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Save On Your Family’s Summer Outings
Are you trying to plan some fun with your family or friends this summer? As you plan, you’re looking at your bank account, trying not to go broke keeping the family busy. First of all, remember NOT to overbook your summer ripping and running. It’s ok to let your kids be bored at home. But, before you head out on a few outings, be sure to check out saving on your family’s summer outings — no need to pay full price all the time.
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Words Of Wisdom For High School Graduates From The #MaCs
High School Graduation is here! I love seeing photos shared on social media of all the graduates and reading about their upcoming plans in life. It took me back to my High School graduation many, many years ago. I remember the talks from my mom, family, and her friends telling me they wanted to share words of wisdom for high school graduates.
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Tips to Make Learning at Home More Fun
Whether you are looking to support your child throughout the school year or want to make sure they don’t fall below grade level this summer, you’re probably going to get some pushback. School can be overwhelming for kids, and when they come home, they just want to play. The problem is that often times kids need more than school to help them stay on grade level. Create Games – Make Learning At Home More Fun If you want to experience genuine excitement, enter the classroom when a teacher says the students are going to play Jeopardy. Learning and fun do not need to be mutually exclusive. You can find worksheets…
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No, I’m Not Paying You To Clean Your Room
So, we’ve determined my answer to the question “should kids get an allowance?” Be sure to go over and read that article. Now let’s talk about why we do not associate payment with chores. You read that right. Our kids receive an allowance every month, no strings attached. But, there is a lesson behind it. So, be sure to click the link and read what I said about kids getting an allowance. Anywho….why do we not associate an allowance with chores for our kids? We have one reason! Chores are part of life. If we do not do basic things around the home, then we tread into some pretty dangerous…
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You Need To Eat A Burger
Why do people think it’s ok to make comments about a skinny person’s body or ask if we ever eat or “whisper” (cause we hear you) to your friend, “She needs to eat a burger or something!” Cause we ALL know if someone said, “YOU ARE A FAT ASS” all hell would break loose. And just so you know, we EAT and can probably eat you under the table. Being told to eat a burger is offensive. It is not taken as a compliment like so many people want to claim they mean.
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How You Can Help Your Student Prepare for College
If you have a student who has dreams of attending college, preparing for the ACT is a must. Getting a student ready for college and what it requires can be overwhelming due to the scope of what you as a parent needs to do to help your student achieve their goals. Understanding the ACT and what it actually requires, knowing when to take the ACT and researching colleges is your first step.
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Read A Bedtime Story To Your Little One No Matter How Near or Far You Are
Every few years we tell our parents that we are moving. Moving further away and even though they are happy for us career-wise, a little piece of them is saddened about missing out on the grandkids growing up. Our kids didn’t have the opportunity to spend the night with their grandparents whenever they wanted or hang out at their house all weekend. They also didn’t have the chance to cuddle up with their favorite book for grandma or papa to read to them.
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Four Ways Parents Can Support Reading At Home With Young Adolescents
As students transition from elementary school to middle school, their motivation to read declines. During this transition, students are forced to shift from the pleasure of reading to academic reading to learn new information (Barton, 2018; Kelley & Decker, 2009). In addition, motivating students to read at the high-school level has proven difficult for teachers (Barton, 2018; Jang, Conradi, McKenna & Jones, 2015). When students transition from elementary school to secondary and their motivation to read declines, it begins to affect their performance in school as evidenced by the decline in standardized test scores across the nation (ACT, 2015). The research on secondary reading motivation suggests that elementary students read…
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Make A Self-Love Resolution This Year
It’s a new year, and as many people make resolutions to make lifestyle changes, get out of debt, spend time with loved ones and just overall be a better them, I sit and make goals on spending more time with God and myself. Yes, this year is going to be all about ME! It’s all about making and keeping a change that we all need; a self-love resolution!
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#1 Bible For Kids
Something exciting happened to me today. You see, I had this article scheduled to write Monday, November 26. It didn’t happen. Then I planned to write it Tuesday. It didn’t happen. So, today came, and I had to get it done. The day started like any other day, my husband’s alarm going off, my alarm going off and hitting snooze five times. Yes, I have it planned, so I’m able to hit snooze five times before getting up. My husband tells me just to set the alarm for a later time. Hmmm….no.
