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From infancy to the teen years, we share the best parenting tips and hacks, plus tons of kids activities for every age and stage.

What To Do When Your Teenager Refuses To Go To School | We often think of school anxiety and school refusal as childhood challenges, but the truth is that tweens and teens can and do go through these emotions too. Buying, conflict and rejection from peers, major life events, academic pressures, and lack of sleep are a few reasons your teen may suddenly be faking illnesses or flat our refusing to get up and go to school. Not sure how to cope? We've got you covered. Click for 9 tips to try!

What To Do When Your Teenager Refuses To Go To School

How to Give Positive Feedback to Kids: 7 Tips for Parents | Praise versus feedback. What's the difference? Click to find out! While it is human nature for parents to want to pile on the praise when interacting with their kids, kids need descriptive feedback to help them learn. Does that mean you need to stop praising them altogether. No! The trick is to find ways to provide positive praise and positive feedback to help kids develop a growth mindset. Click for our best tips and techniques!

How to Give Positive Feedback to Kids: 7 Tips for Parents

7 New Years Eve Party Ideas for Teens | The transition from kid to tween to teen can make celebrations like NYE a bit tricky -- they aren't into family activities anymore, but they aren't old enough to go out on their own. If you're looking for fun things to do with your teen and their friends to bring in the new year, this post has it all! We're sharing NYE party planning tips plus our favorite themes, games, and activities to make it a fun and safe night your teenagers will remember!

7 New Years Eve Party Ideas for Teens

7 Somatic Therapy Exercises For Kids Who Are Struggling | Somatic therapy offers so many benefits to kids and adults -- emotional regulation, increased self-esteem, reduced stress and anxiety, and better interpersonal relationships to name a few. But what is somatic therapy and how do you practice it at home? We share everything you need to know in this post, plus the best somatic therapy activities and tools for kids who are dealing with stress, trauma, and other big emotions.

7 Somatic Therapy Exercises For Kids Who Are Struggling

10 Winter Crafts for Kids in Elementary School | Looking for quick and easy crafts to make with your kids and/or students this winter? We've got you covered. Perfect for at-home boredom busters and classroom activities at school, these DIY ideas are easy to setup, (mostly) mess free, and oh-so-cute. From pinecone winter owls, to snowflake trees, to glittery icicles, to paper roll snowman creations, to fingerprint snow people and more, these winter activities will not disappoint!

10 Winter Crafts for Kids in Elementary School

8 Fun and Easy New Years Eve Party Ideas for Families | We all have our own family Christmas traditions, but what about NYE? While the night may look a different once kids enter the picture, there are tons of things you can do to make it special and memorable. Whether you keep it small or invite friends and family, you can go all in with a specific theme and special foods and activities, or you can keep it simple with a family game night. Click for our best tips and ideas to inspire you!

8 Fun and Easy New Years Eve Party Ideas for Families

14 Budget Friendly Holiday Activities for Families | The winter break can be joyous, relaxing, hectic, and boring all at once for families with young kids. If you celebrate Christmas, the days leading up to the arrival of Santa Claus are so exciting, and often filled with a bit of sadness that it has come to an end. If you are looking for fun and easy activities to enjoy as a family that are also cheap and cheery, we've got you covered with tons of indoor and outdoor winter activities.

14 Budget Friendly Holiday Activities for Families

14 Christmas Baking Ideas | The holiday season offers the perfect excuse to gather around the kitchen counter for some Christmas baking. In this post, we share our best tips for baking with kids, and we've rounded up the best Christmas treats the whole family will love. These recipes are simple, easy, and fun to decorate, and they taste good to boot! From sugar cookies, to holiday pretzels, to Santa hat cupcakes, to eggnog and ginberbread cookies, and more, there's a recipe here for everyone!

14 Christmas Baking Ideas the Whole Family Will Love

11 Easy Homemade Advent Calendars | Are you ready to count down the days until Christmas? Advent calendars have been a beloved Christmas tradition for centuries, and what better way to get you and your kids in the spirit than by making a DIY advent calendar? In this post, we share a list of tips and ideas to help you create your very own unique and memorable advent calendar with your kids or for someone special in your life like your BFF, boyfriend, or spouse.

Homemade Advent Calendars 101: 25 Tips and Ideas

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