You’ve probably seen the meme. It goes something like this: “Harvard found that the biggest predictor of success in life is doing chores as a…
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While we all love when our kids are given clutter-free, experience gifts, sometimes it is nice to have some type of tangible kids cooking gift…
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The children set out to make coffee pancakes, which would have been a noble pursuit since the majority of the 12 adults in the household…
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