Working and raising a child on your own typically consumes all of your time. With having so much to take care of, it can seem like days are never long enough to get everything done. Having been a single parent to J for over 10 years, I had to learn to manage my time if I wanted to get things done in an effective and efficient way.
Summer is a fun time for kids. School is out, the days are longer and they get more time with their friends. It can also be a time for boredom to set in as their routine is turned upside down. One way many of us parents cope with this is by sending our kids to summer camp. It’s a great way to keep them entertained, give them new experiences, and help them to learn new things.
The following is a sponsored post for Wendy’s Bloggers on behalf of The Ucan Group. All materials were supplied to me for the 10 Minutes A Day Will Get Your Child Reading Before First Grade post.
Kindergarten is the new First Grade!
While I didn’t quite push for Em to start reading too early, I’d like to try to get Anabelle on track for Kindergarten next year.
What is one thing that your family does weekly, together? Ours hosts a game night on Thursday! It’s a tradition we’ve carried on since Jason was tween. The girls love when it’s their turn to pick out a board game for game night. Little do they know that after they head off to bed, it’s the tweens and young adults turn. And then there’s Mama’s Night In aka adult-only board game night.
This post is sponsored by the Center for Parent and Teen Communication. All opinions (and memories!) of My Shining Star – Then, Now and Always! are my own.
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I’ll never forget the first time you picked up a baseball bat, you were 3, they were teenagers. You walked right up to them in the middle of their pick up game and asked if you could play. Your confidence was ten times bigger than you were and you showed it.
