Playing games as a family can be a fun and rewarding experience for everyone involved. Not only does it provide a great opportunity for bonding and quality time, but it can also have numerous benefits for children and parents. The thought of family game time can sometimes feel exhausting especially if you have kids who are competitive or cry when they lose. And we think it's worth it to push through that. Here are some of the key benefits of playing games as a family and then we'll tell you ... Read More about Favorite Family Games for Kids 12 and Under
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6 Ways to Destress as a Family
You can also listen to ways to destress as a family on the Parenting in Real Life Podcast. Listen here or wherever you listen to podcasts. It can get chaotic when dealing with a lot of things in a household. Kids can pick up their parents’ stress and can even mirror the anxiety they see which causes a cycle of overwhelmed kids and parents. So as a family, you have to learn how to manage stress and unwind together. There are a lot of ways to destress as a family. Some might work ... Read More about 6 Ways to Destress as a Family
Tools for Raising Resilient Kids
You can also listen to this episode on our podcast Parenting in Real Life to learn more about the tools for raising resilient kids. Our kids' elementary school has a kickball tournament at the end of the year. Last year a kid got hit by the ball and tripped. The weird thing was, he landed on a kid’s knee so it messed up his mouth and he got injured pretty badly. It was unfortunate and the odds of that happening were so slim. Someone getting hurt that bad during a sports event like that ... Read More about Tools for Raising Resilient Kids
How to Make Beautiful Graduation Invitations
Graduation Invitations We are getting close to graduation season! Even though it's been 18 years since I graduated (class of 2005!) I remember graduation so clearly. What an exciting time for those high school seniors! If you or someone you know is graduating soon, it's time to start thinking about sending out graduation invitations. Graduation is a milestone achievement and it's a moment worth celebrating with friends and family and so I have an incredible resource for you. Basic Invite is a ... Read More about How to Make Beautiful Graduation Invitations
How to Stop Kids Fighting
This is episode 145 How to Stop Kids Fighting of the Parenting in Real Life Podcast. You can read the blog post or listen here. Find us wherever you listen to podcasts. We wanted to stop kids fighting With 5 kids really close in age, there's a lot of fighting in our house. We were tired of breaking up fights and having to think about punishments, so we usually just told the kids to say sorry. But that didn't seem to satisfy the kid who was bothered and then they would yell at us that ... Read More about How to Stop Kids Fighting
How to Make Friends as a Married Couple
This month is the month of love and so we're focusing on relationships. And in this podcast episode, we're going to talk about going on dates with other couples, how to make friends as a married couple, and talk about if it's even necessary? You can listen to the episode in the embedded player above or you can read the blog post below. The Number 1 Thing That Makes Us Happy in Life An 85 year Harvard study found that the number one thing that makes us happy in life is positive ... Read More about How to Make Friends as a Married Couple