Summer Camp: Where Kids Can Experience Everything
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Summer camp offers unique experiences and character-building opportunities for every child. Whether your child is two or 15, camp is the perfect place to find adventure and make lifelong memories in the process.... Read full article
A Love Letter to Baton Rouge: All the Things We Miss
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As my family begins its seventh week of isolation, home-centeredness, physical distancing, lockdown or whatever you want to call it, we’re all feeling itchy, missing the things we love most. Beyond missing physically seeing our family and friends, of... Read full article
Words of Wisdom From a Former Camp Counselor
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Learning to live independently is certainly difficult, but parents can help children grow up by encouraging their freedom in appropriate stages.... Read full article
Mardi Gras Grinch
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Can you imagine living in south Louisiana and not being enamored by Mardi Gras? The parades! The floats! The throws! The bands! The galas! The king cake! ... Read full article
Rekindling the Flames: Why Dating Your Spouse is Important
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When you’ve been married to someone for so long, it’s natural for you to lose the butterflies in your stomach and that initial sense of the warm and fuzzies you felt being together. Those feelings sometimes go away when you are comfortable with each ... Read full article
11 April Fools' Pranks for Kids
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If you love to celebrate April Fools' Day with your kiddos, then we’ve got the perfect collection of April Fools' pranks for you. They are all good-spirited April Fools' fun and harmless pranks for kids, and you will be the coolest mom ever.... Read full article
Doing Hard Things - Zipline Edition
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I can do hard things, and you can too, to borrow a phrase from Glennon Doyle. From getting ready to send my baby to Kindergarten to juggling anxiety about resuming in-person life after being vaccinated against COVID-19, hard things are all around me ... Read full article
Making Your Own Dreams and Goals a Priority
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After a few soul sucking years of saying “maybe one day” and getting through the toddler years, I couldn’t pretend that I didn’t have these dreams anymore. I went back to the drawing board to figure out how to make my own goals & dreams a priority.... Read full article
Choosing a Camp: Myths and Facts
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Families are constantly barraged with information about summer camps–from magazines and emails to news headlines and parents talking on the sidelines at little league. Sometimes it is hard to separate fact from fiction. You will want to know what is ... Read full article