Summer means backyard barbecues, swimming pools, ice cream, and Crocs. Many of the kids in my neighborhood wear uniforms to school. During the summer, they wear a uniform of a different sort – shorts, T-shirts and Crocs. Crocs are flexible foam shoes often sold in bright colors. The plastic clogs are riddled with air holes. [...]

Do you worry what to do with your healthy living routine when you go on vacation? I just returned from a 2 week summer holiday with my family. After eating whatever I wanted and not exercising for 2 weeks I probably shattered every health and fitness commandment. But you won’t see me doing the “cardio [...]

1. Working on Penmanship and Fine Motor Skills – Have them create a comic strip. Works on artistic creativity, humor, fine motor skills and writing skills. New technology does not always give kids the ability to practice their hand/eye coordination and writing skills, and activities like these can make a big difference and help them [...]

A few ideas for summer time fun! A great way to keep your kids entertained this summer is to have them start a lemonade stand! How exciting! Get a folding table out, or if you don’t have one, go to a local Lowes or Home Depot and buy one for $30. Then you’ll need two [...]

Do you remember summer vacation?  I’m not talking about the trip you took with the family last year.  I’m talking about that break from school you could look forward to every year from Kindergarten though high school.  Long days, the occasional family trip, and nearly absolute freedom.  It was incredible, right?  Give anything to have [...]

As school is starting and the house is without the noise of kids running around, I had the chance to reflect on the summer and what we did.  I never thought I would have the feelings I had when the kids left for school, but never the less I had them!  I’m not going to [...]

Bring on those lazy, hazy crazy days of summer. Those days of pretzels and beer. Or, in our household, an interminable season lacking the discipline and order that normally keeps our sanity intact from September to the end of the school year. Suddenly, in June, the kids are there at breakfast, and still there at [...]