How to Make Moving Easier for the Whole Family If you're a parent, you know that everyday life can be stressful. Even without the occasional snag or dilemma, raising children, while succeeding in our careers and keeping our household and relationships in order, can be difficult, to say the least. And when you add a major upheaval like moving into the mix, the stress can skyrocket. For children, especially, relocating can be a painful experience. … [Read more...]
Five Ways to Help Your Kids Enjoy the Outdoors
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Five Ways to Help Your Kids Enjoy the Outdoors We’re all well aware of the growing trends regarding childhood activity. Mainly, if it doesn't involve a screen - preferably touchscreen - then kids typically aren't interested. In many ways, this is an irreversible course, an unfortunate by-product of these highly technological times. But families can and should still make efforts to get outside once in awhile. For those claiming they can’t get … [Read more...]
Best Dinosaur Museums for Families
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Best Dinosaur Museums for Families A family vacation almost always includes the chance to visit a local museum or learning institution, and dinosaur museums top the list. There are so many museums, big and small, around the country that make great day trips for families with dinosaur enthusiasts of all ages. From city museums to small, university museums, these exhibits feature the most impressive and important finds, give a behind the scenes … [Read more...]
Beyond Textbooks and Clothes | Back to School Tips
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Beyond Textbooks and Clothes | Back to School Tips Thanks to Allstate for sponsoring this post. All opinions are my own. It's mind blowing to me that I am just months away from having half of my children in college. My oldest son is currently a senior in high school and my oldest daughter is a senior in college and due to graduate in December of 2015. This paired with two in elementary school takes back to school planning to a new level for … [Read more...]
5 Tips When Coming Home with a Newborn | #WIN $100 GC | #UnstoppableMoms
I wrote this post as part of my participation in a blog tour for The Motherhood on behalf of the makers of Children’s MOTRIN® and received compensation to thank me for taking the time to participate. However, all opinions expressed are my own. Something happens with a woman becomes a mom. Although you can't see it, I really think a superhero cape sprouts out her backside. Some how this woman that would forget where her head was if it wasn't … [Read more...]
Blue Man Group Now at Starlight KC Sept 9-14
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Blue Man Group to Visit Starlight Theatre on Sept. 9-14 NETworks Presentations, LLC, and Blue Man Productions are pleased to announce the Blue Man Group theatrical touring production will visit Kansas City on Sept. 9-14. The theatrical tour features brand-new content highlighted by classic Blue Man favorites. The tour’s new sound, set and video design, centering around a proscenium-sized LED curtain and high-resolution screen, create … [Read more...]
Tips for Traveling with Children | Air and Road Tips
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Thanks to Allstate for sponsoring this post. All opinions are my own. Many parents put off traveling with their young children until they are a bit older to avoid a vacation disaster story. Traveling with the littles can bring on a state of panic for a lot of people. Images of wiggling kids, whining phrases, irritated passengers and multiple pit stops for a potty break are just a few scenarios that float through the mind. We have been … [Read more...]
10 Summer Outdoor Activities
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10 Summer Outdoor Activities The kids are finally out of school and enjoying their playtime outside. I know the “I’m bored” responses are going to be headed my way soon... so I thought I’d share a few summer outdoor activities I suggest to my own kids to get them off the couch. 1. Swing: This can be a tradition swing on a swingset, or consider fashioning an old tire and rope to a tree, or even just a rope hanging from a tree with a few large … [Read more...]
Helping Children Handle Their Mistakes
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Everyone makes mistakes, and we start making them at a very young age. What is different about the mistakes that we make is how we handle them, and this is something that we learn at the same age we start making them. As parents it is our responsibility to teach our children how to handle the big and little mistakes that they make. Turns out that the best way to help children handle these mistakes has a lot to do with the way we handle them … [Read more...]
Happy Easter | Happy Spring!
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Here are just a few shots of this morning’s festivities. My “bucket heads” waiting to go hunt for eggs. Emma running to show me what she’s found. Ethan proudly showing me his almost full bucket. Emma excited about her basket full of goodies. We also got the children “spring” presents... fun things to do outside. Emma got a pogo stick. Ethan got a scooter. He is a lucky boy, as his Daddy just ran … [Read more...]
