This post was written in partnership with We love the allure of summer for the promise of warm weather and vacations but at the same time, it can also be a challenging season. There’s so much to look forward to but the reality is the absence of structure, schedules that can change weekly due to…
How to Talk to Tweens and Teens About Digital Safety and Screen Time
This post is sponsored by Google Family Link and Be Internet Awesome I remember when my kids were toddlers and keeping an eye on them meant ensuring electrical outlets were covered, visually sweeping the floor to ensure there weren’t potential choking hazards lying about, and latching baby gates so they couldn’t accidentally toddle down stairs before they were…
20 Books with LGBTQ Characters for Kids Celebrating Pride Month
By Common Sense Media Looking for a way to celebrate and honor Pride Month with your young kid? From books with main characters who are LGBTQ or still figuring out their sexual orientations to stories of straight kids or teens with gay friends or parents, these books portray many aspects of the LGBTQ experience for…
Why The Misadventures of Max Crumbly is a Great Book Trilogy for Boys
Simon & Schuster is partnering with me for this giveaway As middle school students, our kids spend so much time reading books that aren’t of their choosing. English teachers hand them books that are part of required reading and we know that not all of what they’re assigned resonates with them. But now that it’s…
Teach Your Kids to Take Better Pictures with 4-H Digital Photography Curriculum
This post is sponsored by 4-H With improvements in smartphone technology and the cameras inside them, it’s easier than ever for tweens and teens to be photographers. However, a great image is measured by more than how many friends you can cram into the frame of your selfie. Parents with budding photographers can make screen…
Better Hearing and Speech Month Twitter Chat (5/22): Recognizing Signs of Communication Disorders in School-Age Kids
This is a sponsored post When I taught first grade, my main objective was to teach kids to read. I started each year with beginning readers who transformed into fluent readers during the course of the year. But teaching kids to read wasn’t easy. It was often hard to tell if a stumbling block was…
How to Raise Successful People: Esther Wojcicki Shares Her Advice (Q&A)
As a mom who is on the brink of having two teens in the house, I look at Emily and Thomas and marvel at my parenting journey. There was an over-abundance of parenting advice available to me as a new mom but over the years I learned to trust my instincts resulted in two helpful,…
Meet ibi- A Way to Organize, Backup & Share Photos Privately
This post is sponsored by ibi How do you organize photos across multiple devices in your family and safely share them with those you love? Meet ibi. ibi is a smart photo manager that lets you backup, organize digital photos across devices, and privately share with your inner circle of family members or even close…
Razer Celebrates Star Wars Day by Releasing Stormtrooper Gaming Peripherals
May 4th is also known as Star Wars Day and Razer has rolled out a suite of limited-edition Storm Trooper peripherals for tech savvy Star Wars fans who love gaming. The new collection includes BlackWidow Lite Silent Mechanical Keyboard, Atheris Wireless Mouse, and Goliathus Extended Gaming Mouse Mat—perfect for decking out your office or gaming…
Never Re-Heat Your Coffee Again Thanks to Cauldryn Coffee
Gone are the days of sitting down to a cold cup of coffee or tea thanks to Cauldryn Coffee, a tech savvy solution for busy parents that will change the way you enjoy hot beverages. At first glance, the sleek and unsuspecting this seems like just another insulated coffee mug but it’s so much more. This…
