It’s the most wonderful, magical, and stressful time of the year. How do we know? Because we’re giving you our 2022 gift guide way, way early…
How do we figure out what gifts we like? We narrow it down to a few things:
So without further ado, here is the first of our FIVE gift guides for 2022.
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As of 10/23/22: 191 Hours, 50 minutes
Monthly average: 26 Hours, 15 minutes
My family started our #1000hoursoutside challenge at the end of April. At the time, our girls were just out of pre-school for the summer.
Six months later, we are in Pre-K at our bigger elementary school with set start and dismissal times. Our weekly hours took a huge cut because TBH, there are only so many hours in a day. Which brings me to a close reading of what this challenge actually entails.
Continue readingI would say that we’re basic witches when it comes to Fall, but we just really like Halloween. Unfortunately, it’s also when we are the busiest. So here is a recap of our September/October loves so far.
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So in case you haven’t noticed, this blog is run by two Millennial moms and we lean into it hard. For this Child(ish) Read, I chose this book because I wanted to learn more about Millennial thinking and sociology; specifically about the reasons we are the way we are and how this directly affects how we parent.
But You’re Still So Young: How Thirtysomethings Are Redefining Adulthood
by Kayleen Schaefer
I’ve attempted to read at least three different titles about kids and executive brain function. They all have very snappy claims, from “Skills Every Kid Must Learn” to “How to Raise Successful Kids” to “Understanding the Kid Brain”. Yes, these are total clickbait headlines.
Of course, as a parent, you want to be able to teach your kids the secrets to adulting early. But it’s not like you can just hack their brain function. Executive function skills include: Focus and self-control, communication, planning, self-regulation, self-direction and motivation, collaboration, problem-solving, adjusting to social situations, etc. A lot of these we didn’t actively learn until we had to take a study skills class.
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Child(ish) Advice 