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Multitasking Mania: Six Tips to Make Time for What Matters

“To experience peace does not mean that your life is always blissful. It means that you are capable of tapping into a blissful state of mind amidst the normal chaos of a hectic life.” – Jill Bolte Taylor Life is too crammed full these days. Even in our downtime, we are busy communicating. Texting, tweeting, […]

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10 Tips to Raise a Reader

Reading books to your kids is one of the most important things you can do to promote literacy development – but why stop there? In addition to just regurgitating the words on the page, try these creative strategies to foster your child’s love of reading: 1. Add a little play-acting.

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When Your Child Steals – Four Tips to Turn Things Around

“Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.” – Mark Twain Week 1: Cure for the gimme’s. My five-year-old son, Alessio, is crazy for Legos. Especially the Starship Trooper mega Legos, which he recently saw at the Chabot Space Museum. There is nothing wrong with collecting things, especially brainy toys that train […]

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5 Tips for Surviving a C-Section

My scar, which is incredibly small, yet still a little numb, is a constant reminder, so while I’m thinking about it I thought I’d share some “lessons learned” from my C-section. I went in for a routine ultrasound at 32 weeks pregnant with twins and BAM, the next thing I know I was tossed into the Labor & Delivery ward, pumped up with steroids for two days, and gave birth on the third day.