Summer is a great time for children. School is out for most of them and it’s time to play. Running, climbing, building sand castles, swimming… Sweating, sunburns, complaining. It’s not easy keeping the kids busy all summer long, especially on those miserably hot days when no one wants to...
How difficult is it for you to get your family out and doing things during the summer? It’s just so hot out! You have to worry about sunburn or even heatstroke if the day is hot enough. That’s why I’m so fond of summer night activities. Summer is a great...
As parents, it’s tempting to give our kids the best of everything. There are so many activities you can sign your kids up for, sports, academics, and all kinds of interests. It’s nice when you can give your kids the things you wish you had when you were a...
I’ve always tried to put limits on how many activities my kids sign up for at one time. Too many activities means too little time for other things. Too much running around for the parents too, potentially. But what if your child really, really wants to do more than...
It’s summer. Time to sign the kids up for a bunch of activities so that they won’t get bored, right? Maybe. To an extent, perhaps. Or maybe it’s better to give them some time to be kids. For having fun on their own terms. And yes, to be bored....