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  1. The Power of Game Nights: Building Stronger Bonds with Your Kids

    The Power of Game Nights: Building Stronger Bonds with Your Kids

    In a world that seems to be increasingly dominated by screens and digital distractions, finding meaningful ways to connect with our children can sometimes feel like an uphill battle. Yet, amidst the hustle and bustle of modern life, there remains a timeless activity that has the power to bring families closer together: game nights. As a parent, you come to...
     
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  2. 5 Games for Practicing Cooperation, Taking Turns, and Teamwork

    5 Games for Practicing Cooperation, Taking Turns, and Teamwork

    Board games can be great educational tools. They can help little ones learn the basics like letters, numbers, shapes, and colors. Practicing social and emotional skills like cooperation, taking turns, teamwork and sharing are equally important for a child's development. Listed below are some of our favorite games that encourage those social and emotional skills while also learning the basics...
     
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  3. 18 Family-Friend Games & Activities for Winter Months

    18 Family-Friend Games & Activities for Winter Months

    Winters in Michigan always provide a wide variety of weather. With the changes in weather comes a change in the type of play that makes sense on a day-to-day basis. Here in Macomb County, we’ll see the weather change from sunny to wet and rainy to a winter wonderland! Sometimes all in one afternoon! As we continue through the Michigan...
     
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  4. Tackle tricky concepts like spelling, vocabulary, and phonemic awareness with Word Witt!

    Tackle tricky concepts like spelling, vocabulary, and phonemic awareness with Word Witt!

    In today’s world, parents have adjusted to at-home learning at some capacity. Whether you’re home-schooling full-time, part-time virtual learning, or supplementing what your kids are learning at school, there’s more of a need than ever for tools to make education at home, easy and fun. That’s where Word Witt comes in! Word Witt is a card and dice game, for...
     
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  5. Tips for Working From Home While Keeping Children Entertained

    Tips for Working From Home While Keeping Children Entertained

    During these unprecedented times, parents all over Metro Detroit are looking for creative ways to keep kids occupied, educated and burning energy, while they work from home for the first time. While some resort to screen time in the chaos, there are many options to keep children’s brain and body moving, while giving you the space needed to work. Parents...
     
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  6. Why Unplugging Is Good For The Family

    Why Unplugging Is Good For The Family

    As the world becomes more connected through technology we all struggle with controlling the amount of time we spend on our devices and in front of screens. While it can be difficult, did you know there are benefits of unplugging for kids that is important for their growth and development?  Disconnecting From Screens Connects People Research has found that “unplugging”...
     
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  7. Reasons Why Spending Time With Family Is Important

    Reasons Why Spending Time With Family Is Important

    Spending time with your family is more than just having playtime. Quality time with your children is a key part of their development and building a relationship with them.  Builds Self-Esteem In Children Kids who spend time with their parents participating in activities together have better self-confidence and build positive self-worth. They are more sociable because they sense that their...
     
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