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Homeschooling parents face the same problem – how to juggle homeschooling, housework, cooking, parenting, some personal time, and being a good wife or husband? In order to manage time, parents need to establish priorities, find creative ways to do the necessary things and put everything else on hold. Here are […]

7 Time Management Tips for Homeschool Parents

March 1, 2018 in Helpful tagged internet safety for kids / Kids / learning / parenting / Teens by Farid Gasim

Of all of the things we can do to give our kids the best possible start in life, there’s little that’s as important as encouraging both a healthy diet and an active lifestyle. After all, the habits we develop as children tend to stick with us in our later lives, […]

6 Healthy Snacks for your Kids to Take to School

September 19, 2017 in Helpful tagged activities / Kids / learning / parenting / technology by Olivia Ryan

Reading with your kids isn’t just about telling them stories. It teaches them valuable lessons and stimulates important conversations, all while bonding. In fact, many adults bond by reading fiction to one another, and for kids, these are some of their first bonding experiences! Older children can benefit from being […]

Books to Read Aloud to Your Kids

May 15, 2017 in Activities / Helpful tagged activities / Kids / kids social media / learning / parenting / Summer by Hilary Smith

Concentration is hard. Even those of us who have already made it through all the requisite schooling and well into the throes of adulthood find concentration to be one of the bigger struggles in our daily lives. So, while I may be a little late for some of us, why […]

Raising Smart Kids: Sharpen Your Child’s Concentration Skills Without Them ...

April 19, 2017 in Activities / Helpful tagged activities / activity / Award / children / Fun / holiday / learning / online safety / parenting / Summer / technology by Jane Davies

As a parent, you’ll know that it can sometimes be difficult to get kids to do their homework – after all, they’d probably rather be doing much more fun stuff. But, working hard at school is important for little ones and teenagers too, as it’s going to shape their future […]

Fun Ways to Encourage Kids with their Homework

March 14, 2017 in Helpful tagged children online / homework / Kids / learning / parenting by Jennifer McDonnow

This is one of the biggest dilemmas facing modern parents. While we don’t want to see our children glued to a screen and neglecting more traditional activities, it’s important to realize that tablets and devices are a large part of life nowadays. Children use them at school, they see you […]

Why You Should Buy Your Child a Tablet

March 7, 2017 in Helpful / Internet Safety News tagged child internet safety / child privacy / children online / learning / online safety / online safety tips by Jennifer McDonnow

1. Make Some Decor with the Kiddos Make your day even more patriotic by making some decorations with the whole family. The kids will have a blast and it will make the day super! Pinterest has some great ideas, you can check out what we’ve pinned here. 2. Throw Together […]

10 Fun Things to Make This Fourth of July Explosive

June 27, 2016 in Holiday tagged 4th of july / holiday / learning / parenting / Summer by Shylee Rose

When we signed on for this parenting gig, many of us knew that there would be long nights and struggles at some point. Children, all of them as a fact, come with their own set of unique challenges that can make our job of raising them incredibly difficult. For many of us, […]

What Resources are Available for Parents of a Special Needs ...

April 30, 2016 in Helpful / Uncategorized tagged Kids / learning / parenting / resource / resources / Teens by Amy Williams

Getting children interested into the wonderful world of letters, words, and sentences is a difficult job. As a mother of three daughters, I used an entire range of tricks to encourage my daughters to read. This started from an early age, because I was adamant they share in on the world I […]

7 Ways You Can Encourage Your Kids to Read

April 23, 2016 in Activities / Helpful / Uncategorized tagged family / guest post / Kids / learning / parenting / reading by Tracey Clayton

As of September 2015, 87 percent of teachers surveyed by Harris Poll don’t use social media in the classroom. However, many educators find social media to be a helpful tool in learning: “I have found the quietest students in my class speak the loudest on social media.” –Gail Leicht, 8th grade Language […]

How to Ease Into Social Media in the Classroom ~Guest ...

March 15, 2016 in Helpful / Uncategorized tagged guest post / Kids / learning / parenting / school / social media / Teens by Jessica Sanders