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‘Digital Heroin’ and Kids: A Problem With Manageable Solutions
The Problem: Sitting on my friend’s porch this past weekend, I was thrilled my kids (ages 3.5 and 5) were playing outside soaking it up with a group of new kids. Since mine were the youngest of the bunch, I kept a safe distance until I saw a commotion. When I walked over to see…
Four Ways To Promote A Happier and Healthier Life
What do huge organizations like Google, FedEx, Harvard University and the American Army have in common? They have all acknowledged the benefits of promoting happiness in their institutions and use Positive Psychology (the study of wellbeing) techniques to bring out the best in their communities. Advocates of this relatively new science explain that all of…
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THE [Internet Safety] Talk: Have it Now
Parents, the Internet safety struggle is real – and even impacts celebrity parents. Last week at the BlogHer conference in New York City, Gwyneth Paltrow actually said something parents can relate to: "Obviously the Internet and Internet safety is a huge thing for any parent. It completely freaks me out.” She went on to discuss…
The Latest on The Mommy Wars
Why do moms need data to convince ourselves that there are myriad good (and bad) ways to raise children? After all, parenting is a quintessentially unique and personal undertaking. Every adult, even identical twin sisters, approaches motherhood differently. What I found in talking to hundreds of moms for my 2006 book Mommy Wars is that as…
Why You Should Absolutely Go See Captain America: The Winter Soldier
In Marvels Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Steve Rogers teams up with Natasha Romanoff, aka Black Widow, to battle a powerful yet shadowy enemy in present-day Washington, D.C.Starring Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Robert Redford, Cobie Smulders, Samuel L. Jackson. Captain America: The Winter Soldier hits theaters everywhere on April 4.I’m going to start off my review of Captain American: The Winter Soldier by disclosing the fact that I …