10 Tips for Getting Pregnant by Jean M. Twenge, Ph.D., author of “The Impatient Woman’s Guide to Getting Pregnant” For many women, getting pregnant can be a frustrating and anxiety-filled experience. That’s just how I felt, which is why I wrote “The Impatient Woman’s Guide to Getting Pregnant” offering tips for TTC women to feel […]
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Back-to-School / Parenting Skills
Back to School Safety Tips
Back to School Safety Tips If you child will be walking to school, take time to practice walking to school with them prior to the start of school. Always walk on the sidewalk if one is available, when on a street with no sidewalk always walk facing the traffic. If you child will be traveling […]
Party Ideas
How To Throw the Perfect Party for Your Child
Planning birthday parties for your child can be stressful, but it’s always worth it once you see your child’s face light up on her birthday and hear your child talking about the celebration weeks after. Creating a fun and memorable birthday can be easy with smart planning. Make your next birthday party a success with […]
Household / Parenting Skills
Ways to make cleaning fun for kids
In most of our homes there is no way children could assist us with cleaning due to the dangerous toxic chemicals that we use. These chemicals have the ability to trigger allergies, asthma and recent studies have shown they could have a major effect on a child’s IQ development. But in this day and age, […]
Books / Education
Violence. Anarchy. Absurdity. Heartbreak. Hilarity. Redemption: Substitute Teaching In 25 Manhattan Public High Schools.
Violence. Anarchy. Absurdity. Heartbreak. Hilarity. Redemption: Substitute Teaching In 25 Manhattan Public High Schools. ~ by: Elizabeth Rose So I had this cool gig in Manhattan, teaching song- and creative writing in a small public high school. I also raised $330,000 for classroom smart boards and a shiny new iMac lab for the kids, most from […]
Books / Parenting Skills
Redefining Grief for Our Children
By Tiffany Papageorge, author of My Yellow Balloon One of the biggest joys of being a parent is that we get to be the ones to introduce our children to new, often monumental, experiences and by doing so we get to relive the wonder and importance of those experiences ourselves. The same is true of […]
Foodie / Pregnancy
Top 7 Baby Shower Menu Ideas
Cheryl Seidel, etiquette expert, and regular contributing writer for the Huffington Post, shares her expert advice on the coolest trendiest items to put on a baby shower menu! Summer is a great time to host a baby shower! If you’re planning one for your bestie and her new bundle of joy we know that you […]
Parenting Skills
The 4 Most Important Summer Safety Lessons for Kids
It’s finally summer! The warm weather coupled with vacation from school means loads of time spent outside for kids all across the country. More time outside means more exposure to potentially dangerous individuals, so this annual transition offers the perfect opportunity to refresh your child’s self-defense knowledge by reviewing these four very important summer safety […]
