Sometimes when the weekend rolls around I briefly panic wondering we’re going to do. Shouldn’t I be taking my kids to museums for educational experiences? What about making memories in theme parks, doing fancy craft activities, or going on road trips? Then I remind myself that, while I don’t think it’s wrong to do any of… {read more}
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Review: Cooperative Board Games from Peaceable Kingdom
A few years ago, when my oldest son was three or four, I was searching for board games to buy for our family and came across a company called Peaceable Kingdom. I loved their mission: “Make good, do good, be good!” (Read more about it on their website – it’s very inspiring.) I purchased Count Your Chickens and was very impressed that… {read more}
Lemonade Stand Fundraiser to Sponsor a Child
Acts of Kindness by Real Families is a series of short interviews featuring stories about service to others. Whether big or small, planned out or spontaneous, hearing about any act of kindness can inspire us to give more to those around us. It’s fun to find new ways to show kindness in our communities, and I hope you will… {read more}
50 Ways to Connect with Sons (Through Activities Mama Enjoys, Too)
It’s been a while since I wrote this post about ways to embrace being a mother of only boys. In fact, I even have a daughter now. However point #2 from that post about the importance of finding activities to do with my sons that we both enjoy is still very pertinent to my life. Because throwing paper planes… {read more}
Reflections on Purpose
My Reflection Series features resources to inspire intentional and compassionate parenting. Each instalment of the series shares a photo from my week with a simple insight, plus five links I have found motivational during my current journey as a mother. My Moment of Reflection: Somewhere along the way, I learned to make life complicated. I worried, I put… {read more}
How to Teach Forgiveness to Young Children
Over the past week I have seen this post shared by quite a few friends on Facebook and, after seeing it shared so many times, curiosity got the better of me. Definitely glad I took the plunge. (Take a moment to read it now… see you in a few minutes…) Did you tear up? Yeah, me… {read more}
Books to Prepare Siblings for a New Baby
Reading books is a wonderful way to prepare children for a new experience, and becoming a big brother or big sister is no exception. There are a lot of wonderful books on the subject of having a new baby in the house, and each have their own angle to help address the various questions small… {read more}
How to Help Young Children with Anxiety
Imagine how confronting many everyday experiences may be to children. Something as simple as visiting a grocery store can be quite overwhelming to little ones. It’s loud. It’s cold. They can’t touch things they want to or run around. Their parents are distracted finding what they need, and basically ignore them. Random strangers keep looking at them – sometimes waving, smiling, and… {read more}
