A calm dinner table? Where everyone is having nice conversations? Doesn’t seem possible? It’s not only possible, but it’s also necessary. Here’s how to achieve it. Good, healthy food nourishes us mentally and physically. But if we can’t digest it and enjoy the time we spend at the table, then it won’t do as much…
Children & Teens
6 Easy Ways to Keep the Kids Safe This Summer
A few extra easy safety steps will go a long way to calm mom and keep kids safe when you’re out and about this summer. Summer comes with outdoor fun, pools, day camp, trips and lots of safety concerns for moms. So, how do we educate the kids, keep them safe, and calm us nervous…
Child Away at Camp? Send Them a Birthday in a Box
Birthdays are special days when your child is home. But how do you make your child’s birthday special when they’re far away? All it takes is a few Amazon clicks and your child will celebrate an amazing birthday with her friends. Start with this amazing package that includes the balloons, garlands, hats, paper goods, and…
Here’s Why an Instax Camera is a Great Graduation Gift
In today’s instant gratification world, an old school instant print camera is more fun than ever! Graduation can be the perfect occasion to mark with this Instax camera. Friendships and milestones are so important – and intense! – at that age and stage of life, and what better way to celebrate than with fun pictures…
Got Wet Stuff? These Camp Bags for Kids Just Work
A camp bag can be a mess of a place with wet towels, swimsuits, and often sand too. Your child needs a waterproof bag to stash his or her stuff all summer long. Here are some cute (and inexpensive!) options that work. This TYR Big Mesh Mummy Backpack comes in lots of different colors….
20+ Great Upsherin Gifts for That Adorable Three-Year-Old Boy
Don’t know what to buy that upsherin boy? These are proven gifts and toys that little boys love. UPDATED FOR 2024.
Is Your Child Naturally Disorganized?
Organizing a backpack may be the first activity that can help your disorganized child learn to focus and organize. An occupational therapist shares the get-organized game plan. A while back, I shared my briefcase organizing technique in this post, where I recommended using the “SPACE” system. Then, one reader wrote to us sharing that her school had…
How do we raise healthy, confident girls in today’s society?
Girls today get so many mixed messages about health. So, how do we raise healthy, confident girls in today’s society? That’s a pretty loaded question and a very important one. It’s also a question that we’ve come to expect from parents addressing the needs of teenagers. Yet, more and more often, I am getting this…
I’m Really Sorry: How to Teach Your Child to Apologize Sincerely
Sorry doesn’t help if a person mutters it quickly and walks away. There are better ways to make one person feel better and the other regret it. Yom Kippur is the one majestic day of the year on which we’re absolved of all our sins. But, the Torah cautions that only one who sought and…
Is it Mommy Camp Time? How One Mom Spends Her Summer with the Kids
If you’ll be keeping your kids home this summer, you can look forward to lots of memorable days (even if they’re not perfect!) of mommy camp. Whether you just need to entertain your children between camp and school, or whether you’ve decided to keep them home for an entire half of summer as I do,…
