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Oakland County Moms full listing of summer events

Family Summer Vacation Travel Tips

Family Summer Vacation Travel Tips

Family Summer Vacation Travel Tips – Maximizing loyalty reward programs is one way to get upgrades throughout your summer vacation.

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Oakland County Moms full listing of summer events

How to Ease the Back to School Jitters

How to Ease the Back to School Jitters

How to Ease the Back to School Jitters – As we prepare for back to school, kids experience a wide range of emotions. Some children feel excited to start

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Oakland County Moms full listing of summer events

Antiques Appraisal Advice

Antiques Appraisal Advice

Antiques Appraisal Advice – How Much is the Stuff in Your Basement Worth? – I interviewed antique appraisal expert Patrick van der Vorst, founder

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Oakland County Moms full listing of summer events

Summer Fun Things To Do

Summer Fun Things To Do

Summer Fun Things To Do – local summer ideas and fun things to do with kids that are sometimes educational, very affordable, and always FUN. Are you ready for what to do when school is out

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Oakland County Moms full listing of summer events

Keeping Kids Active During Summer Months

Keeping Kids Active During Summer Months

Keeping Kids Active During Summer Months –  Why parents can’t compete with schools and free summer fun ideas to keep the kids active during summer vacation.

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Oakland County Moms full listing of summer events

Summer Homeschooling Tips

Summer Homeschooling Tips

Summer Homeschooling Tips – I did some brainstorming a couple weeks ago about what our goals were for the kids this summer. In addition to typical summer

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Oakland County Moms full listing of summer events

I Married My Cultural Opposite

I Married My Cultural Opposite – How to manage when you marry a different family background. It’s not breaking news that my husband and I come from

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Oakland County Moms full listing of summer events

Helicopter Moms Get A Bad Rap

What Does the Term Helicopter Moms Mean to You? The term “helicopter moms” or “helicopter parent” is strange to me. I’ve never been called one (at least

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Oakland County Moms full listing of summer events

Summer Brain Drain Tips / How to Avoid The Academic Summer Slide

Summer Brain Drain Tips

Summer Brain Drain Tips for Parents – Tips to avoid the “academic summer slide” & “summer brain drain” with Lisa LaGrou of Oakland County Moms and

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Oakland County Moms full listing of summer events

Parenting Young Athletes to be Pro Athletes

Parenting Young Athletes to be Pro Athletes

Private lessons, professional coaches, intensive sports camps, travel teams for 5 year olds… Parenting young athletes to be pro athletes is big business.

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