How Budget Tips for Family Trips got started! I grew up in what has been called the “bowels of Southern California”—that’s the Inland Empire. True, the I.E. isn’t exactly the O.C., but it does have Big Bear and Palm Springs, and if you live near Riverside, you’re kind of close to the beach. I didn’t […]
9 Books for Tween Boys My Kid Says Your Kids Should Read!
Ah, summer: the time when summer reading lists swarm, and compete with summer fun bucket lists for internet saturation. Here’s the thing: those book lists are usually compiled by moms. Here are 9 books for tween boys that are recommended by one of their own! I asked my 12-year-old son Jefferson to give me a list of his Top […]
3 Reasons You Should Never Set a Reading Timer for Your Kids
I have a ton to say on the topic of reading and how we’re ruining it for our kids, but I’ll keep it short today with 3 huge reasons you should never set a timer when your kid reads. Not even if his teacher tells him to. Not even if she sends home a fancy Pinteresting […]