One afternoon, my son accompanied me on my visit to my elderly father. Dad made his usual request, and I groaned inwardly. As dearly beloved as Dad is to me, reading the sports pages to him is a task I'd gladly forego. Suddenly, the newspaper was grabbed from my hands, and my preteen eagerly relayed [...]Continue Reading
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Easy Activities for Special Time with Free Printable
Sometimes we build up a huge mountain in our minds about what our kids need. But when it comes down to it, the foundation is connection. The simple combination of acceptance and presence. Your kids really need you. I know! There's only so much YOU to go around right? The cool thing I've discovered [...]Continue Reading
The Best Games to Play with One-Year-Olds for Connection, Learning, Fun
One-year-old toddlers are super fun. They might be learning how to walk, talk, and explore the world around them for the first time. Toddler’s closer to two years old might be zooming from one end of the room to the next in the blink of an eye. One thing that all one-year-olds have in common, [...]Continue Reading
Conversation Starter Jokes for Kids – connecting and laughing
Have you entered the "Knock Knock" phase yet? We are firmly entrenched in it but most of the jokes the kids tell make no sense. One of our favorite things while we're driving lately is making up and telling jokes. The kids LOVE when I will teach them jokes and listen to their jokes. They [...]Continue Reading
The Emotions Bowl – teaching kids about emotions and how to regulate them
My brother was seeking a way to stay close to his kids during a very tumultuous time in his life and he asked the advice of a family counselor. She suggested the emotions bowl - this is a wonderful tool for teaching kids about emotions and helping families grow closer. Since then he and I [...]Continue Reading
Board Games Preschoolers Love – and you will too.
Our Favorite Board Games for 3, 4 and 5-year-olds The board games for preschoolers we’ve listed here include our family favorites as well as the top games for preschoolers recommended by parents. The best thing is that we’ve chosen games that everyone likes to play, including parents. They’re fun, [...]Continue Reading
