Parents who are considering getting a tablet for their child this holiday season may feel a bit overwhelmed with the choices but knowing what options to pay attention to helps narrow the field. In addition to the age of your child, here are 4 things to look for when shopping for tablets this holiday season….
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How to Talk About Underage Drinking With Your Kids #TalkEarly {video}
This is a sponsored post written as part of my involvement with the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility. What’s harder? The anticipation of having a tough conversation with your kids or the conversation itself? As a parent, I’ve found that openness and honesty is key to the lifetime of conversations that I will have with my…
What Parenting Books Don’t Tell You About Creating a Lifetime of Conversations with Your Kids
This is a sponsored post written as part of my involvement with the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility. In every parenting book I ever read before our first-born daughter was born, there was never any advice to always be prepared to have any conversation at any time but as a mom of 5th and 3rd…
How I Got My Kids to Keep Reading This Summer (and why it isn’t too late to start!)
This is a sponsored post. “Do we HAVE to go anywhere today?” asked my 10 year old daughter in an exasperated voice one mid-summer morning. “I just want to stay at home and read.” While I usually reprimand my daughter for displays of tween attitude (can you sense the eyeroll and a hand on hip…
Where Do Babies Come From? The Baby Tree Provides Age Appropriate Answers for Young Kids
This content was created as part of a sponsored campaign. If your child hasn’t already asked “Where do babies come from?,” they will! My husband and I have always been honest with our kids but tend to provide enough information that would help them make sense of the question in an age-appropriate way. It’s not…
Websites to Teach Kids About World Cup Soccer Through Geography, Vocabulary, Math, Music & More
From kids who play soccer at recess to adults who wave their team’s flag, belt out songs at games, and can’t resist yelling goooooaaaaallll when their teams score, there’s no doubt that soccer is an exciting sport especially as all eyes turn to Brazil, the host country of the 2014 World Cup. I love…
Cookie Monster’s Favorite Apps #PBSKids
Adult fans of Cookie Monster who enjoy watching Sesame Street with their kids have witnessed the transformation of the furry blue monster as he’s gone from a crazy consumer of cookies to embracing healthier eating, adding fruit and vegetables to his diet, and learning important skills like patience and delayed gratification to a new generation of kids. In…
What Does Your Online Presence Say to Your Kids? Maybe it’s Time to #RefreshYourFunny
This post was sponsored by the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility in conjunction with my role as a #TalkEarly ambassador. “Night mommy. I just want one more kiss,” my 10 year old daughter says, wandering into my office to give me a third kiss for the night. Enveloping me in a warm hug, she nestles her…
Adventures of Ash & Ollie App Helps Families Start the Conversation About Screen Time with Kids
I was compensated for time spent reviewing this app but all opinions are my own. I often hear from parents that all their kids want to do is play Wii, Minecraft, Xbox, or stare at the tiny screen of mobile devices to play their new favorite app and we all know that there’s a whole world…
7 Steps to Raising Confident Kids
As a blog ambassador for The Century Council, I am compensated for my involvement but all opinions are my own. I like to think that I’m a confident mom raising confident kids through a parenting style that is firm yet loving and provides plenty of support but I admit it can be difficult to model confidence….
