My kids are ages 6, 8 and 10 and I've always wondered when it's "ok" to let them stay home for a while on their own. Age 10? Age 12? Different people have different schools of thought on this one, and even though most of us probably were home alone as kids at a MUCH younger age, it is a different world and we do need to be cautious. Some states actually have laws on the age but many do not, … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Promote Creativity Naturally in Your Kids
Creativity: the state or quality of being creative/the ability to transcend traditional ideas, rules, patterns, relationships, or the like, and to create meaningful new ideas, forms, methods, interpretations, etc. Are your kids creative? Being "creative" is subjective, meaning different things for different people. All kids are creative, just in different ways. Some are artistically, … [Read more...]
Teach Your Tween How to Clean Their Room FAST
Having a tween is an interesting thing. They are happy one moment and mad the next and then if you wait a few more moments they'll probably be mad again. It can be tricky to get them to anything they don't want to do, especially when it comes to cleaning! We all know that cleaning is a crucial if skill and one that all kids definitely need to learn. The best way to begin to teach your tween to … [Read more...]
10 Tips for having “the talk” with your tween daughter {part 1}
Once you are parents, you know the day will come eventually where you will have to have "The talk" I know, I know; it's scary. It's one of those things you kind of wish you would never have to do, maybe that they will just "know" the information by divine intervention or something, but alas, this is one moment that all parents will have to go through. It's a milestone not only for your children … [Read more...]
A Simple Guide to Talking with Your Tween Daughter
Tweens- aren't they great? If you have one of these interesting breeds at home, you will know exactly what I am talking about. Tweens are at a funny place in life, and while they don't always mean it, they often can be your best friend one moment and hate you the next. I don't think boys are as bad (but I don't have a tween boy yet, so I cannot positively confirm this), but girls- whoooo doggy, … [Read more...]
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