Eco-Friendly Spring Activities for Kids #SCJgreenerchoices #spon
This Eco-Friendly Spring Activities post is sponsored by SC Johnson but all opinions expressed here are my own. During the cold, winter months it is often hard to find fun activities that keep kids...
View ArticleHow to Tell if Your Child Needs Glasses and VSP Vision Care Info #SeeMuchMore
This post about how to tell if your child needs glasses has been sponsored by VSP Vision Care and Clever Girls Collective but all opinions expressed here are my own. My kids started back to school a...
View ArticleTips for Teaching Kids about the Environment
One day, when my son was about 6 years old, we were driving down the road and stopped at a red light. Along the side of the road there was a new building being built and I commented “I wonder what...
View ArticleHow to Teach Teens About Going Green! #TurnItGreen
This post about how to teach teens about going green has been sponsored by Linqui and Repreve but all opinions expressed here are my own. When my children were young it was fairly easy to turn every...
View ArticleBing in the Classroom Makes Internet Research Safer for Teens #adfreesearch...
I’m so thrilled to be partnering with Bing for today’s Bing in the Classroom post. All opinions are my own. Many years ago, when my children were in elementary school, I was working on a project with...
View ArticleSilver Turtles, Kids in the Kitchen and a Lesson in Patience
My children are in their early teens and as part of their ‘summer chores’ I decided that they needed to learn how to cook. My daughter is very good in the kitchen, although she definitely prefers to...
View ArticleSkip the Cafeteria’s School Lunch and Start #LunchingAwesome with Applegate!
This school lunch post has been brought to you by TapInfluence and Applegate but all opinions expressed here are my own. My children have always hated the food offered through the school lunch program....
View Article8 Things We Need to Teach our Kids about Food
This post about things we need to teach our kids has been sponsored but all opinions expressed here are my own. Last week I took my children to the grocery store to shop for a church service project....
View Article5 Things Your Daughter Should Know About Her Period
I am sharing these things your daughter should know as part of a Playtex® Sport® sponsored campaign for Socialstars #PlaytexSportSquad. As a child, my daughter was obsessed with babies. She wanted to...
View ArticleGreen Mom Guilt: Perfect Dreams versus Stark Reality
From that first moment when you know for certain you are pregnant, you begin planning the details of how you will raise your child. Will you stay home with your new baby or put them in daycare and go...
View Article“Where Does Meat Come From?”: How to Answer Your Child’s Questions
When I tell people that my kids have been to a slaughter house they look at me like I’m insane. (It was empty except for a couple deer carcasses in the refrigerator and spotlessly clean….) However,...
View ArticleRaising Green Kids in a Not So Green World
Raising green kids isn’t an easy task in this throwaway, disposable society. As parents, we spend a lot of time teaching our children things we feel they will need to know when they get older. We...
View ArticleAdvice for My Teenage Daughter as She Begins High School
This post about advice for my teenage daughter has been sponsored by Ricola swiss herbs throat drops and Social Stars but all opinions are my own. #RicolaCrowd Last week, I attended my daughter’s...
View ArticleEco Friendly Children: They only learn what their parents teach them!
Eco friendly children are not born, they’re made. My husband and I are avid outdoor lovers and some of the best times we have had as a family have taken place in the woods. Hiking, camping, kayaking,...
View Article5 Awesome Reasons to Feed Organic Food to Teenagers
This post about organic food is sponsored by Annie’s Homegrown but all opinions expressed here are my own. Whenever I see commercials for organic food, there always seems to be babies in it. Or maybe...
View ArticleEnvironmental Projects for Kids Who Believe in Better
5.0 01 This post about environmental projects for kids is sponsored by Barbara’s. All opinions are my own. Green kids aren’t born, they are made. They are taught environmentally friendly habits by...
View ArticleHow to Tell if Your Child Needs Glasses
5.0 01 Does my child need glasses? Have you asked that question to your child’s pediatrician yet? How do you know if your baby needs glasses? Or what normal vision is for a 5 year old. These are...
View ArticleHow to Prepare For A Sick College Student
This post about how to prepare for a sick college student is compensated by Amwell via Momtrends. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author. They are not indicative of the opinions of...
View ArticleBuilding Healthy Relationships For Improved Mental Health
This post about building healthy relationships is made possible with support from the American Academy of Pediatrics through a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
View ArticleRaising Green Kids in a Not So Green World
Want to raise green kids? It’s not always easy. How do you raise an environmentally conscious child in today’s hectic world? From simple sustainability lessons to teach kids about nature, here are a...
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