As hints of retro styling creep into everything from fashion to entertainment to home décor, we Moms may find ourselves reminiscing about our own childhoods. While we typically try to avoid reverting to the age-old lament “when I was your age...” when talking to our kids, we know that sometimes we really can learn a thing or two from generations past.
Extending beyond visual and aesthetic elements, the retro craze also encourages us to incorporate some of the lessons from yesteryear into our family lives today. Read some of my favorite tips below to learn how to cultivate a sense of newness while also giving a nod to the past:
Family Life: Bring the Past into the Present
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Day in and day out, we Moms sweat the small stuff. Juggling tasks ranging from shuttling kids to after-school activities and signing off on permission slips to scheduling doctor’s appointments and managing household tasks, we face a compounding list of daily responsibilities.
As a result, we’ve become master multi-taskers – coordinating donations to the school auction while waiting in the car line, all the while checking work email. Clearly, juggling so many tasks proves exhausting, so many of us look for strategies to make it all manageable. While we all have our own individual style, many time-management tips offer up some universal ways to squeeze a little more time out of our busy days. With Mother’s Day just around the corner, I’ve listed some of my favorite organizational tips below to help Moms breathe a little easier:
Make Home Organization Work for You
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Finding one multi-media device to hold my 4 year-old’s boundless need for excitement and stimulation can be challenging. Up until recently, I would use my personal laptop to show her family photos and videos and a separate gaming device to play fun video games. Then, add on the extra fun of playing with her grandmother’s iPad during her visits, and we found ourselves constantly having to charge up these various devices. Not anymore!
The new InnoTab from VTech allows children age 4-9 to benefit from the newest touchpad technology by providing a design specifically for kids. This learning tablet comes equipped with interactive reading tools, learning games, and art features that are capable of occupying them for hours.
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