Games, toys, books, and more! Looking for fun, educational, engaging toys, books, and movies for your kids? The more I speak with parents (especially those who don’t homeschool), the more I am convinced that homeschool parents have found accesses to resources that offer great products for kids and families, no matter where your kids spend their days. [...]
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Spelling – perhaps one of the least favorite and most groaned about subject there is for children (and many adults). Between texting, email blasts, and spell-checkers, do we even need to stress about teaching our children to be proficient spellers? YES! (And I’m not just saying that because I have an English degree and come [...]
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When I watch Michael Jordan’s Maybe commercial something inside me stirs. Every time I hear this commercial’s message I am reminded about how rewarding hard work can be. I am not sure that anyone will ever sum up what it means to go for your dreams better than Nike did with this “Maybe” video. It [...]
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I was reading a fascinating article in Scientific American called, Inner Spark: Using Music To Study Creativity, that brought up a really interesting discovery. The article details Charles J. Limb, who is a hearing specialist at John Hopkins Medical Center, and his discovery of the different way the brain functions in people who are performing [...]
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In the above video, I review The Richest Man In Babylon, from a parenting perspective, and outline why I think this book has does a fantastic job of teaching a core concept that children are NOT currently learning about money. Children these days are NOT learning how to acquire assets that produce residual income. Instead [...]
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I wanted to share some thoughts I’ve been having since my wife and I have been showing you the video of our son riding a REAL bike, with no training wheels, at 2 years, 3 months of age. After our friends with toddlers get the balance bike we talk about in the video, a lot [...]
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