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Amy Carney
Blog, Product Reviews

HAPPY CAMPERS: New Book Review and Giveaway

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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 […]

May 7, 2019/11 Comments/by Amy Carney
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Amy Carney
Blog, Parenting

3 Ways to Create Healthier Screen Time Habits

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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 […]

April 29, 2019/0 Comments/by Amy Carney
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Amy Carney
Blog, Parenting

4 Tips For Giving Kids an Allowance 

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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 […]

April 13, 2019/5 Comments/by Amy Carney
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Amy Carney
Blog, Parenting, Uncategorized

The Promposal: Is it Modern-Day Chivalry or Nonsense?

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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 […]

April 1, 2019/3 Comments/by Amy Carney
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Amy Carney
Blog

How to Start a Blessing Jar Tradition

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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 […]

December 21, 2018/2 Comments/by Amy Carney
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Amy Carney
Blog, Product Reviews

DRIVEALOGUE- A Tool For Driving Brave Family Conversations

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Want to know what your child is dealing with out in the world when it comes to peer relationships? Their self-concept? How about their thoughts on difficult topics like sexuality, […]

December 6, 2018/18 Comments/by Amy Carney
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Amy Carney
Blog, Product Reviews

Want to be a Happier Parent this School Year? Book Review and Giveaway!

What would it look like to be a happier parent this school year? Is it really possible for us to find more happiness amidst the chaos of the hectic school […]

August 21, 2018/33 Comments/by Amy Carney
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Amy Carney
Blog, Parenting

9 Ways to Deliberately Design Your Summer

Childhood is short. Summer is even shorter. God willing, eighteen summers are what we get with our children at home full-time in our nest. How will your family spend this […]

June 11, 2018/8 Comments/by Amy Carney
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Amy Carney
Blog, Parenting, Product Reviews

The Matheny Manifesto Book Review and Giveaway!

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“You have to read this book,” said the parent sitting next to us on the sidelines of our daughters’ soccer game.“THIS is what we need more of in youth sports […]

June 3, 2018/5 Comments/by Amy Carney
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Amy Carney
Blog, Parenting

Why You Need to Buy that School Yearbook

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Sure it may seem like a waste of money. Maybe our kids don’t seem to care if we purchase one or not. It might appear as a material item that […]

May 18, 2018/8 Comments/by Amy Carney
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