School is out for the summer and already I’ve heard my kids say “I’m bored” more than I want to. While many of us enjoy the break from homework over the summer, it’s important for young children to continue to practice math, reading, and spelling skills over the break. If they do not practice the...
Author: Nadia Policard (Nadia Policard)
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A Letter To My Son
Today I am sharing an entry from my baby journal in support of Johnson’s Baby Cares, Save the Children, and new mom Hilary Duff’s newest initiative. They have joined forces to make sure families who are experiencing difficult times, both in the U.S. and around the world, get the baby care resources they need. Each year, more...
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How [NOT] To Raise a Tween Part II: When Your Kid Says He Hates You
There are days when I throw my hands up in the air and decide that it’s time to quit my side gig and day job to instead focus on trying to become a better mom. Then there are days when I give up and say I just suck as a mom because I just can’t figure...
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Easy Pizza Subs
My kids loooveee homemade pizza and pizza subs with meatballs. Homemade pizza is fun to make and you can incorporate healthy options that kids are more likely to eat because they made it. I like making pizza subs when I have hoagie rolls that’s getting ready to go stale. With a whole pack of hoagie rolls...
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Caution: Getting Old Causes Injuries
I never thought I would actually begin to feel old but this week, life seems to have started to play an evil trick on me. In just a few days, I’ll be turning, ahem, 25. That big birthday kind of crept up on me because for years I was telling people the wrong age. In...
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Easy & Delicious Meat Empanadas
A few weeks ago, I posted some pictures of empanadas that I had made. After getting several requests for the recipe, I thought I would share it here. Today is Super Bowl Sunday and I am making about 30 of these to feed the small group of friends I have coming over. In my...
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Haiti: Little Signs of Hope Amongst Great Poverty
Imagine waking up one Tuesday morning thinking that you were going to go on about your day as usual. Except before you could even eat your lunch, everything that was important to you was gone. Your friends, family members, spouse, or maybe your children have perished. Then imagine living in a makeshift tent for two years after that life changing...
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The Strength of Haitian Women
So we are on day three of our #Bloggers4Haiti trip and the only thing I can say is that this has been a trip of a lifetime. There is so much to write but I have only a few moments of internet before we get in our van to go to Jacmel to visit more...
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Haiti Cherie: My Dear Haiti
Today, I’ll be traveling to Port-au-Prince, Haiti to join a group of bloggers meeting in Haiti this weekend to help raise awareness as to all that has not occurred since the earthquake two years ago. I am so excited to join bloggers @CiaoMom, @laflowers, @techsaavymama, and @jeannettekaplun for this great cause. We are being hosted by Willa...
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Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Looking for ways to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with your children? Below I share a fun an easy activity to celebrate Dr. King’s legacy with your children. When I was younger, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was not just a day off from school, but a day where I could...
