Family Fun at Flagstaff Extreme Adventure Course
One of our core family values is adventure, so it was only fitting that our family headed to Flagstaff Extreme Adventure Course during our summer travels to northern Arizona. As […]
Entries by Amy Carney
‘For Purpose Kids’ Helps Make Kindness a Habit
Be Kind. Do Good. Make the World Better. For Purpose Kid’s simple motto is one we should all strive to raise our kids by today. How can we habitually make […]
Sharents: Why You Need To Pause Before You Post
We’re headed off on a week-long family trip, and in our excitement, we post pictures on Facebook of our departure from the country. Our son receives a prestigious award at […]
How To Avoid a Passport Family Fail
As I scrolled Facebook, a post from a writer friend in California stopped me in my tracks. Arlene Pellicane announced that her family had to cancel their epic Italian vacation […]
6 Things You Should Do When Your Kid Has a Smartphone
Whose bright idea was it to think that giving our youth iPhones was a good idea? And why have we continued to follow along knowing that giving our kids these […]
HAPPY CAMPERS: New Book Review and Giveaway
Our screen-obsessed, competitive society makes it harder than ever to raise happy, thriving kids. But there are tried-and-true methods that can help. Instead of rearing a generation of children who […]
3 Ways to Create Healthier Screen Time Habits
Navigating technology has become the biggest challenge we face as parents today. As we raise our children amidst the omnipresence of digital devices, it’s not necessarily the gadgets themselves that […]
4 Tips For Giving Kids an Allowance
Don’t pay your kid for scoring goals in a game. Don’t pay them for achieving A’s on their report card or for eating their vegetables. Don’t pay your child for […]
The Promposal: Is it Modern-Day Chivalry or Nonsense?
It’s that time of year when teenage boys around America are expected to put on a production to ask a girl to the traditional high school dance. Is the Promposal […]
How to Start a Blessing Jar Tradition
See a penny pick it up, and all the day you’ll have good luck. Or perhaps the copper coin can instead bless another as you drop it into your family […]
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