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KP Been There Done That Squad – Breakfast Challenges
Feb 21 2013
Posted by Jodi as Been There Done That
The Been There Done That Squad is a group of parents sharing their thoughts and experiences on topics related to raising their children in Kamloops.
Today’s question is:
Breakfast can often be a chaotic time of the day. How do you provide a nutritious (yet convenient) breakfast for your family? Do you eat together? What are some tips you can provide for what is generally referred to as the most important meal of the day?
Tamara C.
The KP Been There Done That Squad is a group of parents sharing their thoughts and experiences on topics related to raising their children in Kamloops.
Today’s question is:
Have you ever travelled in an airplane with your children? Do you have any tips for success?
Homework Time: KP Been There Done That Squad
Nov 05 2012
Posted by Elizabeth as Adventures in Parenting, Been There Done That
The KamloopsParents.Com Been There Done That Squad weighs in on raising kids in Kamloops.
We asked our team of 30+ parents, “Where (in the house) does your child work on homework? Do you provide assistance and/or check on it daily? What kind of routines do you have set up for your kids?”
They said…
Ry-Ann, 4 year-old boy, 7 year-old girl
We try to get homework done as soon as we get home from school pick up. If its math or something she has to write she does it at the kitchen table and i try to give her as much independence as possible but if she is in need of help i will help of course. She does get lots of reading for homework so she finds a comfy quiet spot, on the couch or in her room and reads.
Suvannah, I have two girls. Ages 4 and 17 months.
Homework- Although my daughter is only in preschool and has no homework officially we have some preschool workbooks that we bough from Costco and love them. Usually while I am making lunch B will sit at the table and do one or two work sheets. And we try to do some arts and crafts once a day as well.
Money Talks (Allowances): KP Been There Done That Squad
Sep 24 2012
Posted by Elizabeth as Adventures in Parenting, Been There Done That, One Parents Perspective
The KP Been There Done That Squad is a group of parents sharing their thoughts and experiences on a few topics related to raising their children in Kamloops.
Today’s question is:
Do your kids get an allowance? Will they? What is your family’s perspective on kids and spending money?
Read more from the BTDT Squad, here.
Elizabeth
We talk about money a lot. Our kids look at prices in the grocery store and we talk about saving and spending etc. They each have a piggy bank and they often seem to find coins and stash them away. Our kids do not get an allowance but we do sometimes ask them to do jobs that are outside our regular routine and then offer them an opportunity to earn some money. For example, we were seeding our back lawn and I asked them to pick out rocks. A full bucket earned them $4.
A friend of mine recently passed on this link to me, http://moneyasyougrow.org. I popped on over to take a look and was really impressed by the site.
Life lessons and sage advice to teach our kids (and remind me) about money! What an awesome resource. If you are wondering about how to teach your children the value of money, and your values about money, check out this site for some really neat ideas and practical examples of ways you can teach your kids about their finances.
Sarah K
Our kids do not get allowance yet. It is something we have been starting to discuss though. We will be using threejars.com. It allows you to input your child’s allowance and show them/teach them that part of the money SHOULD get saved, part of it is for fun and part of it goes to charity or Church. http://www.threejars.
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Creation Collection?: KP Been There Done That Squad
Sep 03 2012
Posted by Elizabeth as Adventures in Parenting, Been There Done That
The KP Been There Done That Squad is a group of parents sharing their thoughts and experiences on a few topics related to raising their children in Kamloops.
Today’s question is:
How do you keep your child’s school work, crafts and creations? What do you do with all the letters, work, documents and things that come home?
Read more from the BTDT Squad, here.
Sophie
My girls have a “keepsake box” that stores their most treasured items, such as awards and amazing art projects. For everything else, we got in the habit from the beginning of taking a picture of the item and saving them in appropriate folders on the computer (saved by child’s name and date). Then we will put the art/craft items on display for a month or so in our house before throwing them out. Every once in a while, I will do a digital scrapbook page with the pictures of their latest and best projects.
Tamara C
I usually take pictures of artwork/crafts/creations that the kids do and then recycle/throw out the original. If it is something really special, then I will keep it.
Amanda H
Right now only my oldest is in preschool but I have a large cardboard folder (24X36″) made with 2 pieces of cardboard. We do a lot of painting and crafts at home as well so I try to save my favorites. I also try to take photos of projects that are fun and creative but harder to store, so we can look back on them.
  
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