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School’s Out for Summer

July 22, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words 8 Comments

The other day I ran into a friend at my office (aka Starbucks). He asked what my kids were up to this summer and the subject of workbooks came up. I confessed, as I’m doing to each and every one of you here, that I don’t make my kids do one single bit of school […]

Filed Under: Common Sense Media, featured, Tips & Ideas Tagged With: apps, books, Common Sense Media, education, learning, music, reading, school, science, summer

3 Great Ways to Encourage Reading

June 11, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words 6 Comments

I’m lucky. I have three kids who love to read (or be read to). Of course a huge part of that is that they live in a house filled with books. (Some people buy designer shoes, I buy beautifully bound paper.) I also like to think it’s because they see Lenny and me doing our […]

Filed Under: Common Sense Media, featured, Tips & Ideas, Uncategorized Tagged With: books, Common Sense Media, love of reading, reading, tips

Give a Book, Get a Book – More Disney Junior Magic

April 30, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words 1 Comment

While my family went into Disney Social Media Moms Celebration as pseudo-Disneyland newbies, we were certainly no strangers to Disney. In fact, when we heard that there was going to be a special breakfast hosted by Disney Junior on Saturday morning, we decided the rest of my family would head south to meet me sooner […]

Filed Under: Tips & Ideas Tagged With: books, community, Disney Junior, Disney Social Media Moms, doing good, Get a Book, Give a Book, literacy, reading

Moms Who Mean Business: Spring 2014 Edition

March 21, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words 1 Comment

I’m constantly in awe of the moms I come into contact with who are not only growing a family, but are growing a business to help other moms too. These women are creative, strategic, inspiring, and — I’m guessing — exhausted. So I’m thrilled to give a few of these ladies a moment in the […]

Filed Under: Belly & Baby, featured, Tips & Ideas Tagged With: baby, books, career, love of reading, Maybrooks.com, momprenuers, Moms Who Mean Business, reading, working mom

14 Things I Learned This Week, Vol 135

February 17, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words 3 Comments

Lenny got older. I got tired-er. And the kids got sassier. Yep, it was a week to remember around here. (No matter how hard I try to forget most of it.)

Filed Under: Everyday Lessons, featured Tagged With: 2nd grade, birthday, kindergarten, lessons, potty training, preschool, reading, singing

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