Boredom Buster: What’s in your restaurant bag?
This is one of my all-time favorite tips for moms, and I have to credit my mother-in-law, a.k.a. “Heloise”/Marcia, Mom Since 1963 (MS’63), for the idea. When our oldest son […]
MomTastic Find: The Good News About Bad Behavior
Fear not, this isn’t a trick. I have yet to meet anyone who claims their kids are perfectly behaved 100% of the time or has not had some humiliating meltdown […]
School Bus Safety Reminders
With a new’ish driver in the house, we recently had some reinforcement about how critical it is to stop behind school buses, even when no one is around (including a […]
The Importance of Teaching Your Kids Job Skills
When I was a tween/teen, my parents insisted we had jobs. I can still remember valuable lessons I learned as a babysitter (other parents DO allow sugar cereals!), a cashier […]
Talking to Kids After a Tragedy and Mobilizing Ways We Won’t Have to In the Future
It breaks my heart to see the news about the recent tragedy in at Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. As a mom, a citizen, a human with a pulse, […]
A Mindful Start to the School Year
Many thanks to A.S. Braverman, an Academic Liaison at Thinking Caps Group, for this mindful article. She shares some great tips about kicking off the school year with some perspective […]
Tips for Avoiding the Summer Slump
Thanks to Rose Howell, Academic Director from Thinking Caps Group, for these tips on keeping kids’ minds sharp during the summer months while balancing the tech overload/electronic babysitter urge. This […]
How Technology in Bedrooms Affects Sleep
Thanks to Delaney Ruston, Screenagers‘ Filmmaker, for sharing this article on how technology in bedrooms is having a major impact on kids’ sleep. Timely, given the upcoming National Day of […]
Celebrate Calm Book: Stop Power Struggles from Morning to Midnight
Who can argue that calm isn’t ideal in a family? We all get heated, adults and kids, and this heat rarely leads to good things. I’ve published some of Kirk […]
Cracking the Teen Sexting Code
Hot topic for sure from the title alone. Amy Williams, a social worker who specializes in teen behavioral health, developed some great tips and a colorful infographic to help parents […]