Camping is the perfect way to unplug, de-stress, and bond with your family. If you're new to camping, I recommend reading our tips for first-time campers. Then, when you're ready to set off on your first camping ...
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Camping for Beginners — Our Best Tips for First-Time Campers
Camping might not be for everyone. But if you’ve been inspired by the five benefits of spending more time outdoors and are looking for ways to get outside, camping is an excellent option! It’s not complicated. Part of ...
Family Friendly Fun in Chicago — 10+ Ideas for Your Next Trip to the Windy City
Planning a family trip to Chicago? The Windy City has plenty to offer for the whole family. It’s a destination worth adding to the bucket list! Of course, in the third largest city in the U.S., you could easily spend ...
Raising Good Eaters — Helping Your Kids Grow up to Enjoy a Variety of Healthy Foods
You’d be hard pressed to find a parent who couldn’t care less about their child’s eating habits. We all long for our kids to eat well. We all know the difference between healthy foods and junk foods. You don’t need to ...
4 Reasons Your Family Should Volunteer All Year Long + Resources to Get You Started
The holiday season is a wonderful time of year to volunteer! Serving at soup kitchens, buying gifts for the less fortunate, ringing the bell next to the donation bucket, sending care packages overseas… The opportunities ...
Managing Stress as a Busy Mom — A Few Tips
Mom and Busy are synonymous. Whether you’re a working mom, a work-at-home mom, a stay-at-home mom, a homeschooling mom, or any combination or variety in between, you’re busy because you’re a mom. Because you’re a busy ...
Was Parenting Easier When Your Kids Were Little?
This is a sponsored post on behalf of the Center for Parent and Teen Communication. As always, all opinions are my own. THEN You asked me to read the same bedtime stories again and again--you definitely had your ...
6 Tips for Setting Screen-Time Boundaries
Setting up boundaries for screen time seems like it would be a simple process. Screens in my childhood consisted of the one TV in our family room with only a couple of channels on it. My parents didn't seem to have any ...
5 Benefits of Spending More Time Outdoors
When I was a kid, the warm weather had me racing out the door as soon as I washed my cereal bowl. I usually didn’t meander in through the back door again until the sun began to set and the mosquitoes began to bite. On ...
Summer Chores for Kids (and Why They’re a Good Idea)
Summertime is the perfect opportunity to teach our kids some of the basics of household chores. During the school year, even when they aren’t at school, their time tends to fill up with extracurriculars and homework. ...
