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As families head into another month of quarantine, here is a collection of books that drive creativity and learning while simultaneously giving parents a much-needed break. These are also great art activities for virtual or homeschool learning activities. But if you are venturing out, these could make great road trip activities to bring along as well.

Perhaps you’ve been thinking of becoming a vegetarian or a vegan? Maybe instead, you just like the idea of a healthier diet? Either way, there are plenty of health benefits to increasing your intake of veggies. You’ll stand to increase your vitamins and nutrients, boost your energy, and potentially lose weight. For a few apps to support your veggie journey, be sure to check out these five. 

Whether you are going back to school in person, home schooling, distance learning, or decided to switch to private school, this year will look different. Our children are going in two weeks to in person school and they will have to wear masks for most of the day. Right now we are virtual learning and have been having a ton of tech issues. So supplementing their education is important to me.

As millions of kids (and their parents!) embark on distance learning, what’s on the family bookshelf has never been more important. Nat Geo Kids Books has always been the gold standard when it comes to providing educational, fun, engaging books for kids, and this fall is no different. I was recently sent a National Geographic Kids Books Home Learning Essentials that I am excited to share with you as well as giveaway! I love National Geographic Kids books for my family and these are no exception. Here is a bit more about these titles that are must-haves for the school year:

A household’s well-being lies in its own members’ hands, and a house is no longer a home when there is division among its occupants. Caring family members readily provide support to one another, in cash and in-kind. In the EU, divorce rates increased to 2 per 1000 people in 2017.

This is a massive increment in marriage breakdowns when compared to 1965 when that figure was 0.8 per 1000 people. Despite the discouraging statistic, many people are still interested in creating healthy family relationships. Here are a few tips to help you solidify your own family relationships.