Before you wake up on Day 1 of summer in a cold sweat, check out these 4 questions to discuss as a family that will really help give structure to those long school-less days.
Thanks to Andrea Davis of “Better Screen Time” who told our podcast that the key to a successful summer is…
It’s just play, right?
“The first thing is for children to listen to what their body is telling them. That is so important because now you think of a teenager who is at a party who feels the pressure from a peer to have an experience that maybe they’re not ready for.
And if they can start to recognize in early childhood what that feels like, and how they get out of it, then they’re going to have that skill in adolescence and adulthood and all of the encounters we’re going to have as humans later in life,” says Sally Swaitek in Episode 5 of…
Date ideas are everywhere. But not all are created equal.
The classic dinner date is overrated. Plus, you always devolve into discussing the tee-ball schedule, your mother-in-law’s antics, and how your spouse didn’t put sunblock on the dog.
Scientists tell us “Play activates the reward centers of the brain, floods the rest of the brain with feel-good chemicals like dopamine and oxytocin and triggers the release of powerful neural growth factors that promote…
I am not by ANY means suggesting that you go white-knuckle, COVID-lockdown-style and just wake up on a Sunday with no plans and tell your screen fans to “go play.” That, my friends, is a recipe for a trainwreck crashing into a dumpster fire.
Start small.
You’re not doing this as punishment. You’re doing this for the benefits. And after a few weeks, I promise you’ll crave your Sundays.
Put these screen-free gifts on your list and be the best Easter Bunny ever!
Entertain kids in the car, on an airplane, during church, on a zoom call, at a restaurant, while you’re trying to shower…
What if they have gotten so used to watching fast-paced Youtube stunt shows that everything else on Planet Earth seems BORRRINNGGG?!
Start small.
Here are over 30 ideas of games a child can play by herself, games for groups, games with props, and games without. Plus lots of toy ideas as well.
Play doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive…
