It’s hard enough to come up with ideas for birthday parties when things are normal. It’s even more tough to figure out how to celebrate a kid’s birthday during quarantine! We have two children and it just so happens that both of their birthdays will happen while we’re in our house doing shelter-in-place thanks to…
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Here’s how to keep kids safe online
Remember that commercial from back in the day that said, “It’s ten o’clock. Do you know where your kids are?” My friends and I used to spoof it all the time, but now that I’m a parent, I don’t see anything funny about that question. Back then, knowing where your kids were was the only guarantee…
Screen Time Tips for Tweens
Screens often get a bad rap when it comes to tweens and teens. I can’t say that it’s not warranted, either. When my daughter gets the opportunity to use my cell phone, or get on her tablet, she can go into a trance. I can call her name over and over and it’s like she…
Easy Chocolate Chip Muffins
Being healthy doesn’t have to be hard. I mean, making huge changes can be challenging, but small tweaks here and there, that’s easy. Every year I resolve to eat better and feed my family better, and I’m happy to report that so far we’ve been doing really good.
The Best Period Tracking Apps for Girls
If you have a tween daughter, you know that the inevitable is going to happen any day now. The majority of girls start their menstrual cycles between the age of 9 and 13. When my period started, I was scared out of my mind and not at all prepared. It took me a couple of…