One Secret to a Working Mom Success: Make Family Events More Enjoyable With Friends

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Better Together: Why Inviting Another Family Makes Activities More Fun #FamilyFun Sometimes family activities can feel like another item on the to-do list. However, doing those activities with another family makes them more fun! Whether it’s a trip to an amusement park , a visit to the local pool , or trip to a pumpkin patch , including another family can multiply the fun in amazing ways. One of my favorite moms to collaborate with is my friend, Ayana Ledford who's pictured above with her daughter Sahar. We have done all of the things listed as seemingly random examples above and here is how including her and her daughter (and sometimes her son too) has made the events more fun. On the date above, Ayana almost left the venue because parking was a nightmare. That said, she hung in there and we would up having a great time!
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Story Time for Young Kids During Coronavirus Pandemic

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Story time with Michele Obama

Reading stories to your kids is a great way to bond, foster a love of learning, and educate them. However, what do you do if you don't have the time. like when you are attempting to watch them and work from home during Coronavirus School??? 

Let's tell the truth working moms, being responsible for your young kids all day while working is a whole lot right now. Here's what I have decided. Now, is not the time to get all high and mighty eschewing technology.

I mean, you have to be practical. Nobody has actually told me how to simultaneously read Dr. Seuss and write a legal brief, just sayin'.

Use Technology to Help Educate Your Kids


A lot of people have written about the challenges of homeschooling school aged children. However, during this quarantine period the younger kids are at home too. And as someone pointed out on Facebook, they can't do online based classes or independent learning. So what's a mama to do??? As I mentioned in a prior post, I say, outsource it. Let KhanAcademy, ABC Mouse, etc. help you. (Click here for free online resources to help you educate your kids.)

There are lots places where you can access people reading books to children. However, I choose to direct you to two that have Oprah and Michele Obama. Might as well connect with the best, right? In addition to celebrities solicit your family for help. (Michele has a Monday series on PBS. Click on the link below to get more information.) My mother-in-law reads to the kids via Face Time and that has also been a godsend.

What I am saying is, don't be proud. And, don't try to do it all yourself. Identify what you want your kids to get and then find someone else to give it to them, even if it is a virtual service.

Online Story Resources


Story Line (celebrities like Oprah and Jimmy Fallon read books to kids)
Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA

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