October 8th, 2011 
In my quest to be a great parent, I am always looking for ways to create special memories for my children. We’ve taken the magical trips to Disney and the like, but many of our most treasured memories are made right at home. Our favorites are back yard camp outs and carpet picnics. It [...]
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Do you think the traffic’s bad on your morning commute? At least you aren’t trying to navigate around 10 Turkeys In The Road! Photo Credit: Marshall Cavendish Children's Books This delightful new picture book, by author Brenda Reeves Sturgis and illustrator David Slonim, is a perfect gift for the young children in your [...] 
As Halloween quickly approaches, the stores prepare. Walk into any party store and you will see the wall lined with premade costumes. Walk into Target or Old Navy and, BAM, all-in-one costumes adorn the shelves ready for purchase. However, these can be a bit pricey, and well, you aren’t the only one purchase them [...] 
Photo Credit: surverymagnet.com 1. Private school teachers are more qualified. When I worked in a public school in Maryland 99% of the teachers had a Master’s Degree and were continuing professional development regularly because not only did the county we work for encourage it, often through paying for our courses, trainings, workshops, and [...] 
It seems that as years go by, the pressure on parents to equip their children for school heightens, especially as school districts around the country continue to raise the bar for students. For some parents, choosing the right preschool becomes a rite of passage in and of itself, sometimes spending a year researching and [...] 
Photo Credit: pinterest.com A year and a half ago, a new form of social media, Pinterest, began sucking moms in. And with this came the a new meaning for the word “pinning,” where it no longer referred to that childhood birthday party game with the donkey. Rather, “pinning” is what you do when [...] 
Photo Credit: University of Michigan Health System As the anniversary of 9/11 approaches, many parents wonder how to best explain this day to their children and how to help children cope with anxieties and questions about that devastating day. Each child will have a different way of dealing with the day, whether they [...] 
Emergency supply kits come in handy for stressed-out moms (Photo Credit: wzakcleveland.com) Yesterday morning turned out to be “one of those days”. It started out with a sick child, which meant rushing everyone out the door so we could make an early doctor’s appointment. Right after the appointment, I shuttled the other child [...] 
Vintage dress from the '40s (Photo Credit: schumpeter2006.org) It seems that everywhere you look today, style continues to be influenced by the past. It could be said that that the new trend of the 21st century is really all those old trends we grew up with. You see it on the runway and [...] 
Photo Credit: www.mysweetdreamsbaby.com When I was a little girl I carried my school lunch in a brown paper bag. Inside I would always find a napkin with a handwritten note or smiley face on it. I loved those sentimental surprises, however these days a simple carrier won’t cut it. In most schools a [...] |
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