Middle school. Who recalls their middle school years fondly? Not many of the adults that I talk to do and while the jury’s still out on how Emily will remember her 6-8th grade years, Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life is a movie that tweens will identify with. Based on the Middle School…
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St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Makes Education a Priority to Kids Through St. Jude School #StJudeSundays
Welcome to St. Jude Sundays. This month I’m dedicating my Sundays to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month as I train and fundraise for the this December. There were many things about St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital that touched my heart but as a former teacher, I loved peeking in the windows of St….
Why My Kids Are Going Back to School with Glasses to Protect Their Eyes from Digital Eye Strain
This is a sponsored post written in partnership with VSP “Mom, my eyes hurt when we were taking the test today,” Thomas admitted during our dinner table conversation after a day of computerized standardized testing. Thinking that his eyes were fatigued, we went through strategies to prevent digital eye strain. Yes, he tried to lower the…
littleBits Rule Your Room Kit Inspires Kids to Create Touch-Activated Inventions to Secure Their Stuff
We are a house that can never have too many littleBits. These snap together electronic building blocks inspire endless inventions and with today’s launch of their Rule Your Room Kit, kids everywhere have a new way to create touch-activated inventions to control and protect their stuff. It’s a dream come true for parents who are…
Learning About Robotic Arms & What Kids 8+ Can Learn with Hexbug® VEX® Robotics Robotic Arm
One of the biggest challenges that parents face is over screen time and while lots can be learned from content consumed through screens, it’s not the only way to learn. Kids learn best when presented with different kinds of learning experiences ranging from paper and pencil tasks to immersive ones that provide hands-on learning. Even…
6 Reasons to Use Audible to Keep Kids Reading All Summer
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Audible As another busy school year winds down and we look towards pool time, vacations, camps, and unstructured time that are synonymous with summer, this is also the time of the year that we begin worry about the loss of skills that our kids…
8 Reasons Why Acer’s Aspire Switch 10 E Makes a Great First Computer for Kids (w. giveaway)
This is a sponsored post Parents who are beginning to consider buying their child their first computer and are overwhelmed with the number of options on the market should consider the Acer Aspire Switch 10 E. This affordably priced machine is a combination tablet and laptop that features a detachable keyboard, runs Microsoft Windows 10…
How Mobile Devices Help our Kids Learn How & Where They Want #LearningThroughGorillaGlass
This post is sponsored by Corning® Gorilla® Glass When I was growing up, using a computer was a treat. The single computer in my elementary school made rare appearances in my fifth grade classroom, often staying for just a day before being wheeled down the hall to be used elsewhere. Whatever time I didn’t have on…
The Best Free Resources for Teaching Kids Financial Literacy
This is a sponsored post Even though April is Financial Literacy Month, financial literacy is a topic that requires ongoing conversations to impart different lessons at each age and stage to teach kids necessary lifelong skills. I remember learning how to write checks and balance a checkbook as part of my financial literacy education as…
6 Ways the CVS Pharmacy App Makes Caring for Sick Kids Easier #MyCVSApp
This is a sponsored post We know there’s an app for everything but my favorite apps are the ones that help me streamline my life. Earlier this month I shared 6 reasons why I love using the CVS Pharmacy app but it wasn’t until Emily got sick with strep this week that I realized how…