This post is sponsored by Poptropica When favorite online worlds become captivating adventure stories, parents rejoice. Suddenly the amount of time kids are spending in front of a screen can also motivate them to read, especially when the book they’re picking up is about Poptropica®. Created by Jeff Kinney who we know as the author…
7 Ways to to Transform Your Bedroom into a Sleep Sanctuary
Feeling exhausted? Chances are you aren’t getting enough sleep and you’re not alone. The National Sleep Foundation recommends that adults get 7-9 hours of sleep. 6 hours “may be appropriate” but anything less is not. Oops! Getting enough sleep is something I struggle with. I tend to fall just under the “maybe be appropriate” 6 hours…
How to Use Facebook’s New Reactions Feature
Unless you live totally off the grid or don’t have a Facebook account, you’ve probably noticed Reactions, a feature designed to serve as an extension of the Like button on your News Feed. According to Facebook, this change was made because they realize that people come to their News Feeds to discover what’s happening in…
How to Prepare for Watching He Named Me Malala with Your Kids #withMalala
As a former teacher, it was hard enough for me to come to terms that some of my first graders lived in a house without books and other school supplies needed to complete homework but it’s incredible to think that 62 million girls around the world are not in school. Since being shot by the…
Happy 1st Birthday #YouTubeKids!
For us parents, it’s hard to imagine life before YouTube and for our children, it’s probably difficult to remember life before YouTube Kids where kid-friendly curated content is at their fingertips at all times. Today YouTube Kids celebrates their first birthday and my kids and I were thrilled to sing our happy birthday wishes with fellow…
Future City Competition Encourages Middle Schoolers to Use STEM to Solve Real World Problems
This is a sponsored post With research showing that girls start losing interest in math and science during middle school, motivating this key age group to use their knowledge of science, technology, engineering, and math isn’t hard when they’re asked to use their skills to solve a real world challenge. This is the premise behind…
Important Conversations to Have with Kids About Managing Their Digital Reputations
This post is sponsored by Domain.ME Have you Googled yourself recently? If not, it’s probably a good idea to do so right now to see what comes up. Go ahead, I’ll wait. If you have a common name, add your employer, hometown or other distinguishing factors about yourself to make the search more accurate. What…
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Important Conversations to Have with Kids About Being Safe in the Digital World
Today is Internet Safety Day and while it brings awareness about important issues regarding online and digital safety, these are topics that should be on our radar each and every day. Each day brings new technology innovations that we rejoice over. Smaller, lighter devices with better cameras, more storage, and the ability to download new…
Valentine’s Day Gift Guide: 13 Items to Set Their Heart Aflutter
True story: Once I dated a guy for two years who told me that his inability to find me a Valentine’s Day gift was the reason he was breaking up with me. Ouch. Lesson: Don’t be that guy. Or girl. With Valentine’s Day just a week away, gifts for your beloved don’t have to be…
