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Home » Kids » Reviews » Featured » 10 Ways to #LiveBrighter with Kids #DirectEnergy

10 Ways to #LiveBrighter with Kids #DirectEnergy

08/02/2015 by The Mama Maven


Do you have relaxed or overscheduled summers? I’m the first to admit that I’m more relaxed in the summer. I like a slower pace with my husbands and kids. We don’t overschedule – just 6 weeks of day camp and fun on the weekends and after camp.

We travel locally and take small and big road trips. We visit my in-laws and my parents. We love where we live and our life. 10 Ways to #LiveBrighter with Kids #DirectEnergy #AD @DirectEnergy | The Mama Maven Blog

Last weekend we headed out to Brookhaven Labs for their Summer Sundays, which is run by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science. The drive took an hour and was relaxing. We didn’t have to rush to get somewhere for once. The drive was part of the fun. 10 Ways to #LiveBrighter with Kids #DirectEnergy #AD @DirectEnergy | The Mama Maven Blog

10 Ways to #LiveBrighter with Kids #DirectEnergy #AD @DirectEnergy | The Mama Maven Blog

10 Ways to #LiveBrighter with Kids #DirectEnergy #AD @DirectEnergy | The Mama Maven Blog

While there were so many activities going on at Brookhaven Labs, we decided to keep it simple.

10 Ways to #LiveBrighter with Kids #DirectEnergy #AD @DirectEnergy | The Mama Maven Blog

We went to a fun magic show about chemistry and checked out Brookhaven Labs’ Fire Department (they have their own, dedicated fireman).

10 Ways to #LiveBrighter with Kids #DirectEnergy #AD @DirectEnergy | The Mama Maven Blog

10 Ways to #LiveBrighter with Kids #DirectEnergy #AD @DirectEnergy | The Mama Maven Blog

And it made me think –what are some ways to ways to #LiveBrighter with Kids?

10 Ways to #LiveBrighter with Kids #DirectEnergy #AD @DirectEnergy | The Mama Maven Blog

10 Ways to #LiveBrighter with Kids

1. Laugh as much as possible.

2. Spend time together.

3. Relax the rules.

4. Really listen to each other.

5. Find ways to get your kids to talk about their day, not just “What happened at school/camp today?”

6. Introduce your kids to books and movies that you loved as a kid

7. Don’t be afraid to get silly with your kids, it lets them know that it’s okay to be a goofball.

8. Breakfast for dinner is totally okay at times.

9. Appreciate each other.

10. Encourage kids to try different activities outside their comfort zone.

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Direct Energy is the energy company that wants you to buy less of what they sell…seriously! Direct Energy has been working harder and thinking smarter to provide tools and technology consumers can use to understand their energy usage and #LiveBrighter.

Direct Energy wants you to be an empowered consumer and has created tools and partnerships to help you do just that by managing your energy usage (which is pretty awesome).

Direct Energy is offering the opportunity for audiences throughout the United States and Alberta, Canada (dependent on region) to learn ways to #LiveBrighter with the following programs:

Plenti Program:

If you are a fan of Plenti, which we just wrote about, Direct Energy is the only energy provider to be a part of Plenti!

Plenti lets you earn points at one place and use them at another, all within a single rewards program so that keeping track of your rewards is simple.

*New customers will be able to earn 1,000 Plenti points at enrollment when they sign up for Plenti at www.Plenti.com and link their Plenti card number to their Direct Energy account; Existing Direct Energy customers will also earn 1,000 Plenti point when they sign up for Plenti at www.Plenti.com and link their Plenti card number to their Direct Energy account.

Visit www.directenergy.com/plenti for more information on Direct Energy’s Plenti points program.

Direct Energy Promo Code: Get a $75 pre-paid gift card when you sign up with Direct Energy using the promo code LIVEBRIGHTER75.

Visit Direct Energy.com for more info.

How do you #LiveBrighter?

 

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  1. Tiffany C (@sweetmatcha) says

    08/10/2015 at 8:55 PM

    I’ve been seeing the “plenti” sign at a lot of gas stations! This is a pretty cool program, I’ll def have to check it out! TY!

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  2. Tiffany C says

    08/05/2015 at 3:14 PM

    Getting silly with kids is my favorite, i need to do that more often! Really! Great tips!!

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