by kennedyfamfive@gmail.com | At Home
If I’ve tried one way to do laundry, I’ve tried a dozen. I wanted a system that works with the least amount of effort. Here’s our laundry system: Come to terms with the fact that laundry is a never-ending cycle. Do parents’...
by kennedyfamfive@gmail.com | Parenting
Toddlers are natural wigglers! We found these tips helpful when we tried to read to our little ones. Read at these key moments in your day: bathtime, bedtime, and drivetime. Engage toddlers with movements or sound effects that they can imitate. Keep reading, even if...
by kennedyfamfive@gmail.com | At Home
Saving money can be challenging. Here’s what works for us when it comes to saving money on clothes. Pick a department store and be a loyal customer. Make use of the rebate apps Rakuten and Ibotta. Stack deals. Compare prices with Amazon. Put things in your...
by kennedyfamfive@gmail.com | Marriage
Communication is key to almost every aspect of life, but especially in marriage. Here’s a list of the tips that work for us. Spend more time talking to each other than any other one person in your life. Talk about big and small things. Be more positive than...
by kennedyfamfive@gmail.com | Marriage
After 26 years of marriage, we are still in the honeymoon phase! Here’s what has worked for us. Make your marriage a priority every single day, especially after you have kids. Remember why you love him. Do the things you did when you first fell in love. Treat...
by kennedyfamfive@gmail.com | Parenting
Fine motor skills are important to every child’s development. Here you’ll find convenient methods to help your children with theirs while they play. Developing fine motor skills can happen naturally for many children as they play in these ways: pretending...
by kennedyfamfive@gmail.com | Parenting
Adjusting to a new school can be difficult for anyone, especially a child. You, as a parent, have plenty of ways that you can make it easier. Helping your child adjust to a new school? Communication and positivity are key. Get involved in the community before school...
by kennedyfamfive@gmail.com | At Home
When you’re trying to save money on groceries, breakfast food can actually be a great place to start. Several of these ideas may seem routine, but I have a unique way of looking at each one. First things first, everything costs something. What we are looking to...
by kennedyfamfive@gmail.com | Family
2020 Favorite Family Game Night Activities: CatanApples to ApplesJackbox Party gamesClue As our kids have gotten older (high school and college ages), family movie night has been all but replaced by family game night. And I’m totally OK with that! When we all...
by kennedyfamfive@gmail.com | Family
Family bonding is important to most parents. For us, it has been a long journey, and we are loving the stage we’re in now. How do you promote family bonding? Family bonding occurs when parents and families are intentional about spending time together on a...
by kennedyfamfive@gmail.com | Parenting
Which is not really a thing. Or maybe it is, but I’m not googling it. Feel free to do so, if you like. But I’m pretty sure I just made it up. On a whim. Because I needed a title for this post. And I’m also pretty sure that’s what a lot of these...
by kennedyfamfive@gmail.com | At Home
Planning meals for your family is an ongoing, continuous process. But it can be made much simpler and more streamlined by choosing a system that works best for your lifestyle. Meal planning systems we’ll discuss include: Winging ItCategory MethodAround the...
by kennedyfamfive@gmail.com | Parenting
Read aloud to my elementary-aged children? They can read by themselves now, so what’s the point?! Good question. Let’s look at why, what, how, and when. Here we go! Why read to kids who can already read? Reading aloud to kids builds their...
by kennedyfamfive@gmail.com | At Home
Have you ever agreed to make and take cookies to a party…and then forgot about said promise…until the night before? Maybe it’s just me. Or, maybe your kids didn’t think to mention that they promised you would bring cookies to the...
by kennedyfamfive@gmail.com | Faith, Parenting
My 6th grade teacher used to tell us, “The truth shall set you free!” I don’t know if it was the “shall” in the middle of that or what, but I always kinda turned my head sideways, and wondered what in the world she was talking about. Yes,...
