Tag: technology
Enrichment Ideas That Won’t Break the Bank
Now isn’t the best time to discuss school budgets in Connecticut. Cuts are being made across the state, and unfortunately that means some of...
Saying No to Screen Time
You probably think I'm crazy to limit screen time, but I'm just going to put it out there and say that screens scare me....
Why My 8 Year Old Does Not Need Social Media
As an adult, social media is pretty hard to avoid these days. We all use it for a variety of things throughout our day whether...
Calming the Chaos: Calendar Options for Busy Families
When my husband and I had our son, our lives went from five to ten on the busy scale. All of a sudden we...
My Toddler Has an Email Address {a digital scrapbook}
It makes me sad that my daughter won’t remember these early years of her life.
While I’ll certainly tell her stories of the things I...
Get Some Free Time Back: Why I (Kinda) Quit Facebook
Let me admit that I was a full-fledged Facebook junkie. I was on Facebook every single free moment that I had. Scrolling through pictures,...
There’s an App for…Your Toddler: Some Favorite Kid-Friendly Apps
Stuck on a long flight with a restless toddler?...There's an app for that!
Waiting in a never-ending line and you forgot to stock the diaper bag...
In Defense of Technology
My husband and I are computer people. Scratch that. We're tech people. We use a myriad of items for work, correspondence, music, sources of...
What I’m Loving Right Now….READING!
“No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance.” – Confucius
I have...
Six7 Marketing and Getting Your Ship Out of the Harbor
“A ship in the harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for,” said William Shedd.
Moms, we all have great aspirations...