up on a familiar trend in the…
Extra-Curricular Activities Aren’t Always Worth The Stress
We all want to provide our children with the very best. Even if we can’t give them everything, most…
Kiddie Hacker Lessons?
Most of us have heard of swim, soccer and piano lessons. We might consider sending our kids to dance…