I am a huge proponent of having kids help around the house. My husband and I both work full time and need all the help we can get. I don’t make my kids responsible for what parents should be doing, but feel that since we all live in our house…
I used to think I didn’t spend quality time with my kids because I am out of the house for most of the day, but what I’ve come to realize is that I actually do spend a lot of time with them. It’s just not always in the usual traditional…
As working parents, DH and I wondered how our kids would ever learn how to bike ride and swim. These were things that I learned to do after camp hours while my mother took us swimming and let us play outside. Since we’re not home until 6:30pm-7pm, my kids have…
I work so hard so my kids can have awesome stuff and what do I get? Not one word of thanks. That’s ok though, I was the same way growing up. I didn’t notice how hard my parents worked so we could have the things that I completely took for…
Towards the end of the summer I was getting aggravated. I felt nothing was going my way and that my kids weren’t behaving as well as I thought they could. I wanted to instill a positive attitude and good habits into their lives, but wasn’t sure how to go about…
Ahhh, winter Shabboses. They’re back! Every Friday night, after dinner we have family game night. I didn’t even realize this until my kids pointed it out… they were so excited for Shabbos to start early! The last time I made a list like this, my kids were much younger and…
During winter break last year I was at a loss of what to do with my kids. We were in the process of moving and the ground was covered in snow. So, I spent one day taking my older boys to the library. It was free and since it was…
