Super Kids Goal Setting Chart
Do your kids like Super Heroes? Do they wish they were Super Heroes? (I know mine definitely wish they could fly like a Super Hero! Me, too--now that I think about it!) Last week, Brenna (from Life...
View ArticleHow Getting Rid of Toys Made Us a Happier Family!
What kid doesn't love toys? And what parent doesn't love making their kids happy? Unfortunately, there is such as thing as too much of a good thing. Last year, we got rid of most of the kids' toys,...
View ArticleTechnology Token System {Printable}
I hope you had a chance to read yesterday's post about Setting Technology Limits for Kids. As promised, today I'm sharing the Technology Token System that I use to make the kids accountable for their...
View Article12 Back to School Tips for a Fantastic First Day!
Today I'm sharing Back to School Tips to get the year started off right! Who doesn't want to have an awesome first day? I've got 12 important tips for kids and teens. 12 Back-to-School Tips Parents,...
View ArticleHow to Get Kids to Clean Up!
This shop is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and Sharpie, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #SharpieClearview http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV The new...
View ArticleHow to Use a Daily School Planner
Do your kids use school planners? All my kids use them to keep track of daily homework, but I know they can be used for so much more -- especially in the upper grades. Today I'm sharing six tips for...
View ArticleHow to Motivate Kids with Point Cards {Free Printable}
If you've been reading my blog very long, you know that I have lots of ideas about how to motivate kids. One of my favorites is using point cards. What's a point card, you ask? Read on! I'll tell...
View ArticleHow to Motivate Kids
Do you ever feel like you are talking to a brick wall? (I actually wrote a whole post on it once.) You ask your kids to do something, and they completely ignore you? It happens to me all the time, and...
View Article5 Easy Tips for Encouraging Kids
5 Easy Tips for Encouraging Your Kids is part of a Hallmark #kidscards #shop hosted by the social shopper media company #CollectiveBias. This is my story, and all opinions are my own. Last week, I...
View ArticlePositive Reinforcement Ideas for Frustrated Parents!
Like most parents, I struggle with how to motivate my kids. Too often, I feel like I'm talking to a brick wall. Sound familiar? When I slip into angry mode, I try to go back to a system that always...
View ArticleSetting Technology Limits for Kids
With summer in full swing here in the desert, I’ve noticed that my kids are spending more and more time on the computer, playing the DS, and watching TV. (With summer temperatures typically over 105...
View ArticleBest Parenting Tips of 2014
Are you ready to be a happier family in 2015? Check out these top parenting tips. I hope they’ll help you move from surviving day to day as frustrated parents to enjoying every day as a happier...
View ArticleTime Management Tips for Teens
It’s bedtime on Sunday night, and your teen suddenly let’s out a shocked sigh and announces that she has a paper due in the morning. Sound familiar? Annoyingly familiar? I’ll admit it. Those words are...
View ArticleHow to Keep Kids from Becoming Pack Rats
I’m having such a great time dejunking my home this week. Have you joined my #SpringDeJunkChallenge yet? It’s not too late. Just completing a little bit every day makes a huge difference. On Monday, I...
View ArticleEasy to Make Puzzle Busy Bags
Do you have a bag of tricks to keep your kids busy at the doctor’s office or during church, or do you just hand your kids a technological gadget? If you want to keep the kids “unplugged,” puzzle busy...
View ArticleLunch Box Jokes for Back to School!
If you’re nervous about your kids going back to school like I am, you’ll love my Lunch Box Jokes! Combined with a lunch box full of their favorite healthy treats, the kids are sure to have a good...
View ArticleSimple Chore Chart for Kids
Hi, everybody. I’m playing hookie today and hanging out with the lovely ladies of Pretty Providence. I’m sharing this super simple chore chart for kids. My sister was looking for a way to organize the...
View ArticleThe ultimate back to school tips guide!
It’s time for the kids to go back to school, but you’re not ready! You had big plans to spend the summer practicing reading and math and getting everything ready so that the first day of school would...
View ArticleLunch Box Jokes for Back to School
I’m biting my nails today because my oldest just started middle school. It will be her first year in a new school — with lockers and everything. She’ll be fine, right? (Fingers crossed.) A new year...
View ArticleMake your kid’s day with printable sticky notes!
My back-to-school printable sticky notes tutorial and free printables are sponsored by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #FuelTheirAdventures #CollectiveBias I’m...
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