Kids Activities

“I wish…I could shoot the basketball better.” “I wish…I had enough money to buy that Lego set.” “I wish” is a phrase I used to hear from my oldest son throughout the day. He wished for a lot of things. Unfortunately for him, none of those things really started happening for him until we started […]

Do you have a vision for your family? Setting family goals is a good way to help you achieve that vision. Examples of family goals include things like choosing to eat dinner together three times a week or getting out on a family walk every day. Family goals don’t need to be overwhelming or difficult.

It wasn’t long ago that I felt disenchanted with our advent calendar. The holidays are stressful. Instead of building anticipation about the coming holiday, our advent calendar simply dispensed bits of chocolate to my already sugared-out kids. Each day my kids ate their chocolate and I felt a little more frazzled as Christmas day approached.

It’s so easy for kids to accumulate things. It seems like they get toys, trinkets, and “stuff” for every little event. They get it from friends, teachers, extracurricular activities, and even us (mom and dad). We accumulate and accumulate until we reach our breaking point. The kids can’t keep their rooms clean and we feel

My oldest child is incredibly bright. But, being my first child, I worried about him being ready for school. I used flashcards to help him learn the alphabet. We did workbooks upon workbooks. I even asked his seasoned preschool teacher what more I could do to prepare him for kindergarten. Her answer surprised me. “Have