• How to deal with a perfectionist child when working on a craft ::: Highlights Aha!
• Homemade Shape Puzzles ::: CBC Parents
• February Book List ::: Let’s Explore
• Tantrums: Emotional Regulation or Pure Manipulation?  ::: Not Just Cute
• 5 Pleasant Alternatives to Yelling ::: Awesomely Awake
• Miss Rumphius: a life ::: Sweet Wood
• Sesame Street: Upside Downton Abbey (youTube)

Have a wonderful weekend, friends!

• Why Moms Need a Weekend and How to Make Sure You Get One ::: Steady Mom
• Small Acts:  Love Letters to Your Children ::: Playful Learning
• Are Babies Born Good? ::: Smithsonian (hat tip to Not Just Cute)
• Parenting Mantras ::: Indirect Observations
• After Dinner Music ::: Rockin’ Granola

There are only 32 days to go for our Pure Charity fundraiser for the Compassion Child Survival Program.  This project means so much to us here at Simple Living Media and I’m pleased to say that we’re getting closer to our goal:  we’ve raised $3,651 for the CSP as of this morning.  Hooray!

I just know that with your help we can make it the rest of the way.  Thank you so much for your support!

Have a wonderful Sunday, friends!

• Amanda of Not Just Cute has curated a wonderful Winter Time Thematic Unit
• Managing Play with Children of Different Ages ::: Childhood 101
• Snow Cream ::: Tinkerlab
• Just Color:  Valentine’s Day Love printable coloring pages ::: 1+1+1=1
• Baby Led Feeding, a 10 month update ::: Simple Bites
• Music Review:  Carnival of the Animals ::: Swing Whistle Zing
• We want to know what YOU think of Simple Living Media!  Have you taken our Reader Survey yet?

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Hello Simple Kids readers!  Thanks for making us a part of your day.  I’m wondering if I could trouble you for a favor?

The Simple Living Media blogs are conducting a reader survey.  We want to know what YOU think of the work we do here.

If you would, when you have a few moments (it won’t take too long) could you head over to Simple Mom to find the survey and share with us what you think about the Simple Living Media blogs?

Your feedback is valuable to us and all of your answers are totally anonymous.  We just want to get a feel, as we head into the new year, of what is working for you and what isn’t.

Thank you!

Head over to Simple Mom to take the SLM Reader Survey 2013.  Thanks!

• The importance of being current ::: Simple Mom
• Finding Time ::: Anne Lamott for Sunset
• I don’t have to do it all (and neither do you) ::: FIMBY
• Ideas for a Family Notice Board ::: Se7en + 1
• 25 Mini-Adventures in the Library ::: Mama Scout
• 20 Ways to Make Spelling Homework Fun ::: Family Your Way
• Bringing back Sunday Dinner ::: Simple Bites

On Friday I shared a few of my thoughts on the new year and new starts.  After coming clean about our dependence on toaster waffles, yesterday I asked SK facebook friends if they would help hold me accountable this coming week to fixing a healthier breakfast for the kids.

No fancy challenge or anything like that, just simply checking in each morning and reporting on what our kids had for breakfast.  If you’re looking for some healthy breakfast inspiration, please join us on the facebook page.

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