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How to Connect at Dinner Time: Conversation Starters & Parked Phone Stations
Life comes at you fast these days. Have you noticed how we drink our morning coffee and the next thing we know, we’re tired and crawling into bed? If we don’t stop to be intentional, we can miss out...
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Rainy Day Play: Gum Drop Engineers
With cold days persisting and school breaks coming up, I thought now would be the perfect time to share one of my all-time favorite indoor play ideas… Have you noticed the big emphasis on both...
View ArticleMy Glamour Article on Our Coronavirus Forced Homeschooling
Earlier this week I shared my experience living at the center of the coronavirus outbreak in America. It’s only been 4 days and the situation has elevated quite a bit. Late Wednesday night word came...
View ArticleMy Kids’ Schools Have Been Shuttered for Almost Two Weeks- Here’s What I’ve...
Did you know my kids’ school district was the very first to be shut down in the country? Today is our 9th day of no school and we’ve got a minimum of 6 weeks to go. There’s still a long haul ahead of...
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I Just Signed My Kids Up for Camp Invention- Here’s Why
*This post is sponsored by Camp Invention®, all opinions are 100% my own. Like many parents, I’ve got a number of concerns bouncing around my head these days. One of the big ones is whether my kids...
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A Positive Parenting Approach for Changing Kids’ Challenging Behaviors
Image Credit: © Suzette Pauwels (text & graphic added) | 01.01.11 | CC by 2.0 As we all continue to deal with shelter-in-place, I thought it would be the perfect time to re-post a piece written by...
View ArticleParents: 4 Tools for Keeping Your Calm Right Now
With everything going on in the world right now, I’m finding myself with less emotional reserves to be patient and gentle with my kids (who really need it right now!). If you’re feeling the same way,...
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My New Book! Plus an Exclusive Bonus for MPMK Readers!
I’ve got some big… HUGE news to share today! After a LOT of hard work behind the scenes for the past several months, I’m so excited to finally announce that I have a picture book coming out and it...
View ArticleHow to Make a “Sibling Appreciation” Advent Calendar
This “Sibling Appreciation Advent Calendar” is an idea our elf came up with last year and worked really well. On the first day he appeared, always the day after Thanksgiving in our house, he arrived...
View ArticleMy New Favorite Hack for Getting the Kids to Do Their Chores
If you’ve been following me for long, you know I’m a huge proponent of giving kids household responsibilities and teaching them to manage money at an early age. I’ve done a lot of research on the...
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