How to Keep Kids Entertained on an Airplane

Top Tips for Entertaining Kids on an Airplane

When is the last time that you had little ones with you on an airplane?  It can be good…bad…or downright ugly, right?!  Today, I’d like to share my top tips for entertaining kids on an airplane.

First step – fill their backpacks!

It’s all about packing the right airplane tools in their backpack, so to speak.  If they are as comfortable as possible, they are more likely to be in a happy mood and entertained.  And that takes preparation!  Good to start a few days before your trip, so that you’re not scrambling the night before (when you’re already scrambling to pack the whole family to leave!).

Besides the activities, games and books you plan to pack your kiddo, make sure each kid backpack has…

Get To Know Your Teacher

gettoknowyourteacher

 

From the looks of it on Facebook, many of you already have kids back in school, or will have kids back in school in the next few weeks so I wanted to post my get to know your teacher questionnaire.

Every year I give these get to know your teacher questions to my child’s teacher to fill out and return to me.  It is so helpful to keep on file throughout the school year, especially come the holidays and teacher appreciation week.

For example, one year I learned my child’s teacher’s favorite school day snack was mixed nuts, so I would bring her a little baggie of trail mix on the days I was in the classroom to volunteer.

How to Have a Painless Back-to-School Transition

Summer to School Transition Tips for Kids

For a lot of families (including ours!) the transition from summer to the school year can be stressful.  But, it doesn’t have to be.

Local Orange County clinical psychologist, Dr. Jerry Weichman wrote a great article on summer to school transition tips for kids.

If you have anything that has worked in the past for your family, please share in the comments below. After all, we are all in this together!

Correcting Another Person’s Kid

Correcting Another Person's Kid

Today I want to open up dialogue for another touchy parenting topic: I want to know what you think about correcting another person’s kid…if that child is being mean or destructive.

Is it okay?  Does it cross an unspoken boundary among parents?  When is it okay or not okay?

This Bar Saves Lives

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This Bar Saves Lives

This Bar Saves Lives, the makers of 3 yummy non-GMO snack bars, just launched at Sprouts markets nationwide and I felt compelled to write about these bars after learning about their company with a cause.

Did you have any idea severe acute malnutrition claims the lives of upwards of 2.6 million children a year; or one child every 12 seconds? Did that just give you the chills?