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Oct 20, 2020

How to Talk to Your Kids About Voting

You may be asking yourself whether it’s the right time to talk to your kids about voting? Here are five tips to help get the convo started!

Florida Family Living

May 27, 2020

5 Truths About Drowning

Drowning still remains the leading cause of injury-related death in children ages 1-14. Prioritize water safety! Here are our tips.

Florida Family Living

May 19, 2020

How To Purge Unwanted Children's Books

Take a note from Marie Kondo and get rid of the objects that don't "spark joy" in your home.

Florida Family Living

Mar 27, 2020

DIY Moon Sand Kids Activity

Try this fun Family Activity at home with your kids! What crazy things can you build?

Florida Family Living

Mar 27, 2020

Easy steps for a successful Garden

A helpful Guide to having a fun Family garden

Homework Help, 6 Tips for Making Homework Effective

Gregg Sledziewski

Mar 16, 2020

Homework Help, 6 Tips for Making Homework Effective

Sponsored By: The Brain Wave Center. If you ask any kid if they like homework it’s pretty obvious that most would answer with NO ...

Joys of Learning, Understanding the Benefits of the Montessori Method

Tim Seldin, Headmaster NewGate Montessori School

Jan 25, 2020

Joys of Learning, Understanding the Benefits of the Montessori Method

Sponsored By: NewGate Montessori IB Sarasota has some of the most interesting schools in America, from New College of Florida, the Ringling

Tech Crazed World, 5 Benefits of Hands-On Learning

Sandi Schwartz

Jan 25, 2020

Tech Crazed World, 5 Benefits of Hands-On Learning

Kids today are spending an exorbitant amount of time glued to their electronics. Nearly all children age 8 and under live in a home with som

Sarasota Christian School

Jan 18, 2020

Reading Success Begins at Home

Sponsored By: Sarasota Christian School Effective readers are grown, not born. All parents hope their child develops into an enthusiastic...

Tanna Horner

Oct 28, 2019

Why a Good Preschool is so Important

SPONSORED BY: Out of Door Academy It takes so much more for a child to be ready for kindergarten than just writing his/her name, recognizing

Kathryn Kvols

Oct 28, 2019

Get Kids to Love Chores? No Way!

Are you tired of yelling, bribing and threatening your kids to get them to do their chores? Here are 6 tips to cleaning success!

Florida Family Living

Mar 19, 2019

JFCS Healthy Families

Teaching children and adolescents to make healthy decisions based on problem solving and effective communication.

Kathryn Kvols

Feb 6, 2019

Talking to Your Kids

We forget how sensitive this stage can be. Yet now, more than ever is the time to be available to your kid. Despite all of their attempts to

Kathryn Kvols

Nov 13, 2018

Why Pets Are Good For Kids

Pets can be extremely valuable to your children. Here are 10 good reasons why pets are good for kids.

Healthy Families Healthy Children JFCS

Nov 13, 2018

FREE Relationship Classes

If you are 18+ and live in Manatee, join us! Couples and individuals welcome! Participants will learn: • How to improve your relationship...

Sarasota Scullers Delivers More Than Just a Great Work Out

Mark Payton

Aug 14, 2018

Sarasota Scullers Delivers More Than Just a Great Work Out

SPONSORED BY: Sarasota Scullers Youth Rowing Club Our son’s middle school English teacher suggested to our young man that he might like t...

Editors of Family Living Magazine

Jul 26, 2018

Are You Raising Entitled Children?

"Get me a drink of water," demanded the seven-year-old girl on the couch. A few minutes later the sibling chimed in with, "Bring me some ...

Editors of Family Living Magazine

May 3, 2018

14 Summer Safety Tips

WATER 1. Adult supervision is of paramount importance. Parents need to focus on their children 100% of the time. No distractions! 2. Prac...

Kathryn Kvols

Mar 11, 2018

Parenting Practice

4 Parenting Mistakes a Mom Inadvertently Made with Her Daughter I was at a friend's house listening to her 9-year-old daughter play the p...

Editors of Family Living Magazine

Mar 11, 2018

Cell Phones & Kids ...

When will they be ready? Rites of passage have certainly changed over the years. When I was growing up Sweet Sixteen parties, getting the...

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