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Comment on What Is A Good Friend? by Anne-Marie

Anne-Marie — Sat, 27 May 2023 00:19:14 +0000

good content

Comment on Suitcase = Fun will Happen! by Leah

Leah — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 23:24:33 +0000

Great tips! We are in the midst of a 3
week road trip (with a different stop almost every night), and our packing plan has worked well! Like you said, we didn’t want to drag everything in every night. We brought 2 suitcases – each has 5 full outfits for each of us. So we can bring in one suitcase for 5 nights straight, then switch to the next suitcase when there are only dirty clothes left. We have 2 stops that are a few nights long and include laundry, so we brought in both suitcases then and cleaned everything and repacked our 5 outfits. One toiletry bag and a cooler comes in at each stop (each get restocked as needed from plastic totes of supplies in the van.
We LOVE packing cubes. Each family member has their own color, so we always know which bag belongs to which person (and they coordinate with their assigned calendar colors at home). We use our packing cubes on every trip we go on.
Air travel – do not give each person their own suitcase. Put clothes for each person in each suitcase in case one gets lost. Then everyone will still have clothes to wear. If there is something you can’t replace at the destination (like a needed medicine), pack it in a carry on.

Comment on Stranger Danger! by Laura Stamer

Laura Stamer — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 18:15:40 +0000

Your rules sound exactly like the ones we had for our children when they were growing up! They didn’t always love them, but they were good about following them.

Comment on On the Go Meals by Nathan and Dana Hanson

Nathan and Dana Hanson — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 17:35:27 +0000

In reply to Leah. The Camp Crock is a game changer!

Comment on On the Go Meals by Leah

Leah — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 15:40:17 +0000

Great ideas, thanks for sharing! We’ve brought our own walking tacos to baseball games before. All those concession stand trips adds up very quickly! I love that Camp Crock.

Comment on How to Talk to Strangers by Dana

Dana — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 21:37:12 +0000

In reply to Leah Z. I love the practice of having them order their own food. We do the same thing!! I think it build confidence as they are able to clearly communicate what they want! Our youngest sounds like your boys. He likes to talk too!!

Comment on How to Talk to Strangers by Leah Z

Leah Z — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 17:01:20 +0000

I love this! Definitely a needed skill these days! When we first started having kids, we were very intentional about wanting them to be able to talk to people. Whenever we would eat out, we always required that they place their order themselves and answer any follow up questions. After all, it’s their food! This was really helpful in them not being scared to talk to others. Our oldest two may have learned a little too well, because they never stop talking! 🙂 But, we’ve always had adults tell us how impressed they are that they can have a real conversation with our kids.

Comment on Can Money Bring Unity to Your Marriage? by Dana

Dana — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 19:16:02 +0000

In reply to Michael H Fry. Thanks! Hopefully it is helpful for you!

Comment on Can Money Bring Unity to Your Marriage? by Michael H Fry

Michael H Fry — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 15:02:20 +0000

Really well written and awesome PDF! Thank you!!

Comment on 3 “Do Nots” for Marriage by Dana

Dana — Wed, 23 Dec 2020 18:18:27 +0000

In reply to Ms. Barbara Foster. Merry Christmas Barb! Glad to hear things are going well! Have a great time with family this holiday season!