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I adore January for a multitude of reasons. My youngest daughter was born this month. Linens and home goods are on sale this month. I get to plan and organize a lot of things in January. Filling out new calendars and planners for the year is time well spent in my opinion. As I was organizing my stack of planners and notebooks, I noticed I had several craft and hobby books I needed to find a home for as well. That’s when I realized that unless I made time to be creative this month (and every month of the year), I would need to block out time to allow myself to enjoy hobbies and creative endeavors. January is the perfect time to be creative! Dust off one of your hobbies, or start a new one. Read on for some creative ideas.
Three fun ways to spend quality time with your teen daughter
in #AD, #WhatMonthlyPain, Advil @Walmart, daughters, FamilyLife, fun, quality, teen, time, by Linda A Kinsman, Wednesday, December 07, 2016
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This time of year is all about the kids and making memories
that the whole family will treasure for years and years. But setting aside
special bonding time with my seventeen-year-old daughter has gotten trickier
this year as she navigates her senior year of high school and prepares for
college. I brainstormed for fun ways to spend quality time with her and found to
my delight that several ideas came to mind simply by thinking of her likes.
Read on to see if my ideas will help you too.
1. Do what your teen likes with them:
One of the easiest ways to spend quality time with your teen
is to do what they like with them. My daughter loves being outdoors. Whether
it’s going for a jog or a walk, helping with yard work, or taking photos, she
is always happy to put on her shoes and head out. Going for a walk around
our property is a special time for me, and I hope for her as well. Sometimes we
walk in companionable silence and other times we talk over the birds.
2. Let your teen take point on activities:
We decorate for Christmas together every year and no decking
the halls will be done without Christmas carols at our house, so I asked my
oldest to pick our tree-trimming music, which she was only too happy to
do. Then she and I hung the garland
together while singing and chatting to kick off our night of holiday
decorating. By suggesting my oldest take
point on a couple of our holiday traditions, I’m showing her a little extra TLC
which helps keep our teens engaged and in the moment. Notice there aren't any phones
in this photo which is a total win!
3. Show your teen some extra TLC:
My next fun idea presented itself when I overheard my
daughter state that she wanted to do her nails before school the next day, but
wondered if she should get a jump on homework instead. Knowing that her
schedule has been so full, I offered to give her a manicure, saying I’d love to
spend more time with her.
Sometimes our almost adult children need us to take the lead
and allow them to revisit activities that were fun for them when they were
younger. I always loved doing my daughter’s nails, but as soon as she got old
enough to do them herself, I stopped to allow her to grow independent. Doing
her nails for her is a love gift that we both enjoyed.
Being a teenager on
the cusp of graduating high school is an exciting, wonderful, and yes,
stressful time for my older daughter, so the last thing I want her to fret
about is menstrual pain.
Sure, she’s almost an adult and could push on through, but thankfully, there’s
a new product I found at Walmart. Advil® Menstrual Pain can help her stay on
her regular, busy routine and even add in some more fun activities, so she’ll
be saying, “What monthly pain?”When used as directed, Advil ® Menstrual Pain can alleviate aches, pains and headaches she may have during this time.
I can feel confident about her taking this
product because Advil ® Menstrual Pain is caffeine-free, antihistamine-free and
easy to swallow. Many other menstrual pain relievers contain caffeine, which
can make it difficult for our daughter’s to fall asleep if taken at night, or
antihistamines which can make them drowsy during the day.
Finding
Advil® Menstrual Pain at Walmart is easy. Just head over to the pain relief
section and look for Advil. My store had the menstrual pain tablets on the
bottom shelf. My daughter was thankful I found them and that we got to spend
quality time together. I think she enjoyed the extra TLC as much as I enjoyed
giving it. I plan on continuing to find
ways to bond with my teen daughters and will share this product with my younger
daughter too.
Please share in comments: Do you have a teen
daughter? How do you like to spend quality time with her?
Make snack time unwind time for your kids
in after school, bars, cookies, kids, snacks, sweet treats, teens, time, by Linda A Kinsman, Monday, February 01, 2016
Every Sunday I sit down with my teen daughter’s- planner or family calendar in hand and touch bases with them on their upcoming activities. If you have school age kids, then you know that their schedules can rival any busy adults these days!
Both my daughters are active in choir, theater and clubs, so it seems like all of their waking hours are gobbled up by studies or important obligations. That’s why I schedule a daily snack time for my kids. They expend a lot of energy in their daily lives, so it’s important that we allow kids time to unwind and decompress and thanks to today’s sponsor, Betty Crocker, my girls will get a #MySweetRewards cookie bar to enjoy after school.
Both my daughters are active in choir, theater and clubs, so it seems like all of their waking hours are gobbled up by studies or important obligations. That’s why I schedule a daily snack time for my kids. They expend a lot of energy in their daily lives, so it’s important that we allow kids time to unwind and decompress and thanks to today’s sponsor, Betty Crocker, my girls will get a #MySweetRewards cookie bar to enjoy after school.
My daughters are usually famished by the time they get home from school each day, even more so if they’ve had an after school activity, so I try to serve them something healthy first like fruit or cheese sticks with milk and then, if they have a sweet tooth, I’ll give them a small serving, like a cookie or half one of these delicious Betty Crocker Sweet reward bars.
These bars are a new item from Betty Crocker and are on sale now at Publix, where you can save $ 0.50 on any one box of Betty Crocker Sweet reward bars by downloading the coupon from readyplansave.com They come in three flavors: Chocolate Chip Cookie Bar, Caramel Brownie Bar and Butterscotch Blondie Bar.
My Publix store had the boxes on sale 2 for $4.00, so we bought the Chocolate chip cookie bars, which have little chocolate chips on top to add to that chocolate goodness and Butterscotch Blondie bars that have little rainbow chips on top. Each bar is so thick and flavorful, with a layer of chocolate on the bottom, it would be a challenge to eat it all anyway.
For those days when you are picking up and dropping off your kids, just toss a couple of these yummy Better Crocker sweet rewards bars in your purse to share with your kids in the car. Be sure to turn off the radio and ask then to not listen to their music so you can chat about their days while they unwind and re-fuel.
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