The holidays always seem to creep up out of nowhere, which can leave you feeling stressed and over budget if you don’t prepare ahead. And, even though U.S. consumers are feeling financially strained as a result of the pandemic, people are planning to spend more to make this holiday season even more special. According to the 2020 Holiday Consumer Shopping study from Roku and … [Read more...] about Holiday Budget Prep: 3 Things You Should Do Now
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Protecting Kids From Sexual Abuse
As mothers, we often teach our young children about “Stranger Danger” and how to deal with the creepy man down the street. We instruct them on how to react to the man in the car who offers them candy or what to say to the person on the other end of the phone asking if their mommy or daddy is home. If our children are older, we are confident they will tell us if something is … [Read more...] about Protecting Kids From Sexual Abuse
9 Tips For A Better Back-To-School Experience
I love to tell childhood stories about my now independent, hard-working, world traveling 23-year-old. Hard to believe she's the same child that screamed the entire walk to school every morning and sat on my lap for two hours at birthday parties. My Brooklyn neighbors would stand on their front porches waving, smiling, and silently encouraging me to carry on. My kid was a … [Read more...] about 9 Tips For A Better Back-To-School Experience
Can You Believe It? Health Hype Vs. Medical Science
I went to medical school a long time ago. In another millennium, on another coast, in a galaxy far, far away. I’ve forgotten a lot of what I learned, back in the dark ages before Twitter, and even Facebook. But the information I’ve learned since then has more than made up for what I’ve lost. I work in an academic medical center, where the professorial track supports (and … [Read more...] about Can You Believe It? Health Hype Vs. Medical Science
10 Things You Shouldn’t Tell A Woman Struggling To Get Pregnant
When it comes to infertility, I have found that people just don’t know what to say to those going through it. And when they finally find the words, you kind of wish they hadn’t. My husband and I have had many crazy things said to us throughout our journey to get pregnant, mostly from those closest to us who are having trouble seeing us struggle. I realize that these people … [Read more...] about 10 Things You Shouldn’t Tell A Woman Struggling To Get Pregnant