Archive for the ‘Blog’ Category
TITANIQUE: A New Day Has Come – Show Review by Ali Skylar
May 4th, 2021
You’ve got to have a ton of guts to go out and impersonate the one-of-a-kind Celine Dion. Let alone use a slew of her songs as the musical score for a theatrical production. Well, that’s exactly what Tony Award-winning producer Eva Price (Jagged Little Pill, Oklahoma!) did with TITANIQUE, “the irresistibly ...
Brotherly Bonding Despite an Age Gap by Sharon O’Donnell
May 3rd, 2021
[caption id="attachment_30970" align="alignleft" width="225"] (David, 26; Jason, 20; and Bill, 29 at a recent Carolina Hurricanes hockey game.)[/caption] I remember when I was pregnant with my third son, knowing he would be nine years younger than my oldest son and six years younger than my middle son, and I worried about ...
13 THINGS STRONG KIDS DO by Amy Morin (Book Excerpt)
April 29th, 2021
Chapter 2: They Empower Themselves Jayden woke up on his last day of summer vacation wishing he could make his break last just a little longer. Tomorrow was his first day of junior high, and he was dreading it. Not too long ago, he actually liked school. He got good grades and ...
Wanna Be a Mompreneur? Consider Investing in a Pet Franchise
April 26th, 2021
Franchising is a great way to step into the world of business ownership. Owning a franchise business gives you all the perks of being your own boss with added support from the franchise itself. Pet franchises are not often the first type of business to come to mind, however, they ...
The Working Mom Blueprint by Whitney Casares, MD, MPH, FAAP (Book Excerpt)
April 26th, 2021
Chapter 12 My Message to Working Moms Each time I write a blog post, a chapter— even a social media comment— I look back on it carefully, to make sure that it is honest. It’s my tendency, just like it’s the tendency of almost everyone else I know, to shine things on ...
A Possible Amazing Game Changer? By Ali Skylar
April 25th, 2021
A couple of months ago I was introduced to Dr. David Brownstein as part of a series about Iodine on Gaia TV. It blew my mind how this one element can be a total game changer for our well-being and health. And that most of us are deficient in it and ...
Bringing Up Race. How to Raise a Kind Child in a Prejudiced World. By Uju Asika (Book Excerpt)
April 21st, 2021
Be Cool, Be Kind, Be You My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness. —Maya Angelou, American writer I talk a lot about coolness on my blog. It’s one of my ultimate values, which might ...
Meet Valerie Gilpeer & Emily Grodin, authors, I Have Been Buried Under Years of Dust (A Memoir of Autism and Hope): Interview by Melissa Couch Salim
April 20th, 2021
I am honored to have been asked to read this book and interview the authors. I congratulate both Valerie and her daughter Emily for their bravery, courage, perseverance and vulnerability in sharing their story! What is your hope in sharing the struggles of autism with others? Well, for those who know ...
Seeking Meaningful Ways to Engage Your Kids? Meet Andy Zurcher, Co-Founder, Kidiosity: Interview by Robin Gorman Newman, founder, Motherhoodlater.com (Two Months Free Opportunity)
April 15th, 2021
Kidiosity is such an interesting name. Can you explain the inspiration Kidiosity is a mashup of Kids and Curiosity. The inspiration comes from our kids, and all of the wonderful attributes that come from having a curious mind. How different would the world be if we, as grown-ups, were able to ...
8 Reasons it Makes Sense to Refinance Student Loans by Kathryn Flynn
April 14th, 2021
When students and parents borrow wisely, a student loan can be an effective way to bridge a college savings gap. Students are able to borrow money to cover costs of tuition, room and board, and other related expenses and pay it back with interest at an agreed upon later date. But ...
