Yesterday was the last day of school, and I’m not usually one of those moms who does something special to recognize the official beginning of summer. But on Friday afternoons the highway we have to take to get to swim practice is usually really trafficky, so we normally go the back way on Fridays. And […]
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10 Reasons To Let Your Kids Help Out In The Kitchen
The question my kids ask most often whenever I’m in the kitchen isn’t “What’s for dinner?” or “When are we eating?” It’s, “Can I help?” Many of us respond with the knee jerk “Not right now.” But there are so many reasons for you to say yes to this question. And here are ten of […]
The Family Meeting
Eight days ago I lost it on the kids in the car on the way home from Costco and then I wrote this post after I decided that I was no longer messing around and I was going to have to make some changes. Originally I was going to wait until school was done to establish […]