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Teaching our children how to manage money is not an easy task. To a kid, cash is limitless. Just go to an ATM and pull some bills out, right? Leading by example is one great way to teach our children financial responsibility, but what if they could take action themselves? Even better! Kidworth.com is a free service for parents that helps teach children money management. This tool is perfect for families who want to teach their kids of all ages financial goal setting, savings and…
Oldie, but goodie from 2008: No, we don’t celebrate Santa. Yes, we do celebrate Christmas. Do we care if you celebrate Santa? Nope. Do you care if we choose not to? Yes. Of course, I am generalizing when I say “you”. I’m sure many of “you” have no problem with our decision, and maybe even practice it yourself. I just haven’t met you yet. I am generalizing because MOST of the reactions I get from strangers, friends, and some family members are of shock and…
I am all about celebrating each season as it comes upon us, and fall is no different. When we moved here, 3 years ago, we started a tradition of going to our local apple orchard and picking apples. This is something my children and I look forward to every year. Our local orchard is run by a husband and wife, their 2 boys and dog. They also have a big swing set play place for the kids, a cider press, and a pumpkin patch where…
guest post by Kasandria Reasoner I have been to Disney World a whopping 7 times in the past five years. Yep, I’m a Disney nut. The main question anyone asks me is: “How can you afford to go?” My answer is PLANNING! There are SO many Ways To Save on a Disney World Family Vacation even in today’s economy. You just have to do your research! One website I always check is: http://www.mousesavers.com/ Like right now you could get the buy 4, get 7 or…
Just as we need to fill our gas tanks often we need to fill our love tanks often as well. I first heard of this analogy in the book The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman. I absolutely love this analogy, it is simple and makes so much sense! Let me share with you and example. Last week my son was giving me a hard time the whole day, I was super exasperated with him and quickly started hating that is was Summer break. Lo…
While chatting with a friend yesterday, I found out that she had left her 9 year-old home alone while the rest of the family went out to eat. I was very shocked to hear this as this seems very young to me, but she felt peace about it. She told me that she trusted him and didn’t worry about it at all. I then started wondering if I were an overprotective mother, because I was baffled. However, I did grow up home alone at an…
I know, I know, this issue is so played out, but I couldn’t help myself. I originally brought this up in our forum, but wanted to move it into a blog post as well. I know some of you are still frightened by the forum. It’s okay. The forum is your friend. Here is what I said, with some included follow-ups: Spanking has been on my mind since watching a Dr. Phil episode yesterday. According to the statistics given by Babycenter.com, 50% of parents spank.…
Amy Bellgardt is a wife and mom of two boys, as well as founder and lead blogger at Mom Spark. Amy also manages Mom Spark Media, a social media and marketing firm.
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