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5 Solutions to De-Stress the After School Schedule

In a recent KidsHealth survey, almost 90 percent of students said they felt stressed day in and day out. And so often, when kids are stressed, their parents are as well. Just as much pressure can be felt after the school bell rings as during school hours. If your after-school schedule feels more hurried, stressful, and complicated than you would prefer, try the following the solutions to make life a little simpler for you and your child: Reassess the After-School Schedule

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Mother’s Day Gift Guide – 2016

Celebrating Mother’s Day is a really special time. It’s the one day of the year where the focus falls to the mama and all of the family’s appreciation is expressed. Sure, it would be nice to hear how awesome she is on the reg, but don’t worry, moms are realists. If you’re looking into last-minute…

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Battling Girl Bullies

Another bullying suicide hit the news recently: a 12-year-old Florida girl, Rebecca Ann Sedwick, leapt to her death after enduring a year of cyber taunts and threats perpetrated by a group of 15-year-old girls at he

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Women: We’re Getting Smarter- But Not Richer

A new study released by the White House today shows that American women are more highly educated than ever before and make up a majority of the white-collar workforce for the first time in history. But getting smarter doesnt mean were getting richer: Were still paid only 75% of what men earn for the same job, whether were flipping burgers or splitting atoms.

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A Tale of Travel

I know todays Blog post is not very On The Fence, but yesterday was nothing short of a scene out of Bloopers, and a must-share for my Mommy readers. Plus hey, Im the boss around here, so today, were off the fence! Look out for my next post on The Dark Side of Friendship, coming soon. Oooh.