Teaching Kids About Being a Good Friend with Help From Great Books and Netflix
Friendship is an important concept to explore with young children. Being a good friend is an important life skill – one that doesn’t come naturally. You can’t just expect your kids to know how to be a good friend by getting them together with other kids and leaving them to figure it out. Remember – […]
Ten 80s Cartoons You Can Stream on Netflix
Sharing my (and my husband’s) past with the kids is so important. They love to hear stories of Mom and Dad getting in trouble, making stupid choices, playing tricks on siblings, and of the family fun we used to have. They also love when we share some of the 80s cartoons we watched with them. […]
Family Time with a Popcorn and Movie Night with Netflix
Family is important. My husband and I work hard to make sure that our kids know that their siblings come first – before friends. We model this by showing the kids that family comes first for us, too – before our own friends. For better or for worse, the people in our homes need to […]
Teach Your Kids to Stop Lying
Honesty is a characteristic that most adults value highly. While all kids lie at some point, it’s hard for parents not to worry about it when it’s their kid. So, if they all do it, how do we stop it? How do parents teach their kids to stop lying? With love. It’s so important […]
Inspiring Creativity with Different Variations of Well-Loved Fairy Tales
My girls love any excuse to have friends over, and slumber parties are their favorite gatherings ever. When Netflix offered us the opportunity to pre-screen the new season of the show Ever After High, and host a Rebels vs. Royals party, we knew it was the perfect time for a sleepover. And I knew […]