I love movie night with my kids. But I’ve learned something important as a parent: a kids’ movie is not always kid-friendly. Even popular animated and family films can include sexual innuendo, potty humor, flirting, kissing, crude language, and other content I don’t want my younger kids absorbing. I’m cautious about what we watch at
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We read a lot of books this summer. Between my three kids, we had everything from Harry Potter and The Wild Robot to Little House on the Prairie, The Bletchley Riddle, and plenty of Vanderbeekers! The secret to this much reading was pretty simple: we prioritized reading. We deliberately participated in summer reading programs, but I didn’t spend our summer tracking minutes
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We had an incredible summer of reading, with so many wonderful books to choose from. I personally spent some time reading more historical fiction middle-grade chapter books so I could put together this list for you. Historical fiction is my daughter’s favorite genre, and I love that it gives kids a wonderful way to learn
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We are losing the battle against screens. Everywhere I look, parents are surrendering to screens with increasing ease. There are many understandable reasons parents turn to screens. We use them to prevent meltdowns, stave off boredom, keep children occupied while we cook or work, ease long car and plane rides, and avoid disruptive behavior at
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With the kids home during the summer, I decided to pull out a few nonfiction books they could read during their spare time. I wanted books that were interesting, easy to browse, and helpful in building their curiosity and general knowledge of the world. Thankfully, many of these books were already sitting in our home
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Summer can get expensive very quickly. Between camps, activities, travel, snacks, and all the things kids somehow need the minute school ends, it is nice to find a few simple and free options that keep them reading, learning, and exploring. The good news is that there are several free summer reading programs and online learning
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This summer, I am using a few different writing resources to help my kids grow in grammar, sentence structure, free writing, and eventually paragraph and essay writing. I am not using these books as one rigid curriculum. Instead, I am using each one for its strength and layering them in a way that will give
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Our family has outgrown the picture book phase, but we will never say no to a good one when it comes our way. I actually enjoy getting a new picture book from the library and seeing my children enjoy them. While I don’t consider ourselves a chapter book read-aloud family, I will take full credit
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Math is one of those core subjects that will always be an important part of education. Finding the right way to teach it matters, because every child
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Looking for thoughtful Mother’s Day gift ideas? Here are 10 gifts for every kind of mom, from book lovers and coffee drinkers to moms who love jewelry,
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