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Does Your Child Suffer from Technology-Induced Anxiety?
What causes it, and how to fix it. A few months back, I spent the afternoon at the park with a dear friend and his nine-year-old twin boys. While Brad and I savored a day away from our computers and phones, his boys became more anxious as the afternoon progressed, punctuating our walk with choruses of…
How to Get Your Teen to Stop Texting While Driving
Teenagers are addicted to texting. They are expected to respond to text messages instantaneously and have no problem putting a stop to whatever it is they are doing in order to reply. This becomes a huge problem when what they are doing is operating a motorized vehicle. Many parents worry about distracted driving, and rightfully…
Rise & Shine Metabolism Green Smoothie
If ever since you've had kids you feel like your metabolism has gone to the pot, we've got a great breakfast for you and some good news! We wrote Fire Up Your Metabolism after realizing that so many people felt doomed by their genetics or that they couldn't do anything to get their body to…
Unapologetically Create Moments of Happiness for Yourself
You stuff you child’s Paw Patrol backpack with half-done homework, throw together a turkey sandwich for lunch, and make sure there’s no funky odor coming from your kid’s favorite pair of jeans (that he’s worn for the third time in a row this week). During the day you check off items on your never-ending to-do…
3 Easy, Healthy Mother’s Day Meals That Even the Kids Can Make
Last year, Mother’s Day was a bit of a fiasco—an adorable effort by my loving kids, but a debacle none-the-less. Let’s face it, as moms we never seem to get a moment to ourselves or a break from taking care of everything for everyone else (I’m not complaining, just sayin’ ;)…). So Mother’s Day is…