As a parent, a citizen and an advocate for kindness, equality and respect, my heart is so heavy. I’m sorry parents. This is an extraordinarily difficult time. Hard enough to have your lives upended with COVID-19 but now you’re put…
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May is National Military Appreciation Month and what better time to say thank you than on Memorial Day Weekend. Parents everywhere have been challenged with Coronavirus and the isolation and pressure it brings. Resilience is not just a word anymore….
It’s Monday morning in the virtual neighborhood. You think it would be predictable but it’s not. You’d also think that being forced to stay inside during the pandemic would mean same old, same old. That has not been my experience. With mug…
You may have read my recent post re: screen time during Covid-19. Soon after posting, I was introduced to an outstanding teacher based in Brooklyn, New York. Sarah Scheldt, veteran educator and parent coach, had much to add to…
Grief is a major factor in this pandemic. Of course, there’s a wide range of what that means — from true loss of life — to life as we knew it– to life events on hold. It should all be…
I’m judging you…but in a good way. It was uncomfortable. I didn’t know whether to act like I wasn’t noticing this mini-parenting nightmare or to just be there. I’m not a good actress so I stood uncomfortably in…
Reading, Math, English. All key to academic success whether sitting in the classroom or at home. But speaking of learning and success, what would you guess is the the biggest predictor of doing well in life? Social Emotional Intelligence. It’s…
When visiting a cousin, their 5-year-old daughter asked me, “What was your rose (it came out more like “wose”) and what was your thorn today?” In other words, what was the best part of your day and what was the…
Is your Saturday looking like your Wednesday? Is today’s to-do list looking like yesterday’s? Is there a to-do list? How’s your patience? Have you been asked one too many questions? Made one too many meals? Cleaned up…again? You might need…
Could this be your finest moment and you don’t know it yet? When I was 14, I had a serious case of tonsillitis. I can still remember the feeling of fresh clean pajamas on my skin, cool crisp sheets, and…