The school year officially ends for us next Friday, but I know that a lot of my friends around the country are already enjoying summer break with their kids. The school year can be busy and not leave much time for free play when the kids are at home. I don’t know about you, but…
The Future is Bright
I love that @Allstate believes in youth empowerment. #ad Our youth don’t need to wait to “grow up” to make changes and have an influence on the world around them. They can start making a difference today. And so many of them already are. @soulpancake #GoodHeartsGoodHands
Keep Your Family Safe Online With Kaspersky
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Kaspersky Lab for IZEA Worldwide. All opinions are 100% mine. I run two online businesses and have three teenagers at home who do 90% of their studying and homework online. My 10th grade daughter recently moved to being homeschooled, which really means that she…
Random Acts of Kindness Day
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Pampers at Sam’s Club. The opinions and text are all mine. At the beginning of the year, we sat down as a family and talked about some of the things we would like to do in the coming year to make our own family…
Drug Facts – Know the Facts Because Hollywood Doesn’t
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of National Institute on Drug Abuse for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. Parenting teens is not for the faint of heart. Between school and personal schedules, the normal ups and downs of teenage emotions, and the ever-present culture of peer pressure, especially when it…
Care For Your School With Box Tops for Education
This is a sponsored post with compensation received from General Mills. As always, all opinions are my own. Mom confession time: I am the mom who will dig through the recycling bin to snip off any Box Tops for Education that my family has missed. I’ve even been known to sneak a few Box Tops…
How To Teach Your Child To NOT Be a Bully
We partnered with JIMMY Patterson Books to share this post and giveaway! All thoughts and opinions in this post are my own. #PottymouthandStoopid It’s an awful feeling when, as a parent, you find out that your child has been the victim of bullying. I know that feeling all too well. It’s equally awful to find…
How to Stay Connected as a Family: Tips for Families with Active Kids
Many thanks to Fruit Shoot® for sponsoring today’s story and for reminding me to look at all of the amazing things about being a mom of teenagers. All thoughts are my own. I’ve got four very active teens between the ages of 12 and 17 (plus one older daughter no longer a teen). They’re all involved…
Prom and Graduation Season: Communication is Key
This is a sponsored blog post and I was compensated by Anheuser-Busch to be part of the Family Talk About Drinking Program. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Recently, my husband and I celebrated our 22nd wedding anniversary. Our oldest daughter celebrated her first anniversary the week before. We have one daughter graduating from…
3 Things to Teach Your Daughter About Skin Care
This post was sponsored by Johnson & Johnson and I received complimentary products to facilitate my post. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commissions (FTC) guidelines concerning the use of endorsements and testimonials in advertising. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I hate to admit it, but I wasn’t always…
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