This is a sponsored post Before the age of apps, I would always hand over my key ring to the person at the register to have them scan my CVS ExtraCare Rewards card. I loved the instant savings and the gratification of ExtraCare Bucks that printed at the register. But sometimes I’d walk to our…
How to Use TypeTastic! to Teach Elementary Kids to Type
This is a sponsored post written in partnership with TypeTastic! and We Are Teachers People who sit next to me at conferences or meetings often comment about how fast I type. The truth is, my worst grade ever was in middle school typing class. I spent a semester struggling to remember where each letter was…
The Importance of Reclaiming Summer Before 18 Summers Disappear
Five years ago while attending Disney Social Media Moms, Disney executive Amy Foster, talked about 18 summers and reminded that our time with our kids is limited. 18 summers. That’s all we get with our kids before they’re off to college. At the time, Thomas was 6 and Emily was 8 and I remember thinking…
VR Tips for Families: 5 Things to Know Before Bringing it into Your Home
While visiting YouTube Headquarters last month, we Parent Panel members got a sneak peek into their VR lab where we tried on Daydream, Google’s VR headset, and Samsung Gear VR to play games in an highly immersive environment. If you’re like our family and aren’t a regular user yet, I asked Patricia Vance, President of…
Enjoy a Girls Night Out Courtesy of Fun Mom Dinner
This post is in partnership with Momentum Pictures and Fun Mom Dinner Between keeping track of family schedules, attempting to balance time with and without screens, conjuring healthy meals that kids will love, keeping the peace between siblings, sounding like a broken record, seeking the elusive work-life balance, and multitasking to get it all done,…
How to Talk About Healthy Relationships with Tweens and Teens
This is a sponsored post Throughout pregnancy, infancy, and even through the toddler years, I diligently read to prepare myself for the various ages and stages that were to come but those years were easy compared to now! As a parent of an 11 and 13 year old, my kids have transformed from children to…
4 Ways Parents Can Teach Kindness to Middle Schoolers
This post is sponsored by Staples When I taught first grade, academic subjects were part of my core curriculum, but it was also important to teach my 6-year-old students character education. Lessons on compassion, kindness, empathy, positivity and what it meant to be a good friend were essential to their learning as reading, writing, math, social…
How to Plan an Outdoor Get Together to Renew Friendships Before School Starts
August always feels like the last hurrah of summer with days dwindling as a new school year approaches. Back to school shopping infringes on the season’s unstructured days, final weeks of camp, and attempts to cross remaining items off the summer bucket list. But as you officially say goodbye to summer and resume school year…
HBO’s Silicon Valley® & VEEP® Now Available for Digital Download
Confession: I love Silicon Valley but we’re not HBO subscribers so to watch the mis-adventures of Richard and the crew of Pied Piper, I’ve streamed free for a month, waited for free HBO weekends to DVR past episodes, and patiently waited for the season to come out on DVD or digital download. But my wait…
11 Reasons to Switch Your Phone to Republic Wireless
This is a sponsored post Consumers have traditionally been tied to service plans and contracts from the major cellular carriers with high monthly rates for talk, data, text, and smartphone service. is here to disrupt smartphone service as we know it thanks to “WiFi First.” With promises to deliver high quality and savings to customers…
