Remember when summer break used to mean riding bikes, playing in the park, going swimming at the neighborhood pool, and sitting outside laughing with your friends while enjoying a cool sweet treat? After nine months of bell schedules, bus rides, tests, and endless homework, you could look forward to some down time. Time to just relax, be a kid and have fun. Sometimes, a family vacay was even thrown into the mix when it was affordable. But even if you didn’t get to go away to grandma’s or ...
Continue reading ...

It's the middle of summer. The last school year is a distant memory and the upcoming school year is looming on the horizon. Right about now your kids are probably feeling like they're stuck in The Great Divide. Summer camps have most likely ended or about to end, and there's not a whole lot going on during the day. Inevitably, you'll hear the usual, "I'm bored" or "There's nothing to do." What do you do?

You could amaze them with stories of your youth and how you and your friends would make yo...
Continue reading ...