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7 Life Skills You Need before College

September 25, 2017 by The Things I Love Most

7 Life Skills You Need before College

I never went “off to college”, but I did go.  I did a full year and stayed at home, but I still needed all of these skills!  This is a great guest post that shares 7 skills you need before going off to college.  7 Life Skills You Need before College Ian McArthur I remember…

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Filed Under: education, Educational, Family, Teaching Kids, Teaching Kids Independence

3 Ways to Encourage Your Children to Clean Up

February 2, 2017 by The Things I Love Most

3 Ways to Encourage Your Children to Clean Up

Hey everyone!  I’m back and ready to blog again.  I took a little break to catch up in life and maintain my sanity!   Life it good though and I feel great!  I have been doing THIS eating plan and working really hard to exercise daily and drink more water and I feel awesome!  I’m exhausted…

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Filed Under: Children, Family, Keeping a Clean House, Kids and Work, Teaching Kids, Teaching Kids Independence Tagged With: clean up, teaching kids

Can Your Child Confide in You? {Guest Post}

December 27, 2016 by The Things I Love Most

Can Your Child Confide in You? {Guest Post}

Today I am excited to share with you this important guest post by Alek S.  I feel very strongly about our children feeling comfortable enough to confide in their parents, so this post is a great way to know how to help your child confide in you!Parenting isn’t easy. But then again, nobody said it…

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Filed Under: Children, Family, Teaching Kids

What Can I Recycle?

October 11, 2016 by The Things I Love Most

What Can I Recycle?

Growing up I remember having a garbage can under our kitchen sink, and then the next week out of the blue  there was also a big bin under there that I was told was to use for recycling. I’m not sure if it was for my brother’s scout project, but now that I think about it, it probably was.  A few…

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Filed Under: Family, Free Printables, Motherhood, Mothers Teaching Children, My Kids, Teaching Kids Tagged With: Blue Can, Recycle, Recycling, Scouts, Webelos

Teaching Your Children The Importance of Journal Writing

March 23, 2016 by The Things I Love Most

Teaching Your Children The Importance of Journal Writing

“I don’t like James, He is mean!  He is rude to me and teases me.  Brother’s are mean!”  That was the journal entry I read to my kids about my brother a few weeks ago while teaching about the importance of journal writing.  I had written it when I was 6 and he was 8!…

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Filed Under: Family, Family Activities, Family Home Evening, happy, Holidays, Journals, Teaching Kids Tagged With: Journals, Keeping Records

You CAN Do Hard Things – #BreaktheNorm

January 14, 2016 by The Things I Love Most

You CAN Do Hard Things – #BreaktheNorm

 This post was sponsored by Lionsgate as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central. You Can Do Hard Things is just something I wanted to share with you that correlates with the new movie As parents we try hard to encourage our children to take on new experiences and embrace life’s adventures. Every year, especially at the beginning…

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Filed Under: Family, Family Activities, Family Printables, Goals, God's Perspective, Homeschool, Inspirational, Motherhood, Motivational, Teaching Kids Tagged With: Norm of the North

Homeschool Curriculum 2015/2016

September 29, 2015 by The Things I Love Most

Homeschool Curriculum 2015/2016

Homeschool is the greatest! We are really enjoying it this year.  After 7 years of homeschooling you might think I would get sick of it, but I don’t.  I feel like I am finally to a point in my homeschool life where I am not stressed and worried that what I am doing is right,…

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Filed Under: Children, Curriculum, Family, Homeschool, Teaching Kids Tagged With: Homeschool Curriculum

Creative Play Inspired by Apps

August 10, 2015 by The Things I Love Most

Creative Play Inspired by Apps

 This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #DisneyPixarCarsToGo #CollectiveBias This summer has gone by so fast. There have been a lot of long hot days here in Southern Utah where even thinking about going outside made me sweat!  When that happens, we usually just stay…

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Filed Under: Educational, Family Activities, Family Fun, Favorite Toys, Fun, games, Ipad Apps, My Kids, outdoor fun, Product Review, Products I Love, Quiet Time, Teaching Kids, The Things I Love Tagged With: Creative Play

52 Weeks to Fortify Your Family by Nicole Carpenter {Book Review + Giveaway}

January 22, 2015 by The Things I Love Most

52 Weeks to Fortify Your Family by Nicole Carpenter {Book Review + Giveaway}

  I am excited to be participating in this blog tour for this fantastic book, 52 Weeks to Fortify Your Family by Nicole Carpenter!  When I first started having kids, I knew one of the main things I wanted to teach them was to have good strong values. This world is a crazy place and I…

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Books, Church, Family, Family Home Evening, Giveaway, Giveaways, Mormon, My Beliefs, Teaching Kids Tagged With: fortify, life lessons, values

Book Review: The Tuttle Twins and the Miraculous Pencil by Connor Boyack; illustrated by Elijah Stanfield

January 14, 2015 by The Things I Love Most

Book Review: The Tuttle Twins and the Miraculous Pencil by Connor Boyack; illustrated by Elijah Stanfield

Today I am excited to be taking part in reviewing this great children’s book by Connor Boyak. This is his second book in the series about the Tuttle Twins. The first book being called The Tuttle Twins Learn About the Law.  I’m excited to be reviewing his new book titled The Tuttle Twins and the…

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Books, Product Review, Product Review and Giveway, Products I Love, Teaching Kids, The Things I Love

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