I have been thinking about families and how the last year has changed the way many families spend time together. While the last year has presented many challenges, there has also been great opportunity to lead a slower-paced lifestyle for both children and adults. Thoughts have focused on how we generate strong relationships, create positive …
Like most things since March 2020, Christmas is a little bit different this year. There are fewer holiday-themed events and parties happening around town. Visits to see Santa are socially distanced. Many church services are still online. The usual hustle and bustle of the holiday season is much slower paced this year. Although the real …
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Technology is a great addition to many parts of our lives. Think of the advancements that we have made in so many areas, from medicine, to education, to business. In fact, I would not be writing this blog without technology. But sometimes we get a little too caught up in all the devices and screens …
We have been talking a lot about school in recent blogs, for good reason. During this 2020 calendar year, a large majority of school districts have had a grand total of ten weeks of in-person instruction. Those occurred between the holiday break and the Covid-19 shelter-in-place orders in mid-March. It has been six and a …
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Reduce School-Related Stress For Children Back to school can be a time of stress and anxiety in a normal school year. It’s so important to reduce school-related stress for children which can set the tone for the entire school year. There are new teachers, new classmates, new subjects to master, new classroom rules and …
Virtual Homeschool Summit Helping Parents It is hard to that we are about a month away from back to school for children here in the Midwest. This has been a peculiar year for so many of us, yet time keeps marching on. The upcoming Virtual Homeschool Summit is so helpful for many parents. These …
Welcome to the first post of the Grandma’s Magic Pillows blog! With the world going through a global pandemic and our daily lives much different than we ever imagined, I felt the desire to start a blog in which we can connect and talk about some of the issues you are facing as parents. Parents …
