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The Best Credit Cards for Teens: Smart Financial Start
Which Credit Card Should Your Teen Get? Just when you thought you were finally getting over the college applications, you now have to think about sending your kid to college and hoping they will make smart decisions - and that includes the money part too. Let’s face it, financial literacy is an essential skill for…
Autism and High School Schedules – Part 2
One year of high school done, and my son is about to begin year number two. During this time, I learned something about my son’s high school schedule. What have I learned? My son was a freshman this past school year. Last September, one month into high school, things weren’t going so well for him.…
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…
Myths about Autism – Part Four
Myths about Autism - Part Four In this blog, I'll wrap up how I would debunk myths relating to autism. Myth #16: Children with autism don't feel emotions As I discussed previously about empathy, children with autism definitely feel emotions. They get frustrated, angry, sad, happy, and feel love. They simply struggle with expressing these…
One Writer’s Story of Finding a Lump: “My Heart Sank”
I am a smart, educated woman who knows about breast cancer and the importance of early detection and knowing your family history. I watched Nana, one of the most wonderful women in my life, die at the age of 54 from the disease. The impact of her death was the focus of the first episode of the Supernanny that we filmed in 2008.