Simplifying Your Family’s Life by Focusing on Quality Time
By Cheryl Van Eck Like most Millennial moms, my entire parenting life has been part of the worldwide experiment we call social media. From the first ultrasound to first steps to the first day of school, our children’s lives are being documented and scrutinized in ways...
Connected Families Practice Gratitude All Year
Amanda Grossman-Scott Every night in our family, we each name something we are grateful for on that day. It can sometimes be perfunctory, “I’m grateful for the yummy dinner” or “I’m grateful for my new shoes” but sometimes it’s really touching such as when my son said...
Are You Practicing Distracted Parenting?
By Tina Mattsson Last week I asked my kids a couple of questions I’d been meaning to ask. They were questions I didn’t really want to know the answers to because I knew it would most likely mean I needed to make some changes. I asked my kids if they feel like I spend...
Teaching Our Children to Be Present
By Tawny Redford Recently I picked up my kids from school and we hadn’t even got into the car before I heard the familiar words of my ten year old son, “Mom what are we doing tonight?” His inevitable question of the day, awoke my “It’s 3:00 and I’d rather be napping...
