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3 Goals That Will Help Manage Time For Any Parent

An Adoptee Practices Time Management Skills? Well, that’s hopeful thinking! But seriously, I know time management is a difficult thing for any busy family these days! Between work, school, scout...

3 Ways for Kids to React to a Meltdown – Chapter 5 – Kids’ Discussion

There are some unbelievable things happening in this story. Nothing seems to be going according to plan. First off Harry and the Weasleys have a hard time getting to King’s Cross Station because...

Who are your REAL parents?

Last week, hundreds of people in Ohio lined up to get a copy of their original birth certificates. This might not sound like a big deal to a lot of people, but to those who were a part of a closed ado...

Chapter 11 – Fear – Parent Discussion

Fear Chapter 11 starts with Harry quite nervous as his first Quidditch match is approaching. He has trouble studying, concentrating, and on the morning of the match, eating breakfast. Fear is powerful...

Chapter 10 – Blending a Family – Parent Discussion

  Coming Together to Make a Unit Chapter 10 of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling ends with a brilliant quote: “There are some things you can’t share without ending up liking each o...

Chapter 14 – Are You Seeing Things Correctly? – Kids’ Discussion

Another chapter that is full of happenings. Hermione is driving Harry and Ron crazy about studying for exams. All three kids want to know what Snape is up to. Everyone is curious about how to get past...

Chapter 9 – Parent Discussion – Families stick together

For chapter 9 of The Sorcerer’s Stone we’re going to piggy back off the Kids’ Discussion since a lot of their ideas are applicable to family and parents. Our kids discussed a lot abo...

Chapter 9 – Kid Discussion – Family members protect each other

Are we the only ones that are upset with Malfoy? I mean it’s bad enough that Neville is having such a rough time at school without getting bullied by another Hogwarts student. We really wished t...

Chapter 8 – Kid Discussion – You Have To Learn To Trust

This is the part of school that most kids hate – having to go to lessons. Harry Potter is discovering that Hogwarts is going to be as much work as it is fun. During his first week he meets a new...

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