Category : Thrive

A Fun Way for Kids to Learn During the Summer

Summer Brain Quest Workbooks

Not sure if your kids are like thist but mine feel very strongly about not doing “school work” in the summer. Sure they will read for pleasure and do the assigned summer reading project but otherwise, it feels like torture for them to actually engage in learning lessons. This summer we found something that they actually get excited about…

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Book Picks By 7-Year-Old Boys

Books that 7-year-old boy likes.

My boys both enjoy reading. When my oldest, Grant, was 7 years old he wrote out a list of his favorite books at the time. When our youngest, Dean, turned 7 recently we created a list of his current favorites. Find out what they picked…

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The Many Books I Read in 2021

Many rows of colorful books. Each row is a different color.

I felt like I read more than normal this year. One of my theories is that I now have a 20-minute carpool commute. The legs of the trip in which I have no kids in the car give me a considerable amount of time to listen to audiobooks which was my medium of choice for 90% of these books. I also love listening to books when I’m alone on a walk for exercise. Let me introduce you to them…

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