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On Raising a Three-Child Family

by Robin

I’m on maternity leave from June 11 to July 16: The following is a guest post from Simple Kids contributor Robin Zipporah of The Not-Ever-Still Life. Raising three kids is not simply raising two kids plus one more. A three-kid family has a different dynamic, and it’s not the default dynamic of most family situations. [...]

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Adoption: Lessons Learned

by Nicole

I’m on maternity leave from June 11 to July 16: The following is a guest post from Simple Organic contributor Nicole Bennett of Gidget Goes Home. As I’m writing this post, my son, who we recently adopted, is almost eight weeks old — which is to say, I’m definitely not an expert on this subject. [...]

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30 Simple Ways to Get Your Child Ready to Read

by a guest writer

Photo by Erica Simone Sara is a literacy junkie who longs to run away with Pigeon to drive buses and stay up late. She also discusses the art of simple living at On Simplicity, where she’s slowly learning how to have less and enjoy more. Getting your little ones ready to read is a huge, [...]

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Nurture Your Kids’ Creativity & Independence With an Art Box

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Photo by Amanda Amanda writes at Kiddio, where she writes about fun projects, ideas to bring the creative spirit into your home, links to neat stuff on the web, and ways to make daily life with your children more enjoyable. I admit it. I have an art supply habit. Pink marker gone missing? I’ll happily [...]

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The Benefits of Raising Kids Cross-Culturally

by Tsh

We leave for the United States in two days. We’ll be there for four months – enough to settle in and establish a few routines, but not long enough to really unpack, mentally and otherwise. My kids are almost 4 and 9 months old. We’ve lived here for almost two years – this means that [...]

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Sharing a Room: Is It Okay for Brothers and Sisters?

by Tsh

Reader Laine asks, “My daughter is five and my son is three. If we were to find a three bedroom home for rent (like we live in now), what are your thoughts on putting the children together in one room and having the other room as a playroom/schoolroom. Have you ever tried anything like this? [...]

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A Preschooler’s Allowance

by Tsh

As I mentioned yesterday, we’ve started giving our three-year-old daughter an allowance in exchange for simple household chores. Photo by Michele Catalano I know that $2.45 weekly isn’t going to buy much more than M&Ms or a bouncy ball. But that’s not the point. The point is, we want our kids to start learning how [...]

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