by Andrea Thompson | Jul 18, 2017 | Parenting Advice, Relationships
Grandparents and older relatives have a lot to offer younger generations, providing a sense of cultural heritage and familial history that can help to shape the character of a growing child. Grandchildren also enrich the lives of their elders, bringing a sense of...
by Sara Cronain | Jul 14, 2017 | Relationships
We all feel mom guilt from time to time. It seems silly, especially as moms we should already know that life is precious and we need to make the most of every day possible. We want our children to be happy and enjoy their lives just as a mom would for a daughter or...
by Andrea Thompson | Jul 12, 2017 | Connect and Communicate, Parenting Advice
I am not a patient person. Over the years, I’ve come to accept that. It just wasn’t one of the virtues I was blessed with I guess. I like to think that I’m kind. Could even go so far as to say that I’m fairly humble. But patient, I am not. I am also a parent to an...
by Andrea Thompson | Jul 6, 2017 | Learn, Parenting Advice
Sometimes it’s easy to forget how important it is to teach our kiddo’s life skills like this. Sometimes, as parents, we get so wrapped up in the alphabet and teaching them to count, that we forget that they will be running a household someday. Chores for kids can be a...
by Sara Pacella | Jul 3, 2017 | Learn, Play and Explore
Report cards just came out and summer has officially begun. Last year I had lofty ideas about all of the summer learning we’d do; about the things, I’d engage in with my kids to help them develop their literacy and numeracy skills all summer long. But time at...
