Family Time: Simple Family Fun Activity Ideasfamily fun • family fun-traditions
With three quarters of my family suffering from “glued to an electronic device” syndrome, we've had to work hard to create regular family traditions that force us to put down the laptops and actually look each other in the eye. Simple Family Fun Activity Ideas
Education: A New Approach to Back-to-SchoolAre you in full blown back-to-school panic yet? Commercials for back-to-school stuff started around the 4th of July this year, meaning we got a whole extra month to start the full scale panic and buying frenzy that comes with the start of the new year. Last year, my daughter started…
Play: Playdates vs. “Can You Come Out To Play?”family fun • family fun-traditions
I’ve done my best this summer to provide fun activities for my daughter to enjoy every day. But the truth is this: I work from home. I work more than full-time; I’m often still working long after my daughter has gone to bed. I try very hard to take some…
Family Fun: Hiking is the Perfect Tradition for Our Familyfamily fun • family fun-traditions
In 1997, I was a in the mood for a change. I had been sober for a couple of years; I was just beginning to stop spending all my time working on staying sober and was ready to begin pursuing other family activities. But after years of hanging out…
Relationships: The Sandwich Generation ChallengeIn January of 2011, it looked like I was going to lose my mother. She was suffering from a rare kind of pneumonia, a type that comes on fast and made her incredibly ill. It took a bit of time for us to realize something was going on;…
