The holidays can be a wonderful time of the year filled with joy, fun and family. They can also be chaotic, disappointing, sad and stressful. Here are three tips for reducing stress during this time: Compassion: Brené [...]
One of my fondest childhood memories was watching Saturday morning cartoons and eating the overly sugary crunchy cereal Captain Crunch. The sweetest and the crunch was so worth the top of my mouth being raw for the [...]
Mama Mia Two was an important event in my life so much so that my high school friends and I made a weekend of seeing it all together at our favorite hang out in high school Barton [...]
If you know me, you know 3 things that I am obsessed with Martin (my dog), Starbucks and Kate Spade. When I heard the news that Kate Spade passed away, I was in shock. Of course, I [...]
The ancient Romans called the hottest, most humid days of summer “diēs caniculārēs" or “dog days." which seems appropriate considering we are having a HOT July already. Are you kids complaining about being bored? Here's some suggestion on beating the heat [...]
Last week as I was doing some research I came across a recent study sponsored by Cigna, the global insurer and health service company, that really caught my attention. The study of 20,000 Americans ages 18 [...]
Enough As She Is by Rachel Simmons Another best seller for Rachael Simmons, Rachael has done it again with her new book, “Enough As She Is” by taking the most pressing issues facing girls and [...]
A number of years ago Ellen Galinsky did a study called Ask The Children on work and family life and the results were really surprising. One of the questions was, “ If you were granted [...]
We are all on edge today and it’s normal that the events of the last couple of weeks are unsettling to everyone especially children and adolescents. Remember your daughter is watching you and seeing how you [...]
Parenting in an intact family is like learning Spanish, you know a little bit about it, you’ve probably heard it spoken and with some time you can get the basics down. Parenting in a blended family is [...]