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Brian’s Secret Guaranteed Happy Mood Playlists (And Why They Are So Important To Him)

Brian’s Secret Guaranteed Happy Mood Playlists (And Why They Are So Important To Him)

When I was young, like between the ages of 8-10 years old, I had a tactic I would use on my parents to try to get out of doing chores, or out of trouble. If I got caught using let’s say a blinds twister – you know those long, clear, ribbed plastic wand things that you twist to close blinds? A blinds twister! If I got caught using one of those as a katana blade on my mom’s daffodils in the backyard (which was very satisfying by the way, you can cut clean through the stem if you swing hard...

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June Emotions Printables

June Emotions Printables

It’s hard to believe that summer is almost here! Although the warmer temperatures and sunshine help with mood, it’s still normal for kids to experience all kinds of different emotions. These seemingly simple June Emotions printable worksheets can help so much in terms of identifying those emotions and working through them. Repetition is important when it comes to learning any skill. Learning about emotions is no exception. These worksheets are a great tool to add. Increasing a child’s emotional vocabulary is a step towards increasing empathy and emotional regulation. June Emotions Printables for Kids: June Copywork Emotions Sentences: Supplies needed:...

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Texas Homeschool Families Take Back Their Public Park and Defy Orders to Leave as Police Back Down

Texas Homeschool Families Take Back Their Public Park and Defy Orders to Leave as Police Back Down

Comments by Brian Shilhavy Editor, Health Impact News Daniel McAdams writes about how his family and a group of about 35 people who are all homeschool families in Texas took their children to the local park to enjoy the fresh air and sunshine, and tore down police tape that tried to prevent them from using a public park. They knew that neither the police nor anyone else had any legal authority to close the park or rope it off like that. Two police came and asked them to leave, and they responded the way every person in the U.S. should...

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Home Style Upgrade: The WFH Office & Homeschool Nook

Home Style Upgrade: The WFH Office & Homeschool Nook

Remember cubicles? Commutes? The school drop-off rush? Work and school life look dramatically different these days, and we’re betting there are some spaces in your home that have received a fast-and-dirty redesign to make them work as home offices or homeschool nooks. But considering WFH is the new normal (and it looks like it’s here to stay for a while), we have rounded up over 50 of the coolest—and cleverest—home office products, from pretty, petite desks to cool accessories that’ll keep desktops tidy. Click through our slideshow to see our fave products for adults and kids, all of which are...

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141 Of The Best Parenting Tweets Of The Month (May)

141 Of The Best Parenting Tweets Of The Month (May)

We’re stuck in the weird zone where coronavirus lockdown regulations are being loosened but we’re still not sure how safe it is to go back to living as usual. But one thing that hasn’t changed much is parenting—it still remains a fun challenge and lots of parents are still spending 24 hours a day, 7 days a week taking care of their munchkins. Bored Panda has collected the funniest and most interesting parenting tweets of May 2020, so scroll down and have a laugh, dear Pandas. Don’t forget to upvote your faves and let everyone know in the comments what...

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