We’re so quick to toss out the “bad parent” label, not even thinking about what we’re saying. When you call someone a bad parent, you are digging into the very core of their being and spitting on their soul.

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This is a sponsored post on behalf of the Family Link app from Google and the Mom it Forward Influencer Network as always though all opinion are mine.

My kids' safety is my top priority like It is with all parents, but what does “keeping your kids safer” even mean anymore? Our world is a whole lot more complicated than just making sure they don’t run out into the road. With technology, it has become even harder to keep kids safer from anything that could harm them. As parents, we have to think way beyond just their physical safety. Keeping kids safer is a tough job and almost a full time one at that.

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This post was sponsored by Amazon as part of an Ambassador Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own.

It’s no secret that we love our Echo Dot Kids Edition, and while we love using it for fun little things throughout every day its real use in our home is definitely for education. Since we homeschool I use it constantly to help the kids learn and with March being National Reading Month we have been stepping up our use and listening to a lot of books and also using our Fire Kids Edition tablet to get some quality reading in.

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Once a week our family has a special breakfast. We sit down and really take the time to connect and to also have something different from our usual breakfasts. Recently we have really got into dessert waffles and making our own dessert bar. I am always looking for easier ways to get food to the table so I love that I can use Eggo Waffles (my kids favorite) and Reddi-Wip to bring our waffle bar together in an easy and fun way.

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Our family ditched most of our things about 3 years ago and never looked back. Do I miss some things? Occasionally yes. Do I miss the time and hassle of having too much stuff? Heck No! For us the decision was sparked by traveling more and ultimately only owning what we could fit into four suitcases became the new ideal. I know it sounds a little crazy, but I have never been happier than I am now with so few possessions.

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