This is a guest post written by Demmy James, a fitness professional who believes in motivating people towards their personal health and fitness goals. Via Unsplash When it comes to setting a good example for your children, starting with physical activity is integral. By instilling good exercise and activity habits in your kids at a… {read more}
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“The Gems Within” Virtue Sensory Bin {Free Printables}
A few years ago Elaheh Bos and I published a book called Mason’s Greatest Gems which shares the story of a little boy who learns to use gems as an analogy for the virtues within us. Although Elaheh and I put together a printable activity pack to go with the book (you can find it here),… {read more}
Five Tips for Helping Families Facing Childhood Cancer
This is a guest post from The National Children’s Cancer Society. Jennifer’s Story As Jennifer Toth walked into the oncology unit for her first clinical rotation at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, she knew her journey had come full circle. Glancing down at her hospital ID badge as a student nurse and outfitted in her scrubs,… {read more}
Cyber Bullying: What is it and what can we do about it?
This is a guest post by Emily Thompson, Cyber Safety Consultant at KidGuard What is Cyberbullying? Bullying. It’s a difficult topic to think about, and can be just as difficult to discuss with your child. As a mother, you care about your child’s safety before anything else. The trouble is that in today’s increasingly online… {read more}
How to Guard Children Against the Dangers of Pornography {Resource Recommendation}
Along with all the other resources we buy and opportunities we create for our kids to help educate them and equip them with life skills, in today’s hypersexualised society I believe it’s absolutely necessary to figure out how to help children know what to do about pornography. As a parent it’s a scary topic to… {read more}
“Garden of Virtues” Free Printable Activity Pack
I’ve been absolutely honoured by the awesome feedback I’ve gotten about my storybook, “Garden of Virtues: A Guess-the-Virtue Book for Kids.” This book was a true labor of love brought to life by the illustrator, Shimoné Mackie, and I am thrilled it’s being enjoyed in homes and schools around the world. If you haven’t seen this… {read more}
Photography Fundraising Project {Acts of Kindness by Real Families}
Acts of Kindness by Real Families is a series featuring stories about service to others. Whether big or small, planned out or spontaneous, hearing about different 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 be… {read more}
Growth Mindset Yoga Free Printable
This is a guest post by Giselle Shardlow of Kids Yoga Stories. How to Build a Growth Mindset through Yoga Poses for Kids “I can’t read like her, Momma,” my daughter told me. I was visiting her first grade classroom during a special family reading event. My daughter pointed out the children around us who were… {read more}
