Libraries under attack
Our town's libraries were all closed today due to a bomb threat that was made yesterday. It's the last couple of days of summer for our k-8 schools (and hot!)…
Finding your unicorn space
Driving down to Champaign yesterday, I was listening to a Momwell podcast - where guest Eve Rodsky was talking about her new book Find Your Unicorn Space: Reclaim your Creative…
Coming of age in an age of social media
One of my biggest concerns on this journey of raising children in our technological society, is thinking about how we help our kids become someone authentic, someone true to themselves,…
Dinner hacks 1
One of the “hacks” that gets me through the semester is doing a big load of cooking over a couple of days, and freezing it in meal-sized portions so we…
Keeping kids with phones safe
A new school year brings new technology for kids. Whether you're deciding to give your child their own device, or something is being provided by a school, a huge question…
Food for Thought App
I may spend time every week critiquing apps, but I have also taken a stab at creating one too! While my app is aimed more at the middle school level,…
Best back to school life hacks
Where did the summer go? And how are we looking at just a few more days or weeks of summer before the regularly scheduled chaos begins? As many of you…
Guiding principles
There is no simple answer to whether or not children should be allowed to use technology, instead, I try to use a series of guiding principles when I am making…
App Reviews: Train Apps for toddlers
So here’s a few reviews together - because if your toddler is anything like mine, one train app is just not going to be enough! I’m reviewing 3 apps -…
App review: Paint sparkles
PaintSparkles On iOS On Google Play I downloaded this in a hurry one day to entertain my toddler while I was teaching an online class (back in the height of…