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How to Create a Mental Health Friendly Home

Creating a friendly mental health environment for your children is part of the foundation of having a healthy and positive relationship with you and your child. With the state of the world today, it is essential that children have a

Sabira Rahman January 22, 2021 Article Archives, Family, Parenting Read more

Tips for an Enjoyable Family Game Night

Having a peaceful and fun Family Game Night can feel a bit unattainable or abstract to the modern parent. In this article by What Do We Do All Day there are seven simple tips, plus links to 30+ family-friendly game

Sabira Rahman January 22, 2021 Article Archives, Children, Family, Friday Fun Read more

Helping Kids Understand the Riots at the Capitol

We’re all shaken by the events that took place in Washington, DC last week and it may seem like you need to jump in and address things right away, but pausing to work through your own feelings before talking to kids about

Sabira Rahman January 15, 2021 Article Archives, Children, Family Read more

50 Ways to Get Through Coronavirus Cabin Fever

If you think you’ve run out of ideas to have fun and keep everyone busy while staying home, here are more ideas to try! These easy activities are perfect for keeping cabin fever at bay. Write each one on a small

Sabira Rahman January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 Article Archives, Children, Family, Friday Fun Read more

Does your Child have Seasonal Affective Disorder?

It’s no surprise that lots of children and teenagers are having a tough time coping with this uniquely challenging winter. Short tempers, bad moods, low energy — parents are seeing it all, even from kids who are ordinarily cheerful. If

Sabira Rahman January 8, 2021 Article Archives, Family, Parenting Read more

10 Types of Journaling to try this Year

Journaling is a great tool to help manage your emotions. Whether you’re dealing with stress, anxiety, or just want to write down all the good in your life, journaling is for you. Oftentimes people get excited about journaling but then

Sabira Rahman January 8, 2021 Article Archives, Family, Friday Fun, Mental Health Read more

Here’s a list of Indoor and Outdoor Snow Day Activities

What are some fun things to do on a snow day? Snow day activities for kids need to include ideas to burn off energy indoors, quiet time to give parents a break, a few outdoor activities just in case the

Nusayba Siddiqi December 18, 2020 Article Archives, Children, Family, Friday Fun, Parenting, Youth Read more

5 Ways to start a new hobby at home

It’s hard to focus on much right now. But taking up a new hobby (or dusting off an old one) might be just the thing to give your brain a break from the worry spiral, even if only for short stretches at a time.

Nusayba Siddiqi December 11, 2020 Article Archives, Family, Friday Fun, Mental Health Read more

Here’s a Giant List of Indoor Activities to Keep Your Kids Busy this Weekend!

Here is a giant list of indoor activities and projects for kids! Nearly all are free or super-cheap, can be easily set-up (a few are more complicated) and many, depending on the age of your child, do not necessarily require

Nusayba Siddiqi December 4, 2020 Article Archives, Children, Family, Friday Fun, Parenting, Youth Read more

Ever thought of learning a new language?

What we most enjoy about the times we live in, are the endless opportunities for free education. If you are one of those people, who are interested in foreign languages, and do not need a teacher’s constant mentoring, or if

Nusayba Siddiqi November 13, 2020 Article Archives, Family, Friday Fun, Youth Read more
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