Take Pictures that Really Capture Your Kids
You can do a better job of capturing your child in a photo than the school photographer, I promise, even if you don’t have training or a fancy camera.
You can do a better job of capturing your child in a photo than the school photographer, I promise, even if you don’t have training or a fancy camera.
The lasts are hard for me to deal with because when they are happening we don’t know that they are the last. It’s in looking back the event has any importance.
Make time to interview your child and record memories about the school year.
We share our summer truths. What parts of summer are true for your family every year?
I hope you understand that you’re doing the best you can right now. You really are. But all of the tears, the worrying, the agonizing, the self-doubt? Useless.
As the Summer Olympics approach and the kids are talking about competition, here’s my nighttime ritual to talk to my kids about how amazing I think they are.
If you’ll be taking a road trip this summer, we’ve got some suggestions for you. Maybe something here will help you keep your sanity during your long journey.
In Happier at Home, Gretchen Rubin’s follow-up to the best-selling The Happiness Project, I find more inspiration for projects that put a smile on my face.
The story of when I came home to visit and discovered that my 50-year-old mom had transformed my room into a Mickey Mouse shrine. How do you think my 20-year-old self handled that?
What are the things that you want to do with your kids before they leave childhood behind? I feel like I can write this list with authority now that I have almost grown kids. Most of these things my children have done, except for my oldest who still has not mastered the cartwheel. It is something that makes me laugh every time he attempts it.
I made a conscious effort to figure out what would make me the happiest. What things gave me the most bang for my buck, so to speak. And the rest I just let go. Is there a way to just be happier? Or is the real secret to stop making yourself crazy with the things that don’t matter?
Have you been putting off creating a baby album? Here’s how to put one together quickly.
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.
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.
Creating a happy holiday experience for a blended family is totally doable. (I said happy, not perfect.)
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.
How to embrace a new year when you’re not a resolution-making type? Maybe with some scissors and glue. Seriously!
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.
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.
Gardening can be a great family activity, and it’s an awesome way to expand your child’s food horizons, too!