What is #SportBits? #SportBits is a weekly sports wrap up, plus a quick look at what’s coming up over the weekend. Do you have a date Saturday night? Or a dinner party perhaps? Spend a little time educating yourself on the current sports news, and you’ll be surprised at how fun it is to start up a conversation, wherever you may be. It's my hope that you'll be able to talk some … [Read more...] about #SportBits… Sports News, Scandals and Highlights
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Breaking Difficult News To Your Kids Over The Holidays
Holidays with family are supposed to be joyous, right? Especially the ones we’re heading into right now. Well, like so many parenting myths, not always. Our parental instinct is to protect kids from bad news, at the holidays and at all times. But sometimes, it’s better to teach our kids how to handle challenging news. And to help them find the inner resources to deal with … [Read more...] about Breaking Difficult News To Your Kids Over The Holidays
From Mayweather to Ray Rice: Decoding Sports Media’s Bias Against Women
The past year in many ways has been a very good one in our country’s fight to end violence against women. Last fall, there was intense outcry following the release of the elevator video showing Baltimore Raven’s running back Ray Rice punching his then fiancée. Following that watershed moment, President Obama and Vice President Biden launched a powerful It’s On Us campaign … [Read more...] about From Mayweather to Ray Rice: Decoding Sports Media’s Bias Against Women
Children, Sex, and the 2015 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover
Forget about banning Fifty Shades of Grey. Believe it or not, an even more disturbing and sexually deviant communiqué has probably already entered your home or your kids' Instagram or FaceBook accounts. Yep, I'm talking about that glossy February perennial, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition. If you have not seen it, here's the 2015 visual: a close-up of … [Read more...] about Children, Sex, and the 2015 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover
When Getting Fired Is Good News
Once a year, I head to a different kind of back-to-school night: our school’s drug and alcohol homily for parents. Thank goodness the school offers this parenting supplement. Otherwise, I’d know nothing. Most kids at our school are smart enough to avoid blatant intoxication in front of adults. But with several drug and alcohol awareness nights under my belt, as well as three … [Read more...] about When Getting Fired Is Good News