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10 Alternatives To Having Your Kids Work On Workbooks This Summer

July 7, 2018 by not your average mom 4 Comments

Today someone I’m friends with on Facebook posted a question asking if she was the only one who had her kids do workbooks over summer vacation. And there were dozens of responses saying YES! and Absolutely! and I don’t want my kids to forget everything they learned over the summer! I was the only person in […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Life at My House, Parenting Tagged With: activities for kids, library, public library, summer learning, summer math practice, summer reading, summer slide, workbooks

What I’ll Teach My Kids This Summer (It Won’t Be Math Facts)

June 7, 2017 by not your average mom 8 Comments

This summer, I will not complete summer math packets. I will not practice math facts with my kids or even touch a flashcard. I will not sit my kids in front of a computer to “play math games” or even utter the letters IXL. I will not look at a reading log. I will not […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: accountability, dirt, flash cards, kids, library, math facts, organization, reading logs, reading packets, responsibility, school, summer

Mom, just don’t be boring.

November 16, 2016 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

A couple weeks ago, a friend of mine who is a high school teacher was looking for a speaker to come in and talk to her Intro to Psychology class. This is a section of the population I don’t have much experience speaking to. I’ve spoken for groups of moms and dads. I’ve spent plenty […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: butthole, doctor, high school, library, penis, presentation, principal, public speaking, vagina

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