3 Fun and Easy Piggy Bank Ideas for Kids

3 Fun and Easy Piggy Bank Ideas for Kids

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In our Raising Money Savvy Kids series, we talked a little bit about how to teach kids to save money. This is a good skill to have and certainly one that I could use a little help with too. Not that I don’t save money, I do. Just that I could be doing better with it or putting it towards something practical like a retirement fund. I also want to set up a special needs trust fund for Sweet B. But how can we teach kids to save money? Money may be given as a gift for a birthday, holiday, or other special occasion. Maybe your child receives an allowance or they could be old enough to have their first job. For older kids, you…

The 4 Best Types of Toys to Develop Language

The 4 Best Types of Toys to Develop Language

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Speech is one of the most important milestones in a child’s life. This is because the bulk of speech that children develop during their first 3 years of life greatly influences their social, emotional, and cognitive development, and also largely impacts later performance in school and critical thinking skills. For this reason, speech-language pathologists encourage parents to expose their kids to as much words as possible and encourage talking during this critical first 3 years in order to instill a rich vocabulary in their child. One good way of going about that is by investing in the following language teaching baby toys. This post contains affiliate links and while you are under no obligation to use them, by purchasing something through my affiliate link you…

How to Help Your Child with Homework

How to Help Your Child with Homework

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When you were younger, did your parents help you with your homework? For the most part, I did my homework independently. But if I really needed some guidance, I knew that I could ask my mom. And while homework may not have been my favorite part about school, I also knew that it had to be done. Even if it meant doing it the morning it was due. Now it seems that children have homework at younger ages. I’m not sure why this is being done and I can’t say that I agree with it at all. But if your child is struggling with their homework, here’s how to help them without doing all of the work yourself. Every child deserves a parent who is…

How to Keep Your Bathroom Stocked and Stacked

How to Keep Your Bathroom Stocked and Stacked

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The post is brought to you by Activate by Bloglovin and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. Powered By: Okay moms, let’s be real for a second- what are five things that you can never have enough of? For us, with a toddler and teenagers, it’s this: coffee wipes milk soap toilet paper While you may not consider these essentials in your home; for us they definitely are. We always make sure to have these items stocked. This is especially true during the school year when life tends to get busier and we don’t always have time to make frequent trips to the grocery store. It’s during this time of the year that I start to turn to the convenience of online shopping- and…

Does Your Child Really Need to Attend an Afterschool Program?

Does Your Child Really Need to Attend an Afterschool Program?

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As parents, we want to do what’s best for our children. This stretches across all aspects and areas of life but perhaps none quite as important as school. Whether our children attend a public or private school, or if they’re homeschooled; education matters. With the decision of where to send them, or to keep them at home, may also come the decision of whether or not to enroll them in an afterschool program. For Sweet B, at least for the time being, we’re developing an afterschool at home program to make connections between home and school. It’s loosely based on her IEP goals but also has plenty of flexibility for working on life skills. But is an afterschool program really necessary for all children? Let’s…

How to Save Money on Household Essentials

How to Save Money on Household Essentials

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Does it feel like, no matter how accurate you think your family budget is, that you just don’t have enough? Do you feel like you’re constantly living paycheck to paycheck? I understand how you feel. Though we do manage just fine and make ends meet, there were times that I just had to wonder how we were going to get through the month. Of course, the priority was making sure that the kids had enough to eat and that we had other household essentials taken care of. It’s a stressful way of life but one that many of us are used to. But what can we do about it? Sure, we can make a budget and then hope that everything works itself out. We could…