Sarah Lyons

Sarah Lyons

105 articles on ParentClicks

Sarah Lyons is a freelance writer and stay at home mom to six children, including 10 year-old triplets. Her family makes an effort to sit down for family dinner almost every night.

Articles by Sarah Lyons

STEM vs. STEAM

STEM vs. STEAM

What Kids Learn from Collections

What Kids Learn from Collections

Presence Over Presents

Presence Over Presents

Celebrating the Holidays During Quarantine

Celebrating the Holidays During Quarantine

How to Read More

How to Read More

7 Benefits of Quarantine

7 Benefits of Quarantine

Socializing Kids during Social Distancing

Socializing Kids during Social Distancing

Fostering Your Children’s Important Bond with Their Grandparents

Fostering Your Children’s Important Bond with Their Grandparents

9 Ways to Support a Family in Need

9 Ways to Support a Family in Need

Homeschooling Tips for Parents

Homeschooling Tips for Parents

Keeping Kids Safe in Crowded Places

Keeping Kids Safe in Crowded Places

Helping Kids Make Friends at Any Age

Helping Kids Make Friends at Any Age

10 Ways for Moms to Have More Energy

10 Ways for Moms to Have More Energy

7 Experience Gifts to Give Kids This Season

7 Experience Gifts to Give Kids This Season

Tips for Communicating with Kids

Tips for Communicating with Kids

What’s Your Child’s Learning Style?

What’s Your Child’s Learning Style?

My Child is Being Bullied

My Child is Being Bullied

Think Outside the Lunch Box

Think Outside the Lunch Box

How to Motivate Kids Without Yelling

How to Motivate Kids Without Yelling

Get Organized for Back to School

Get Organized for Back to School

Tips for Efficient Packing

Tips for Efficient Packing

4 Great Ways Dads are Different

4 Great Ways Dads are Different

Benefits of Gardening with Kids

Benefits of Gardening with Kids

4 Ways to Celebrate Memorial Day with Kids

4 Ways to Celebrate Memorial Day with Kids

How to Foster Healthy Sibling Relationships

How to Foster Healthy Sibling Relationships

5 Ways Your Family Can Go Green This Earth Day

5 Ways Your Family Can Go Green This Earth Day

Dealing with a child fears

Dealing with a child fears

Start a Family Game Night: 5 Great Benefits

Start a Family Game Night: 5 Great Benefits

10 Easy Ways to Cut Kids Screen Time

10 Easy Ways to Cut Kids Screen Time

Birthdays on a Budget: Reuse and Repurpose Birthday Decor

Birthdays on a Budget: Reuse and Repurpose Birthday Decor

Is it Time to Add a Pet to the Family?

Is it Time to Add a Pet to the Family?

How to Survive a Parent Sick Day

How to Survive a Parent Sick Day

The Importance of Finding Your Tribe

The Importance of Finding Your Tribe

Family Kindness Challenge

Family Kindness Challenge

8 Fun Fall Traditions for Families

8 Fun Fall Traditions for Families

Could Your Child’s Reading Difficulty be Dyslexia?

Could Your Child’s Reading Difficulty be Dyslexia?

5 Individual Sports for Kids

5 Individual Sports for Kids

Let it Go: Seven Things to Stop Worrying About

Let it Go: Seven Things to Stop Worrying About

Homework Habits: How to Motivate Kids

Homework Habits: How to Motivate Kids

Off to Kindergarten: Getting Mom Ready

Off to Kindergarten: Getting Mom Ready

Taking a Beach Vacation with Toddlers

Taking a Beach Vacation with Toddlers

Simple Ways to Build Self Esteem

Simple Ways to Build Self Esteem

5 Tips for Keeping Kids Reading This Summer

5 Tips for Keeping Kids Reading This Summer

Raising an Expressive Child

Raising an Expressive Child

The Camp Next Door: Day Camp

The Camp Next Door: Day Camp

Making the Move: Easing the Transition for Kids

Making the Move: Easing the Transition for Kids

6 Reasons to Make Family Dinner a Priority

6 Reasons to Make Family Dinner a Priority

What Happens When You Take Away the Screens

What Happens When You Take Away the Screens

How to Create One-on-One time with Your Kids When You Have No Free Time

How to Create One-on-One time with Your Kids When You Have No Free Time

Speed Up the Dawdler

Speed Up the Dawdler

Helping Kids Face Their Fears

Helping Kids Face Their Fears

Anger Management: Helping Kids Cool Down

Anger Management: Helping Kids Cool Down

Building the Parent-Child Bond

Building the Parent-Child Bond

Camping Tips for Family Trips

Camping Tips for Family Trips

Why Parents Should Play with Their Kids

Why Parents Should Play with Their Kids

14 Ideas for Indoor Fun on Cold Winter Days

14 Ideas for Indoor Fun on Cold Winter Days

New Year’s Resolutions: Help Your Kids (And Yourself) Set Reasonable Goals

New Year’s Resolutions: Help Your Kids (And Yourself) Set Reasonable Goals

101 Snow Day Boredom Busters

101 Snow Day Boredom Busters

Handling Holiday Stress

Handling Holiday Stress

Opportunities to serve with your kids

Opportunities to serve with your kids

Are You Prepared? Emergency Preparedness for Families

Are You Prepared? Emergency Preparedness for Families

Make this Thanksgiving Meaningful

Make this Thanksgiving Meaningful

A Sensory Sensitive Halloween

A Sensory Sensitive Halloween

Lifelong Benefits of Science Fairs for Kids

Lifelong Benefits of Science Fairs for Kids

STEM for Preschoolers: Activities to Try at Home

STEM for Preschoolers: Activities to Try at Home

5 Benefits of Team Sports

5 Benefits of Team Sports

Teaching Kids Self Control

Teaching Kids Self Control

Taking the Stress Out of Back to School Mornings

Taking the Stress Out of Back to School Mornings

Reduce First Day Jitters

Reduce First Day Jitters

Battle End of Summer Boredom

Battle End of Summer Boredom

Training My Child to Be Independent

Training My Child to Be Independent

Calming the Butterflies

Calming the Butterflies

How to Give Your Kids a 1970’s Summer

How to Give Your Kids a 1970’s Summer

Don’t Compare

Don’t Compare

12 Creative Consequences for Kids

12 Creative Consequences for Kids

How Motherhood Made Me Appreciate My Mom

How Motherhood Made Me Appreciate My Mom

Have a Happy Birthday (Without the Party)

Have a Happy Birthday (Without the Party)

Gifts Kids Can Give on A Small Budget

Gifts Kids Can Give on A Small Budget

6 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day

6 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day

It’s Raining, It’s Pouring: 7 Things to Do on a Rainy Day

It’s Raining, It’s Pouring: 7 Things to Do on a Rainy Day

6 Ways to Celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day with Kids

6 Ways to Celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day with Kids

Travel Tips for Family Trips

Travel Tips for Family Trips

Date Night on a Tight Budget

Date Night on a Tight Budget

Is Your Child Ready to stay Home Alone?

Is Your Child Ready to stay Home Alone?

7 Valentine Traditions to Start with Your Kids

7 Valentine Traditions to Start with Your Kids

Mid-Year Elementary School Blues

Mid-Year Elementary School Blues

Benefits of Making Healthy Snacks Visually Appealing to Kids

Benefits of Making Healthy Snacks Visually Appealing to Kids

Five Realistic Ways to Cut Chores in Half

Five Realistic Ways to Cut Chores in Half

18 Budget-Friendly Holiday Traditions

18 Budget-Friendly Holiday Traditions

What NOT to Give Kids for Christmas

What NOT to Give Kids for Christmas

How to Recognize Unique Qualities in Your Kids When You Have Multiples

How to Recognize Unique Qualities in Your Kids When You Have Multiples

5 Tips for Juggling Extracurricular Activities When You Have a Large Family

5 Tips for Juggling Extracurricular Activities When You Have a Large Family

8 Things Moms of Big Families Will Understand

8 Things Moms of Big Families Will Understand

Encouraging Gratitude in Children

Encouraging Gratitude in Children

Living Large: Big Family Perspectives You Can Benefit From

Living Large: Big Family Perspectives You Can Benefit From

The Misunderstood Child: Sensory Processing 101

The Misunderstood Child: Sensory Processing 101

Spooky Fairy Tales: Then and Now

Spooky Fairy Tales: Then and Now

How to Get Your Family to Eat Like the French

How to Get Your Family to Eat Like the French

7 Things to Remember When Your Child Throws a Tantrum

7 Things to Remember When Your Child Throws a Tantrum

When Kids Reject Sports

When Kids Reject Sports

Encouraging Kids to Enjoy Nature

Encouraging Kids to Enjoy Nature

Taming Mount Laundry

Taming Mount Laundry

Toy Rotation: Reduce Toy Clutter in Six Easy Steps

Toy Rotation: Reduce Toy Clutter in Six Easy Steps

A Simple Christmas: 5 Ways to Avoid Toy Overload

A Simple Christmas: 5 Ways to Avoid Toy Overload

6 Great Reasons To Cook With Your Kids

6 Great Reasons To Cook With Your Kids