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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
I feel so much pain for what he must have been feeling and had no one to help him through. I’d have fought the world to the death had I known…why didn’t he come to me? Why couldn’t I see…