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Sponsored: Make Practicing Math Fun (Really!) with Go Math! Academy

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So, there we were—midway through summer and I hadn’t done a thing to keep my children up with the math skills they had acquired the year before. For summer, my eldest reads, writes in a diary, but math . . . forget about it. Probably because math is definitely not MY strong suit, but I digress. . .

So again, there we were, not practicing our math, when Breezy Mama gets an offer to try out Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s Go Math! Academy™ which is an online, at-home learning program based on Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s textbook curriculum. Known for being THE standard in schools (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is used by over 7 million kids worldwide), I figured they knew what they were doing, and decided to give it a go.

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Question of the Day: Explaining the Dangers of Strangers

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Question of the Day is where Breezy Mama‘s Go-To parenting whiz, Dr. Fran Walfish, who is an Expert in Parents Magazine’s “Ask Our Experts” column, is here to answer your daily parenting questions. Make sure to send us what’s on your mind to alex@breezymama.com and Dr. Walfish will tackle it in a future Breezy post. Now on to today’s question. . .

How do I explain to my child the dangers of strangers without giving them nightmares?

Before talking to your children, you need a good “self thermometer” to make sure that you don’t have signs of fear or anxiety in your voice. If you do, you may [Read more…] about Question of the Day: Explaining the Dangers of Strangers

11 Disney Movies Coming in 2014

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A new year means a new slate of movies coming out from everyone’s favorite mouse house! If you loved Frozen as much as Breezy Mama did, then you, too, will be excited to see the eleven kid’s movies Disney has in store for 2014! Check them out:

1.February 28, 2014 – The Wind Rises (Touchstone Pictures / Studio Ghibli)
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Halloween TV Show Schedule

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Ready to get into the “spirit” of things with your li’l “pumpkins”? Check out what’s ahead for some spooky G-ish rated scares! From some new frights to the classics, Breezy Mama presents the schedule for the 2013 Halloween TV shows for kids: [Read more…] about Halloween TV Show Schedule