This is a sponsored post It’s that time of the year where everything is converging and we parents are busier than ever. I’m finding myself in the middle of planning celebratory events as Thomas says goodbye to elementary school, shopping for end of the year teacher gifts, and attending final sporting events and team parties…
13 Favorite Father’s Day Gifts for the Coolest Tech Savvy Dads
If you’re stuck in a Father’s Day gift rut and can’t see beyond the tools and ties and don’t quite know where to start looking for a great gift for dad that appeals to his tech savvy side, you’ve come to the right place! Regardless of dad’s confidence in his own use of technology, these gifts…
Read Along with YouTube Kids Helps Kids Keep Reading This Summer
One of the hardest things about the summer is getting kids to practice the skills they’ve acquired during the school year so they don’t lose the knowledge learned. It’s true that kids’ knowledge slips when they don’t use their math and reading skills. To prevent the summer slide, it’s important to find age appropriate content…
8 Ways Working Parents Can Declutter and Get More Organized
This is a sponsored post If you’ve ever asked to recall your kids’ immunization records, find an obscure work document that you know you once had but is either buried on your desk or was recycled, or wished you had a good system for decluttering endless papers but could still archive them for the future,…
7 Reasons Why Kids Should be Allowed to Read Captain Underpants
I partnered with Scholastic to share this Captain Underpants giveaway Yes, you read that correctly. I know you probably dislike Captain Underpants for the potty humor and misspellings that fill the pages of the graphic novel but if your child is clamoring to see Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (in theaters on June 2),…
What You Need to Know About Pads to Help Your Daughter Feel Empowered About Her Period
This is a sponsored post as part of my partnership with Always When you shop for pads, do you: Do a quick scan for familiar packaging, grab it, and run. Send your husband or significant other with a photo of your product of choice. Shop at your closest big box store because hooray- limited choices…
Everything, Everything: 3 Things to Discuss with Teens After the Movie
“Mom,” Emily said breathlessly waving a copy of Everything, Everything at me from the couch. “This book is SO good. You have to read it before we go to the screening!” Emily is an avid reader who devours books but her new love of Everything, Everything is right up there with her obsession with The…
Test Drive Kia EcoDynamic Vehicles at Green Events Nationwide
This is a sponsored post It’s hard to believe that my little girl is 13 and in just a couple short years she will be learning how to drive. When she was born, the first hybrid vehicles had been on the market for just a few years and while we considered them as an option…
8 Steps for Teaching Middle Schoolers Not to Smoke
This is a sponsored post “I don’t understand why people smoke,” Emily said as we had just exited a cloud of smoke exhaled by the person in front of us. “It causes black lungs and does other bad things to your body” my middle schooler stated as she shook her head and talked about the…
9 Reasons to Run as a St. Jude Hero During St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend
I’ve never considered myself a runner but when I got a text notification from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital earlier this week about St. Jude Heroes VIP race registration for St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend, I felt the same nervous excitement I had when I signed up last year. This past December I ran my…
