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This How to Be Resilient in the Face of Adversity What does it mean to be “resilient?” From the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the definition of resilience is this: Resilience 1: the capability …
Parenting During COVID-19: It’s a Challenge What do you do when your kid wants to go to that birthday party that all of his other friends are attending? Yes – …
COVID Fear: You’re a parent and you’re scared. Is it okay to exhibit fear in the face of this pandemic? That’s the question that parents are grappling with as we …
How to Protest Safely With Kids It’s become increasingly clear that change is in the air. People of all ages and races are coming forth to make their voices heard. …
Back to school in 2020 is causing anxiety for parents This year, back-to-school is something different. COVID-19 has put a new perspective on this annual event, one that was previously …
“Back to school” means something very different this year… It’s time to send the kids back to school…or not. Parents are facing a tough choice in this first September …
I’ve Become ‘That’ Mom …and I feel so very bad about it Thanks, COVID-19. I’ve never wanted to be “that” mom. You know the one I’m talking about: …
Before digital tech, notifications came by phone or snail mail There was a time when the day ended. Those times themselves ended with the advent of digital technology and …
Jann Arden talks about caring for her mother, who was suffering from Alzheimers Jann Arden has experienced much in her life. Even so, she wasn’t prepared for the experience of …
Racism – A Difficult Topic to Discuss With Kids Race and Real Life – Speaking to Children About Disturbing Events These are trying times. The disturbing events that underscore the …
I’m Baking Without My Kids During the Pandemic – And I’m Fine With That “If only I had the time.” That was the refrain that I’d say to myself as …
The N-Word: A Painful Question, A Painful Truth It’s never an easy topic, discussing one of the most painful words in the English language: the N-word. This is even more …
Your teen wants to wear a risqué halloween costume. What do you do? It’s that time of the year. Trick-or-treating and costume parties are in the air. Your tween/teen is …
Terrible,Thanks For Asking The Story Behind “The Hot Young Widow’s Club” When Nora McInerny suffered a miscarriage, lost her father to cancer then suffered the loss of her husband, Aaron, …
“Note that my kids aren’t the problem; my aging body is” “I don’t know how you do it, Sam!” I hear this often. It’s apparently supposed to be a compliment. …
Parking rage…undeserved? The other day, I had just gotten into my car to pull out of a parking spot at the local supermarket. My window was rolled up …
Your Child Has No Friends: Now What? All parents want to see their children happy, engaged and interacting with their peers. In other words, we want our kids to have friends. …
Fear of the unknown stops many parents from giving their children responsibility Are there still latchkey kids these days or have they gone undercover in the age of helicopter parenting …
How to Survive a Family Road Trip Traveling with kids can be stress free by following these simple tips Us parents are a brave bunch, aren’t we? With the prospect …
“Mom, why does she look different?” This is a question that many of us have had to grapple with as we raise our kids in an increasingly multicultural and multiethnic …
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