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Amy Carney
Blog, Featured, Parenting

6 Ways to Make Your Child Feel Loved This School Year

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As parents of school-aged kids, many things feel uncertain right now heading into a new school year. One choice we do have, despite our worldly circumstances, is the ability to make our child feel especially loved in our home this school year and beyond. 1. Light a Candle of Honor One of our favorite family […]

September 29, 2020/1 Comment/by Amy Carney
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Amy Carney
Blog, Travel

11 Things to Do in Philadelphia with Kids

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One of the favorite places our family visited along our 7-month RV journey around the USA, was Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I had never given the historic city much thought, but boy was I impressed. We voted it the best walkable city along our American tour with so much to do, see, eat, and learn about! 1. […]

September 15, 2020/0 Comments/by Amy Carney
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Amy Carney
Blog, Product Reviews

How to Protect Your Kids from the Harmful Effects of Device Dependency

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The implications of our children spending more time on devices during this pandemic are nothing to ignore. Right now, our sons and daughters may be in front of screens more than ever out of necessity, or desperation. It’s crucial that we, as parents, cultivate conversation and create boundaries in our homes to help protect our sons and […]

September 8, 2020/27 Comments/by Amy Carney
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Amy Carney
Blog, Parenting

19 Items to Include in Your Child’s College First Aid Kit

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One of the most important things we can do as a parent is to teach our kids how to take care of their personal health. Many doctors and nurses see college students coming in with minor aches and pains that could easily be remedied in their dorm room instead of the emergency room. What can […]

September 3, 2020/2 Comments/by Amy Carney
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Amy Carney
Blog, Product Reviews, Travel

4 Ways to Choose Your Own Camping Adventure This Summer and Beyond

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Our family was camping before camping was COVID cool. Families are jumping in RVs and heading to campgrounds in record numbers. Six years ago our family spent seven months in an RV journeying around the United States. We needed to stop the chaos that was our everyday life, slow down, and enjoy one another and […]

July 22, 2020/9 Comments/by Amy Carney
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Amy Carney
Blog, Parenting

11 Free (or Almost Free) Things to Do With the Kids This Summer

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If you’re like me and hanging out at home more this summer, with little desire to spend a lot of money right now, perhaps these fun, but low-cost, ideas will be of interest to you.  1. Plan a themed family night Look at your summer calendar and see if there are any days coming up […]

June 30, 2020/0 Comments/by Amy Carney
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Amy Carney
Blog, Parenting

How to Create Significant Family Systems in the Kitchen this Summer

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As we head into summer, let’s talk about how we can use this June, July, and August to strengthen our family systems and raise kids who are contributors! LISTEN IN as my author friend, Danielle Wurth, and I talk about one chapter of her new book- KIDS IN THE KITCHEN– and how we can use […]

June 16, 2020/13 Comments/by Amy Carney
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Amy Carney
Blog, Parenting

7 Ways to Create A Summer of Significance in 2021 and Beyond

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Childhood is short. Summer is even shorter. God willing, we only get 18 summers with our kids, so how can we bring significance to this summer that may be simpler than we’re used to? 1. Strengthen your family values and purpose Have you taken the time to claim your core values and purpose for raising […]

June 9, 2020/0 Comments/by Amy Carney
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Amy Carney
Blog, Featured, Parenting

3 Things You Need to Teach Your High Schooler Before They Go Away to College

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As my firstborn sons wind down their senior year of high school, I question what I still need to teach them over these next couple of months before launching them off to their respective college campuses come August. One area where we parents seem to fall short in our teaching is helping our son or […]

May 26, 2020/5 Comments/by Amy Carney
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Amy Carney
Parenting

12 Gifts to Give Your High School Senior for Graduation

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As I prepare to graduate my firstborn sons from high school and launch them from the safety of our nest this fall, I want to talk about what are the best gifts we can give our Seniors at this special time in our lives. And guess what….. these gifts won’t cost you much, if anything, […]

May 19, 2020/28 Comments/by Amy Carney
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