Mom & Teen Daughter Bonding… Over Thrifting? Yes!
My daughter shares my love of bargain-hunting, but I don’t think she knows that she’s my best bargain yet. Lucky me!
My daughter shares my love of bargain-hunting, but I don’t think she knows that she’s my best bargain yet. Lucky me!
Mealtimes drag on and on at this young family’s home. The kids are just having fun and enjoying themselves at the table, but their mom would prefer them to enjoy the outdoors. How can she improve the situation without being a nag?
It can be sometimes be hard for our family to do “fun” things the way other families do. We threw caution (and cleanliness) to the wind and had a blast.
Celebrate your college-bound graduate with our high school graduation party ideas for decor, food, and making memories.
Talking with my teen daughter can be fraught, so I’m taking the back door on communication whenever I can. Every little bit is a win.
Parenting a big family can be a tough challenge, but there are certainly a lot of rewards, perhaps even unexpected ones, too.
When did life become so short? Why did I wait so long to make the most out of my time with my daughter? Notes on the long and the short of motherhood.
The hundredth day of school (also known as the “100 Days of School”) is coming up for kids across the country! Especially students in younger grades will celebrate when they reach the 100th day. Here’s how to make a special lunch for your student.
A first-time mom is looking for age-appropriate tips to get her toddler excited and involved in her first memorable Christmas.
OneDay is an easy-to-use mobile phone app that allows you to record high-quality family home videos at the touch of a button.
In honor of these preschoolers graduating, we threw a end-of-the-school year outdoor Transformers celebration. Easy to do and most of all, fun!
Gardening can be a great family activity, and it’s an awesome way to expand your child’s food horizons, too!
With our family scattered all over the country, the extended-family vacation is a rare joy. Seeing my teens through my family’s eyes may be the best part.
I seem to see life themes in everything my kids do these days. Taking them kayaking was an interesting peek into their different approaches to life.
How to embrace a new year when you’re not a resolution-making type? Maybe with some scissors and glue. Seriously!
With all of the pressure we put on ourselves to make family holidays “perfect,” this year I’m settling for reality, and working on being grateful for it all.
Creating a happy holiday experience for a blended family is totally doable. (I said happy, not perfect.)
I never thought I’d grow to love camping, but with a few creature comforts we’ve discovered some of our best family time with the teens, out on the road.
Tomorrow afternoon you are to going stand in an auditorium with a thousand other kids your age. People will speak. Some parents will dab tears. Others will be elbowing their way to a prime position in order to take a photo with their zoom lens. I don’t need to tell you which group I will be in.
Have you been putting off creating a baby album? Here’s how to put one together quickly.