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Parenting Styles: My Biggest Mistake with Family Game Night

July 9 by Lara Lillibridge

I was pretty excited when my eldest was old enough to play Candyland and Chutes and Ladders. I’d been waiting for years and years to reach board game age. Unfortunately, the two-and-a-half-year age gap between my kids meant that my youngest wasn’t ready—not by a long shot. Neither was he interested in leaving us alone to play a board game without his “help.” If you have a toddler, you know just how helpful they can be.  I came up with “baby rules,” which meant that the baby got to do … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting, Uncategorized Tagged With: family game night, game night, games for kids, parenting styles

4 Simple Summer Routines for Beating the Summer Slide

June 6 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

It's only a few weeks until the last day of school for us and I know summer vacation has already started for many of you! To help you prepare for a wonderful summer filled with lots of relaxing, playing, connecting, and - yes - even learning, I've asked my good friend Mariah of Playful Learning to stop by and share her tips. To say Mariah is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to education, is an understatement. She has 20 years of experience working in the field of education and a Master of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Creating & Engaging, Educational Activities, Parenting Tagged With: activities for beating the summer slide, learning activities for kids, summer learning activities, summer learning ideas

Exclusive Excerpt: Mama, Mama, Only Mama!

April 16 by Lara Lillibridge

Mama, Mama, Only Mama: An Irreverent Guide for the Newly Single Parent—From Divorce and Dating to Cooking and Crafting, All While Raising the Kids and Maintaining Your Own Sanity (Sort Of) Negotiating with Spiders An excerpt from Mama, Mama, Only Mama I had never lived completely on my own before, without a boyfriend, husband, or roommate. Yes, technically I wasn’t “alone,” as someone pointed out once—I had the children five days a week, but toddlers are more like badly behaved pets … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting

Parenting Styles: 5 Words for When Your Child Struggles Academically

April 4 by Lara Lillibridge

My kid recently bombed a Big and Important Test. It happens to all of us at some point. I certainly bombed a test or two in my day. OK, let’s be honest, I’ve bombed plenty of tests—and not just the written kind.   I’ve gotten Fs—note the plural. I’ve been fired from a job. Backed my car into more than one inanimate object. Been divorced not once but twice.  My life is salted with screw ups of various gradations.  I generally don’t need someone to help me feel bad … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting, Uncategorized Tagged With: academic struggles, poor testing

The Complete Guide to Homemade Baby Food

March 11 by Kaley

The complete guide to homemade baby food - it is easier than you think!

Do you guys make your own baby food? It's something I always wanted to do but never quite got my system down in time. Our contributor, Kaley, though? She absolutely knows here stuff. She walks you through every step and points out the exact tools you'll need to get the job done quickly and easily. She makes it look so easy I'm going to give it a go and serve it up to my kids in reusable pouches like these as a nutritious snack! Oh, and P.S., be sure you check out all of Kaley's brilliant … [Read more...]

Filed Under: In the Kitchen, Kaley, Parenting Tagged With: baby food, Baby food recipes, DIY baby food, healthy baby food, homemade baby food, how to make baby food

The Ultimate Guide on How to Fly with Toddlers When They Outnumber You

December 22 by Lara Lillibridge

  Traveling with young children this holiday? We know it can be daunting but don't worry! We've totally got your back...   The Prime Directive: Realize it is you against them, and you’re outnumbered. Like in any hostage situation, appeasement is your best option. Remember, it’s just one day. It does not define your parenthood. Forget about eating vegetables or avoiding materialism or any other things that parents love and children hate. The goal is to keep them gruntled … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Family Travel, flying with kids, flying with toddlers, holiday travel, preschoolers, traveling with kids, traveling with toddlers

Parenting Styles: 7 Tips to on How to Really Talk to Your Kids About Gender Equality

October 17 by Lara Lillibridge

Wow, it's been a rough few months and, if you're like me, current events have brought up a lot of questions on how to talk to my kids about all kinds of stuff. Today, our contributor, Lara, is here sharing her thoughts on how to address the topic of gender equality. I feel teaching gender equality is essential, even though (and maybe especially because) I have boys, not girls. Yet, I’m historically awkward when it comes to large and important discussions on character development. However, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting, Uncategorized Tagged With: gender equality, parenting styles, raising girls

Parenting Styles: Remember the Best in Your Child and See It In Your Teen

October 8 by Kristin

This post is sponsored by the Center for Parent and Teen Communication.  All opinions (and memories!) are my own. Then The thing I remember most about Jake's birth was how scared I felt bringing him home from the hospital.  There's no guide book for being a parent. I wonder if first born babies sense the way new parents approach every task with uncertainty. The good news is that babies are resilient. They forgive us for putting the diaper on wrong or being a little too over protective … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: parenting, parenting styles, parenting teens, talking to teens

7 Things Your Kids Say You’re Getting Wrong About YouTube

September 25 by Lara Lillibridge

My kids rarely watch TV. They get their entertainment from YouTube, and they aren’t the only ones. Dubbed The YouTube Generation, one estimate puts them in league with over one hundred trillion other young people who feel the same way. On a family trip to Cedar Point Amusement Park this summer, the park broadcasted YouTube compilations to entertain people who were waiting in line for rides.  This was my view of YouTube—funny fail videos and cat compilations. I was wrong.   #1 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: kids on youtube, parenting with youtube, youtube for kids, youtube for parents, youtube parenting tips

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