Fall is arguably the coziest season of the year, so why not implement some cozy fall routines to improve the well-being of your family? According to Northwestern Medicine, having a routine can significantly improve overall health. A routine can improve sleeping habits, mental sharpness, performance, emotional well-being, and energy levels. Routines also help to reduce…
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School Lunch Ideas for Kids
Sandwich, chips, juice box, repeat… the kids are getting tired of eating it, and you are getting tired of packing it. Back to school season comes with a good amount of stress, and packing lunch for the kids is just one of them. Dream Dinners wants to help make the school year as easy as…
1,000 Hours Outside, or However Many You Can Muster!
It’s now been a year since the pandemic hit, so you’ve likely gotten pretty used to spending a LOT of time inside by now. And with it still being winter in most parts of the country, the stir craziness has probably been at an all-time high (it’s not just us, right?!). So let’s talk about…
Keeping Your Mind and Body Active While Keeping Your Social Distance
Virtual greetings, from our home to yours! We hope you and your loved ones are keeping your social distance right now, to do your part to help slow down this pandemic. As for our Dream Dinners team, we’re taking extra health and safety precautions at our locations, following the CDC’s recommendations and guidelines. Call your…
Our Top Three Back to School Tips for Stepping out of Summer and Into the Classroom
As Summer is making its way out the door, it means that the school year is just around the corner, so let’s take stock of our perceptions about what back to school could mean for your family. Do you remember in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, when the students are all sitting in their High School…
Post-Trip Planning: The Recipe for a Stress-Free Summer Vacation
In the hustle and bustle of vacation season, we tend to spend most of our time preparing for takeoff; buying sunscreen and bug repellent, reserving the rental car, finding ticket deals on excursions, the list goes on. Although once the vacation is over, part of the “post-vacation blues” is that we often come back to…
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The Hour That Matters Most just hit #1 on the New York Times Bestseller list! Don’t have a copy? Order now. We know your family will enjoy it. Also makes for a great high value gift this season.
Be a Great Communicator
A few tips to sharpen your listening skills
Rearrange the letters in the word LISTEN into a word that describes how you should be when someone is talking. The answer is SILENT. Almost everyone thinks they are good listeners, but more often than not, many of us want to chime in with a solution, judgment, an answer or story of our own before who we are talking with even get to finish. This can leave feelings of frustration and may cause the other person to be less likely to listen to you.
Kids, Technology and Manners
As moms, teaching our children manners is part of the job. Unfortunately, technology has changed the game – and Emily Post isn’t much help in 2010.