Let’s face it...reading affects every single area of our lives. If kids struggle with reading, it is highly likely that they will struggle in other areas of their academic life as well. However, parents can play a large role in influencing kids to form better reading habits and become better readers. Here are five tips to beat summer slide and inspire your kids to love reading. 1. Read with your kids - Parent involvement is the number one predictor of early childhood reading success and … [Read more...]
Packing His Carry-On Essentials
My husband and I will have our first trip away from both of your kids in less than two weeks! I am pretty excited. I love my kids, but man do I need a vacation! Three nights in Austin, Texas - just the two of us. Yippeee!!! My husband loves to pack light. He packs his own suitcase and I have little say in what he brings. I usually bring a lot of outfits; I can never decide what I want to wear. But, this time with the heat of Austin in the end of June, I think I'll bring summer dresses. I am … [Read more...]
Tips for Happy and Healthy Summer Feet
I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Gold Toe. I received product samples to facilitate my review as well as a promotional item to thank me for my participation. We are in our RV this week and it's been hot long days. By the end of the evening I am so tired. Seriously, tired. Everyone is sleeping so hard in this trailer. In fact, my Little Man has been sleeping in his own bed, in the bunkhouse by himself the entire night for the last four nights! … [Read more...]
How to Be the Coolest Dad Ever
This post is sponsored by Arctic Cove; however, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own. I know many kids on our reservation who had a hard life growing up with alcohol, poverty, and drugs. Some of my closest friends lived in unstable homes. Thankfully, when I was 7, my parents started going to church and within two years our family life had drastically changed. I had a great childhood that was drug and alcohol free because my parents chose to accept Christ. Memories of my … [Read more...]
Summer Traveling without Motion Sickness
Before I had children, I took a road trip to Lodi, California with five other adults. We went to a Health and Healing Crusade to learn how to eat healthy vegan meals. We all rode together in a large SUV and since I was one of the youngest adults on the trip, I was stuck in the last row seating. I knew I was going to be sick due to motion sickness. I’ve spent my life battling motion sickness. Driving down through Washington, Oregon and Northern California, I decided to take some generic motion … [Read more...]
How To Keep Your Home Safe While You Travel
When you set out this year for your family vacation, knowing how to keep your home safe while you travel is important. Nobody wants to worry about the safety of their belongings while they are on the road, nor do they want to come home to damage or loss of property. There are some great basic tips to keeping your home safe while you travel whether for a day or a month. How To Keep Your Home Safe While You Travel Install an alarm. If you don't already have an alarm installed in your home, you … [Read more...]
Mom Hacks with Baby Wipes
BECAUSE KIDS OUTGROW DIAPERS, NOT MESSES* - use Huggies® Wipes, the only wipes with TripleClean™ Layers for all your best mom hacks. We carry a package of Walmart Huggies Wipes with us every we go. In fact, they are in our mini-van under our center console and we use them - often. Baby wipes can be used for meal time hacks. Use wipes to clean messy: hands faces utensils table high chair bibs food preparation Baby wipes can be used for play time hacks to … [Read more...]
