Taming The Beast
It started the minute Halloween was over -- magically, mysteriously, instantaneously -- the holiday decorations popped up in stores. The...
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5 r's to the best summer ever
Summer vacation has officially begun. Now, I know that some of you have been off for a while, but some of us seem to be moving out of the...
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THE GHOSTS OF HALLOWEEN PAST
Halloween was one of my favorite holidays. I am old enough to have taken part in the Halloweens that were just for kids. Gaggles of...
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If YOU READ ONE ARTICLE ABOUT PARENTING READ THIS ONE
There seems to be a massive upsurge in well-meaning people telling you how to raise your kids. Or how not to, to be more exact. I get...
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TIME FOR CHANGE
It's been a while that we've been cooped up with our families. And, if absence makes the heart grow fonder, is the opposite also true?
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Raising Confident Kids
There are words and phrases in our everyday language that actually chip away at our abilities; that have us doubt our worth, and this is als
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Chicken Little
It seems that we are well on our way to becoming an (over) reactive society. Or maybe we're already there. These days, I'm often reminded...
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Back to School Special
How ready are you? You've been through the supply list -twice. New clothes, shoes, backpacks, lunch boxes, locker accessories, and...
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BEST YEAR EVER
Today was back to school for most students in NYC. As I troll through Facebook (after being away from it for a week), I smile at all the...
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Monsters In The Closet
How to help your kids feel safe in a scary world. We were reminded, once again, of our mortality and the frailty of human life. I don't...
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