Fostering Healthy Habits in Young Children – Primrose School {Sponsored Post}
{Twin Cities Familys Blog is happy to partner with Primrose, “an accredited private preschool that provides a premier educational child care experience.” Read below as Maple Grove and Champlin Park franchise...
When You Disagree With Your Husband
by Karri Larson
Marriage is wonderful. hard. lovely. difficult. rich. Adding children to a marriage definitely enhances all those realities. Before having kids, my husband and I had to discuss and agree on...
Ice Cream Parenting
There’s absolutely no way of avoiding color in my family. I was adopted as an infant from the state of Georgia where my parents, who are caucasian, raised me in...
Banish the Winter Blues with a Day of Fun at the Water Park of America! {plus Giveaway!}
Join tpt for Family Fun Day at the Water Park of America! This is sure to be a fun afternoon for kids of all ages! You and your family will...
Can Your Child Dial 911 Using a Smart Phone? {FREE PRINTABLE & APPS!}
Can my children dial 911 if I needed them to? I realized the answer was no and I had no back-up plan. I was pregnant with my third child and...
What This New Mom Has Learned 9 Months In
I’m a new mom to a little girl who has changed my world in ways I could have never imagined. She just turned nine months and has taught me so...
Top Viewed Posts of 2014!
Today, at Twin Cities Familys Blog, we are celebrating our first year!! We launched last year on January 15th, have had a fabulous year and have been so honored to be...
Embracing Milestone Birthdays
by Karri Larson
There is something about milestone birthdays that make it the perfect opportunity to reflect on your life. Turning 27 or 34 is considered no big deal, chalked up to “just...
Kids Birthdays: Make Them Feel Extra Special
by Nealy
A birthday is such a perfect way to make some memories and help your child feel particularly special on his or her “day.” Here are five ideas that you can do to...
Nurturing a Helpful Heart Part 2
by Karri Larson
In Part 1 of Nurturing a Helpful Heart, I wrote about some ways I have tried to foster a spirit of sharing and caring in our house. Here in Part...
Happy Holidays from Twin Cities Familys Blog!
We’re taking a break from posting new content until January 5th as we spend time over the holidays with our families. Not to worry – we’ll be posting plenty of...
Battling Pride in Parenting
With only 10 weeks to go until our first baby arrives, I’ve finally started reading the pile of parenting books I’ve been meaning to read since we found out we...
I Don’t Trust My 9 Year Old, and Neither Should You
by Cate Mezyk
I was recently told by a friend that I am going to teach my daughter to have trust issues. The topic at hand was online use, and more specifically, the...
Holiday Traditions
by Jen
In Blended Family Basics, I wrote about some of the core values we follow to raise our three kids in a blended family environment. That approach works pretty well throughout...
