by Stephanie Mayers | Best Apps
Here is a typical weeknight in my house. After dinner is made and I have digested, the dishes are all done and I hear snoring out of the monitor… I think, YAY I can go sit down and wait for Jon Stewart. But then I remember, I have to pack her lunch. I think...
by Stephanie Mayers | Best Apps, Educational Apps
I have shared custody of my phone… with my daughter. Basically it’s mine pretty much everywhere but the car. When I am driving on long trips, I know don’t need the tempation of checking mail I know is waiting for me, so I am a-okay to let her at it....
by Stephanie Mayers | Best Apps, Educational Apps
Finding nifty little apps of merit for the kids can be a chore all on its own. Every so often though we come across sweet and simple apps that not only entertain them but that also impress us. Color Genius for iOS does just that. It’s really the simple...
by Stephanie Mayers | Gear + Hardware, Travel
Music makes up a huge part of my life. This family is known for our regular sing-a-longs, dance parties, and impromptu performances of all sorts. But occured to me recently though that as important as music is here, our home is not properly set up for quality...
by Stephanie Mayers | Best Apps, Educational Apps
It is a known fact that getting kids started early in foreign language study enhances their chances of having success in mastering a second, or even third or fourth language. Having struggled in my own youth with this subject, I have been thrilled to discover the...
by Stephanie Mayers | Best Apps
I remember when we were pregnant and pretty much counting down the days until we could announce it to the world. We of course were not together enough to spill the beans in any clever fashion but rather did so in a deluge of texts, emails and phone calls. But if...
by Stephanie Mayers | Best Apps, Educational Apps
Watching my daughter have to think hard while she is playing with an educational app makes me smile big. And being able to finally take advantage of the booming educational app market is a joy when presented with some of the amazing options out there. Our newest...
by Stephanie Mayers | Websites We Love
The only place I ever seem to travel with my family during vacations is over the river and through the woods. I plan on changing that soon. And when I do, I’ve found a fabulous new travel website made just for family vacation planning, so we can spend less time...
by Stephanie Mayers | Best Apps
Calendars, charts, smiley faces, gold stars–every parent has been there, trying just about anything to get our kids to be responsible for their bad behavior. This time of year more than ever, we want our kids to shine as the little angels we know they really...
by Stephanie Mayers | Entertainment
With the plethora of app offerings these days, I had all but forgotten the trusty podcast; the non-streaming, no frills audio and video sessions that are there for you whenever the mood strikes; whether in the air, below ground or at your desk.Thankfully Apple...
