-Posts in the ‘Tips’ Category



Top Five Educational, Fun and Free Android Apps and Games for Young Kids

This Christmas, our family finally caught up with the Joneses and we got an Android tablet for the house. While not an iPad, it’s still amazing in what it can do for work, life and play!

Now that Daddy’s pimped it out for his use, it was time to load it up with free (because I’m cheap) apps for the kids. Similar to my other post on Nintendo DS games for young kids, I started searching for apps on the Android Market and on the web… information overload!!!

So once again, after hours of searching, here are our top five educational and fun free Android Games for young kids! Enjoy! Read the rest of this entry »

The X-Factor – Reality TV show or Video Parenting Tool?

Love them or hate them, reality shows are here to stay. One of the shows Clean Mom and I watch is The X-Factor and there have been a lot of amazing performances.

Aside from the singing and the drama, can this show actually be used as a parenting tool?

Yes! Read on to find out how! Read the rest of this entry »

Family Insights from the Life of Steve Jobs

By now, you’ve probably watched and/or read tons of pieces on Steve Jobs, his successes with Apple and maybe even his famous commencement address to Stanford University (and if you haven’t, definitely worth the time to read or watch his speech!).

However, one thing you may not know too much about is Steve Jobs as a Dad. Like all of us, he had a story and this is one that I think all Dads can learn something from. Read the rest of this entry »

Parenting and “The Power of Now”

Have you ever entered a weekend with nothing but work on your mind? Where something important at work takes over your thinking and makes it hard to enjoy the weekend and the time you spend with your kids?

Here are three tips taken from a book that helped me enjoy one of the best weekends in a long time … and they might just help you too!

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