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Limiting Summer Slide by Strengthening Reading Habits at Home
Most school districts across the country have decided to continue distance learning through the rest of the 2019-2020 school year. Summer programs are opting to minimize enrollment or are canceled altogether. Where does that leave you and your kiddos this summer? In many cases, the answer is, at home (again). Parents have spent the last…
How to Survive Holidays With The In-laws
For some families, celebrating with the in-laws is nothing but fun – children enjoy visiting with their grandparents and large family gatherings have a festive feeling. But for other people, holidays with the in-laws can feel more like a chore, whether it’s because they showeryou with criticism or just have their own ways of doing things that conflict with your style. Here are some some simple relaxation and communication techniques to help you survive holidays with the in-laws:
Ways to Bring Martin Luther King, Jr Alive to Kids
Civil rights leader and Nobel Prize winner Martin Luther King died almost 50 years ago. He would have been 87 on January 15. One of my mom friends, who witnessed King’s inspirational 1963 “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, recently told her two kids about her participation. They were…
Choosing the Right Birth Facility
As an expectant mother, you probably daydream about the moment you will actually meet your baby for the first time. What he or she will look like? How will it feel to hold that tiny miracle in your arms for the first time?
The Return of The Tiger Mother
The Tiger Mother is back in the news . . . because shes peddling the paperback version of her controversial 2011 memoir, The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother.