Raising kind kids with parenting that empowers
Summertime has so much nostalgia associated with it. I want to say that it’s because everything was a little slower, there was less pressure, and the opportunities to go and do fun things were endless. It doesn’t take much to make meaningful memories when it’s full of vacations and big-over-the-top excursions. But how can we […]
Our family plays games on a regular basis. In fact… almost daily. But when the sun comes out and all the snow thaws, we take those games outside. I have these nostalgic memories of playing croquet in our backyard when I was just 4 and then as a teen literally carrying our pingpong table out […]
The first time I heard about cooperative board games, I wasn’t too enthusiastic. You see, both of my parents were physical education teachers… so the competitive spirit is alive and well in my soul. So why would I want to spend my time playing a game where there was no true winner? Or where I had […]
I have always enjoyed games and especially those that exercise my brain so it was exciting to be able to share one of my early favorite games in Sudoku. My almost six year old granddaughter quickly caught on to the concept and experienced great success. It was exciting to see her brain working as she […]
Sometime in 2017, our family started rapidly accumulating games. In fact, I may have declared that all toys should be banished from our house in favor of games (despite having a 1,3, and 5 year old). And family game night became almost a daily occurrence. Even simple games like Sleeping Queens could be complete in […]
This year I have spent all twelve months stocking our family’s entryway closet with board games and activities. In fact, we have more board games for kindergarteners in our house than we have broken crayons and spare socks combined… and that’s a lot. Too many days in the past our family was looking for a […]
