Parenting

Parenting tips , ideas & funny stories from our parenthood adventure!

Promoting Literacy in Children: How to Encourage Your Children to Read More Books & Love Reading!

Note from Chip: We, as most parents, want our children to be enthusiastic readers at a young age – because we believe there to be SO MANY benefits that follow from kids being strong readers. In one of our earlier…

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Melani
February 29, 2020
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4 Dimensional (4-D) Storytelling!

4 Dimensional Story Telling - Making storytelling more fun and interesting for kids. Using common household items and foods to enhance the story experience for kids!

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Chip
June 19, 2019

Diaper Changing Avoidance Strategies for New Dads!

I, as many fathers, have a deep seated, instinctual aversion to dirty diapers. Over the course of raising our three older children (Gracie, Dominick & Annie) - I had to use a lot of imagination and it took a considerable amount of time & energy to develop strategies and skills necessary to avoid changing their dirty diapers. Here they are - you're welcome!

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Chip
March 16, 2019
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Balancing Act: How to encourage your child to be technologically proficient while limiting their screen time

We want our children to be proficient at using technology, because it is a powerful tool that they must be able to use effectively in today’s society and economy. However, at the same time, we are wary of many…

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Chip
February 24, 2019

Reading to Earn – 8 Benefits of Children Reading Books & Why We PAY them to Read

A lot of parents have questions, like us, whether it is appropriate to pay your kids to read books. We have thought about it long and hard and researched the benefits of kids reading at an early age. Here we outline 8 compelling benefits to encouraging your child to read at an early age and why we have chosen to PAY our kids to read books!

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Chip
February 8, 2019