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Question of the Week: What do you do for Valentine’s Day?
Whether it’s big or small taking some time to bring out a little extra lof this time of year builds relationships and creates lasting memories. And that’s what family is all about! Please share your answers to this week’s question in the comments.
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How Housework Can Build Relationships – Episode 12
The word “housework” is often corrected to “drudgery,” “whining,” and “necessary evil.” But housework can actually be a fun and meaningful relationship-building activity. Saren and April share practical and simple ideas for how we can get our children effectively and positively involved in keeping up our homes.
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Question of the Week: Kids and Housework
It’s important that our children help out around the house but it can be challenging to figure out just what children’s household responsibilies should look like and how to keep them motivated. Please share what works for you!
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Creating a Strong Family Identity – Episode 11
In this episode, April and Saren offer concrete ideas to help you decide together who you want to be as a family and come up with fun family mottos, mission statements, cheers, and/or songs to help you support that vision.
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Organizing Our Stuff – Episode 9
Feeling overwhelmed by the stuff in your home? In this episode, April and Saren offer practical tips for streamlining and organizing the toys, clothes, dishes and furnishings – with the help of the whole family. Join the conversation!
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Question of the Week: What would be your ideal family day?
What would you do if you could spend a whole day with your family doing whatever you want? Your ideas may be small or grand. The beauty of this question is there is no wrong answer. So what do you say? What would your family love to do together?
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Building Strong Relationships With Teenagers – Episode 8
Power of Moms Co-Founder, Saren, and her sister, Shawni, who runs the popular blog 71 Toes share what they’re learning about building and maintaining strong relationships with teenagers.
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A Letter to My Adult Children
As I dropped you off at the airport the other morning to return to college, I had a slight moment of panic. What if I haven’t taught you everything you need to know?
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Two Simple Ways to Nourish Family Life
How can we build relationships and memories when our family time is eaten up by media and extracurricular activities? Saren shares some simple and helpful practices that can make a real difference.
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Question of the Week: What’s a goal you’ve achieved?
The start of a new year for many of us means a time to set goals for improvement. Perhaps it’s decluttering our home. Maybe it’s starting a new allowance system for our children, or sticking to a budget ourselves. Of course there is always the popular goal of getting healthier in the coming year. All…
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Simple Everyday Traditions – Episode 7
Join Saren and April for a lively discussion about how we can create super-simple but very meaningful “rituals” with our families during our morning routines, after-school snack time, dinner time and tuck-in time.
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What’s your favorite holiday tradition – and why does it matter?
Traditions can be such a powerful part of this season! What is your favorite family tradition and why do you choose to carry it on? Check out some inital thoughts here and then share your answer in the comments.