Inside: Family goal-setting doesn’t have to be formal or weird. Here are the best steps for how to set family goals and make it fun for everyone, plus the “gotchas” to avoid. One night a while back, my husband and I collapsed on the couch after wrangling our three kids to bed. We passed a…
Inside: Play one of these quick family bonding games for an emergency dose of connection. You’ll reset the collective mood and immediately reconnect as a family. One night not long ago, we had the triple threat – three simultaneous emotional breakdowns from three of our kids: One girl had a bruised heart because of less-than-kind…
Inside: The best YouTube videos for kids teach important life lessons without being preachy. Forget Peppa Pig and load up these instead. When it comes to videos for kids, YouTube is full of junk – some of them more disturbing than others. To wade through it all, my personal guideline for what I’ll let my…
Inside: The problem with most dinnertime conversation starters for kids? The questions are boring, loaded, or get you one-word answers. This is the solution. Every night, my husband spends about an hour (or more) prepping dinner for our family of five. And I mean real cooking with veggie-chopping and meat-thawing and actual recipes, not my…
Inside: This simple trick is the best way to start your after school routine with kids. When my family comes together on weekday evenings, we’re already exhausted from a full day of school, work, or wrangling little ones who turn everything into a power struggle. But we still have a long road ahead until we…
Inside: Boys never stop moving. They eat constantly. They love fart jokes. Moms of boys know all this. But here’s what you may not realize. Full disclosure: I’m a mom of three girls. No boys. And so my perspective of what it’s like to be a “boy mom” comes from listening to my friends who…