Falling in Love with your Family by Alison In a Nutshell: Make a thrifty family instrument for $6.04! Do you want to add a little pizzazz to your summer…and give your kids a brain boost at the same time? Add some music! Music can have many functions in families. You can use music to cue […]
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Falling in Love with Your Family by Alison The 4th of July isn’t usually a time for gifts, but I wanted to share a project that is close to my heart. I co-wrote the song Home of the Brave with my wonderful sister, Amy, and the amazing country artist Eric Dodge. We wanted to write
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Falling in Love with your Family by Alison In a Nutshell: Help kids use their words by giving them an emotional vocabulary. I am a bit of a poetry freak, so I was happy to find two sets of magnetic poetry kits at a yard sale. They are tiny magnets covered with random words that
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Falling in Love with your Family by Alison In a Nutshell: American kids spend more time consuming media than doing anything else! Here are some suggestions to take back your family. Renowned child psychologist Jean Piaget recognized the intellectual value of a child’s exploration of his world. He famously said, “Play is a child’s work.”
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Falling in Love with your Family by Alison In a Nutshell: Want more help around with work at home? Do away with Maternal Gatekeeping! An old Doonesbury comic shows a husband coming into the bathroom where his wife is giving their child a bath: Hubby: Hi! Can I help? Wife: “Help” implies that caring for
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Falling in Love with your Family by Alison In a Nutshell: How to survive the Return of the Little People? Let them work, have a schedule, plan something fun every day, let them be bored, and focus your parenting. Some of us are still reeling from new summer schedules and the return of the little
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Falling in Love with your family by Alison In a Nutshell: Sometimes the best parenting plan is to plan to ignore inappropriate behavior. Confession time…I am a card-carrying Over Parenter. I tend to step in too quickly when my kids disagree, and make molehills into mountains. But I’m trying. My kids may say otherwise, but
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Falling in Love with your Family by Alison In a Nutshell: Sometimes all it takes is a small change to make a big difference! Rewind to last Sunday. My three-year-old was sitting in time-out for the fourth time that day. I was sick with a really nasty cold, my hubby was out of town, and
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