“No Nights (or Chapters) Off.” And Other Grown Up Lessons From Reading to My Kids Mark Cecil on What He’s Learned From the Toughest Audience There Is, Children By Mark Cecil March […]
Escape into Mysteries Always have a cozy paperback mystery on hand for those times when you want to set stress and worries aside by escaping into another world where the […]
Couples can have disagreements and still be on each other’s side. We’ve studied over 30,000 couples—here are 6 phrases you’ll hear in the most successful relationships. Published Jan 30, 2024 [...]
Wait Until 8th empowers parents to say yes to waiting for the smartphone “The Wait Until 8th pledge empowers parents to rally together to delay giving children a smartphone until […]
We, a local mom and I, were talking about the romance of camping out in the wilderness, which led to the concept of camping out with children. She shared her […]
Kindergarten, TK, Private School K or Preschool K, a Pod or Home School? It comes up every year as parents of children in the 4 -5 year old range weigh […]
by Local, Experienced, Camping Parents You have all the typical gear and are accustomed to roughing it, but this summer will be tent camping for the FIRST time as a […]
Little Free Pantries Little free pantries are growing in numbers in Santa Cruz County. Share or take! This list was compiled by an Aptos neighbor. Thank you Diana! PANTRIES ONLY […]
Thrift Stores Are you interested in a unique gift-giving approach? Discarded treasures can often be found in thrift stores. While you may not find a half million dollar diamond for […]
Which Smart Watch for Kids? Look up kids smart watches and the results can overwhelm you with choices –games, mp3 players, pedometers, cameras, alarm clock, sleep monitors– when all you [...]