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How to Teach Tolerance to Kids and Why Diversity Matters

We are a bi-racial family. And though we have yet to really explore all parts of Squeaker’s ethnic background; we have plans to do so soon. We’ve briefly explored her Polish heritage with a mini tot school unit on Poland. And I have a lot of plans for a toddler/preschool world culture unit. It’s one of my favorite things to learn about and I think she’ll really enjoy it too. Tolerance and acceptance are two things that I think are crucial in today’s society. It’s a core part of my quest when it comes to raising kids with character and today I want to talk about how to teach tolerance and acceptance to kids. And equally as important, why diversity matters and why we should…

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4 Easy Tips to Guide Meal Planning and a Free Weekly Menu Printable

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Have you ever thought about meal planning? I know, it may seem like additional work but it could be a great time saver for you. Here’s why. With meal planning, you can plan your grocery list. You may save money when you meal plan because you aren’t buying things you don’t need. And it’s a great answer to the, “what are we eating tonight” question. You can easily refer to your weekly meal plan and to help you with that, I’m including a weekly menu printable. I also want to share 4 easy tips to guide meal planning for busy moms who are trying to get fit. Even if you aren’t in that category, I hope that these tips are helpful! Meal planning, as a…

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Must Have Gardening Tools for the Beginning Gardener

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The quest to begin a food garden at home began two years ago for us. While our first garden wasn’t a huge success, we did see an improvement last year. I’m hoping that this will continue to be an upward trend. And in the meantime, I am happy to share what I learn along the way. Keep in mind, I am not a gardening expert by any stretch. Just sharing gardening tips for beginners that have helped me or that I have put into practice. Today, I want to talk about my must have gardening tools for the beginning gardener. This post contains affiliate links and while you are under no obligation to use them, by purchasing something through my affiliate link you are supporting…

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6 Ways for Step Parents to Connect with Their Step Children

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While we are not married (yet), we have been a blended family now for almost four years. Does this make me an expert in blended family parenting? Of course not. What it means, from my perspective, is that we’ve gone through the trial and error of making a blended family work. It’s not perfect, but it works for us. There’s always room for improvement but we’ve also come a long way. Here are six easy ways for step parents to connect with their step children in a natural way. For us, it all started with creating blended family rules. We also acknowledged that these rules would change over time. It’s also helped that all of the adults have remained as such and treated each other…

Family Friendly Holidays

Gluten Free Hanukkah Recipes

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I want Squeaker to know about other cultures and religions aside from her own. Now, while her ethnic background is quite diverse (she’s Japanese, Filipino, Polish.. and a host of additional European background) and I have some idea of how to introduce those cultures (like with our mini tot school Poland unit); religion is another issue. I am raising her as a Christian because that’s what we are. However, I also want her to be aware of other religions and as a Christian, I think that learning about Judaism will go a long way. While we won’t celebrate all of the Jewish holy days, we will definitely study them and celebrate them a little bit. We’ll probably start with Hanukkah because it’s close enough to…

Gift Guides and Gift Ideas

Informative, Insightful, and Thoughtful Book Gift Ideas for Introverts

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If I told you that, according to the Briggs Meyer personality type that I’m an INFJ, what would you say? I’ve taken other tests that are similar to the Briggs Meyer but no matter what? My beginning letter is always an I. Yes, I am an introvert. Or at least have more introvert tendencies than I do extrovert. Maybe that’s why this particular career path has worked out for me. If you are also an introvert, or have an introvert in your life, here are a few informative, insightful, and thoughtful book gift ideas for introverts. Honestly, I think coloring books would make for an ideal gift as well. But, as an introvert and in general, one of my favorite past times is reading. I…