As a parent, keeping our children safe online is one of the most important things we can do. With the increasing amount of time children spend on the internet, it’s essential to have the right tools and knowledge to protect them from potential dangers. Setting parental controls can be overwhelming and confusing for many parents, […]
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Protecting Your Kids on Their Devices
These slides were for a presentation I gave on what to monitor when it comes to technology in today’s digital age. Not going to lie; there is a lot to do. Parents have a tough job setting this up and then continuing to monitor it all, but it is possible. NOT doing anything is the […]
Family History Activity Sheets for Kids and Families
These sheets have been created to help kids and families find ways to participate in working on family history. These can be freely distributed; no attribution is necessary. Please use them however you see fit to best promote family history. Family History Activity Sheets Downloadable PDFs
Are you Master or Servant to your Device?
“Handheld devices, such as smartphones, are a blessing, but they can also distract us from hearing the “still, small voice.” They need to be our servants, not our masters. For example, if later tonight you share inspiring thoughts from this devotional on social media, your smartphone is a servant. If you randomly surf the Internet, […]
New Year, New Family History Habits!
I wrote these up when coming up with the January Family History Activities sheet… This was the initial draft that just ended up having way too much content for a one-page activity sheet for kids. So here’s the longer version! Ten Ways to Do More Family History this Year Set the Family Tree app as […]
10 Commandments of Good Sportsmanship
My son is in the Golden Knights Youth Hockey program and his awesome coach was sending these out to the kids one per week and I am obsessed with them. His coach said that they came from a hockey magazine he has, but didn’t know who wrote them. I scoured the internet for these 10 […]
Chandler’s Dumb State Game – 50 State Challenge
So the other night I was playing with Beau and he had a map of the United States. He was asking me the names of all the states and I was answering him, no problem. Danielle was right there and I told her I bet she couldn’t write down all 50 states. She scoffed at me […]