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Keeping the Peace During Playtime: How to Mediate Fights between Children

Does playtime sometimes feel like a war zone? Keep the peace during playtime with these mediation strategies. Playtime is a cherished part of childhood, a time for kids to explore, create, and most importantly, have fun. However, it’s not all sunshine and rainbows. Conflicts can arise, friendships can be tested, and arguments can erupt faster […]

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7 Ways to Be the Best Excuse Your Child Needs

3 Comments / Love Together, Play Together, Talk Together / By Shaelyn

Parents are often seen as the bad guys, so why not use this power for good? Get your child out of uncomfortable situations by becoming their best excuse. Parents wear many hats: nurse, chauffeur, chef, therapist, and sometimes, professional excuse maker. Yes, you read that right! Sometimes, the best thing parents can do for their

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Family playing sack race for backyard BBQ game.

5 Backyard BBQ Games: Bringing Fun To Your Summer Cookouts

7 Comments / Eat Together, Play Together / By Shaelyn

Family reunions, Fourth of July parties, and just plain ol’ summer cookouts, these five BBQ games are the best way for everyone to have fun. Summer is here, and that means it’s BBQ season! Nothing brings family and friends together quite like a good ol’ backyard cookout. While the grill sizzles and the lemonade flows,

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A child using a fake stethoscope on a woman’s back while playing pretend.

Learning through Pretend Play: The Educational Benefits of Imagination

7 Comments / Learn Together, Play Together, Read Together, Talk Together / By Shaelyn

While it may seem like mere fun and games, pretend play has the power to help kids develop key skills. Read along to find out how to turn imagination into learning. We all cherish those moments when our little ones immerse themselves in the magical world of pretend play. Whether they’re hosting a tea party

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A young child putting money into a piggy bank.

5 Fun Ways to Teach Kids Financial Literacy

8 Comments / Learn Together, Play Together / By Shaelyn

Teach kids financial literacy with these five fun activities! From savings jars to online games, make learning about money exciting and practical. Financial literacy is a crucial life skill that can set kids up for a successful future. But teaching children about money doesn’t have to be a boring lecture filled with complex jargon. In

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A mom and dad kissing their daughters' cheeks while sitting on a blanket in a park.

Who’s the Favorite Parent?: What It Means and How to Handle It

4 Comments / Love Together, Play Together, Talk Together / By Shaelyn

Before kids have a best friend, they have a favorite parent. And if that parent isn’t you, feelings can get hurt. Here’s how you can handle it. How many times have you been trying to do something with your child only for them to shout, “No, I only want Mommy!”? Or perhaps you’re a “I

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A dad and child playing with toy trucks and excavators outside.

8 Ways Kids Benefit from Playing with Dad

1 Comment / Love Together, Play Together / By Shaelyn

While playtime with Mom and friends are important, playing with Dad offers 8 unique benefits kids won’t get anywhere else. One of the best things about being a kid is getting to play every day, and it turns out that playing with parents is important to their development too. Playing with both parents and peers

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A mom and daughter talking together and making a heart out of their hands.

What to Do If Your Child Won’t Listen

2 Comments / Love Together, Play Together, Talk Together, Work Together / By Shaelyn

Imagine this: your hands are full and you need your child to open the door, but they won’t. Here’s what you can do to help them listen. Have you ever been busy working, cooking, or folding laundry, and when you ask your child to grab something for you, they won’t? There are plenty of reasons

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A family looking at a scrapbook together.

10 Steps to Creating Your First Scrapbook

4 Comments / Learn Together, Love Together, Play Together, Work Together / By Shaelyn

Scrapbooks are treasures pieced together with scraps of paper and memories. Create your first traditional scrapbook by following these ten easy steps. We have photos to keep our memories, and we have scrapbooks to keep our photos. Nowadays, it’s more common to see digital scrapbooks: social media posts, photo albums on our phones, and slideshows

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Don’t Laugh in the Library: 10 Must-Know Library Rules

Laugh Together, Learn Together, Play Together, Read Together / By Shaelyn

Forget “don’t laugh in the library.” Learn these ten library rules to help you and your kids have fun without upsetting the librarian. When you picture the library, do you see a stern-faced librarian telling you to hush? While libraries come with a lot of rules—some of them true, like “use inside voices,” and some

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