Dear #PTA President
Dear Elementary PTA President (a.k.a. Superhero in Mom Jeans – or Dad Sneakers), Schools wouldn’t be a community without you and we need strong communities to help raise resilient, happy kids. Thank you for stepping up. Without your efforts to bring parents together to raise awareness of the needs of the school, spearhead fundraising, and […]
First Days of School — Be Nice to the New Kid Month
By the second week of September, an entire nation of students will have started the 2018-2019 school year. I fondly call this Be Nice to the New Kid Month. There are many studies on the positive effects of kindness. It’s a teachable skill and one that does as much for the giver as the receiver. […]
4 (Unsolicited) School Tips for Parents of Young Children
The school crossing guard asked,“Can I help you cross the street?” It was the first day of school for my oldest daughter who seemed confident and ready for the next step: Kindergarten. But those kind seven words were not meant for her. The question was directed at me. I was crying so hard after she boarded […]
Resilience: 3 Things Kids Can Learn from Successful Entrepreneurs
Remember Harold Kushner’s best-selling book, When Bad Things Happen to Good People? Sometimes those “people” are our children. It would be wonderful if we lived in a state of nirvana but, unfortunately, we have to function in the real world and sometimes that world is not as kind to our kids as we would hope. […]
Why #Military Moms Rock
On this Memorial Day Weekend, I have to confess something. I didn’t really understand what “service” meant until recently. My lightbulb moments came while presenting on two army bases — West Point and then again at Fort Hamilton. I was there to share information with parents — moms in particular – about bullying prevention […]
Horror in Santa Fe. Jubilation in Windsor. Love Needed Everywhere.
A strange weekend of emotions. Friday, May 18th First, the horrible shooting in Santa Fe, Texas. I was at our neighborhood deli placing an order for lunch when I heard it on the radio. There was a man standing on my left and a man standing on my right. We all looked at each other […]
Moms Inspire Me
Over the past several months, I’ve been lucky enough to talk to Moms from coast to coast. My one takeaway? Despite all the differences – money, education, lifestyle, full time at home moms or ones that work outside the home – there is one thing they all had in common. They want their kids to […]
Reflections of #Marchforourlivesdc
It made my heart full to see all generations coming together for March For Our Lives on Saturday, March 24th in D.C. There was no generation gap as young parents carried babies, teachers carried signs and grandparents carried memories of standing up and speaking out about past critical and moral issues. But we were […]
3 Things Parents of Young Children Can Do in #Bullying Prevention Every Day
Watch What We Say Kids are observing. Contantly. It doesn’t matter if we’re on the cell or on line in a store. If they hear us talking negatively about others, they will obviously think that’s ok because to our young children, we’re the smartest people on the planet. And they are the best mimics […]
Half the Equation: Why Parents of Young Children Need to Address #Bullying Early and Often
Just since December, we’ve all heard of horrific bullying incidents – including the unthinkable – ending in suicide. Bullying is messy and complicated…and so is the issue of suicide…but when they shockingly go hand-in-hand we have to step up our efforts to make sure that no child feels alone…and no parent is left to feel […]
