Finding a Balance in Parenting

General, Parenting, Wellness

For most people parenting is a full time job, but I would caution you to make sure that you find a healthy balance in taking care of your kids and taking care of yourself. There is a saying that “You can’t give from an empty cup” and too often parents sacrifice...

Keep up Physical Activity All Year Long

General, Parenting, Wellness

There’s a funny thing that happens when we let our bodies become inactive. Our muscles weaken, fat appears out of nowhere and suddenly becoming active again feels incredibly hard to do. We have merely days before school starts up again, but for the rest of this...

Encouraging your kid to get a summer job

General, Parenting

We’re a little more than half way through the summer, but there is still time to consider a summer job for older kids. When should you start encouraging your kids to get a summer job though? What about during the school year? Hopefully this post will help answer these...

Mentally preparing to go off to college

Education and learning, General, Parenting

During the summer time many students are enjoying the break from school. The freedom of not having daily assignments and weekly quizzes can be so exciting. However, for older kids that have just graduated from high school the summer time is like a ticking clock to the...

Curing Those Summer Time Blues

General, Parenting

Kids wait all school year for that glorious 10 to 12 week break known as the summer time, but for a lot of kids, after just a few weeks in they experience the summer time blues. The summer time blues can mean different things for different kids, but for the most part...

Keeping your Kid’s Minds Working This Summer

General, Parenting

School may be out for the summer, but that doesn’t mean your kids should stop learning. In fact, taking a long break is a quick way to forget all that they worked so hard to learn all throughout the school year. The question then is, how can you keep your kid’s minds...