Archive for the ‘Blog’ Category
“Story Pirates’ Creator Club”—A Subscription-based Digital Program To Inspire Your Child to Write, A Review by Andrea Santo Felcone
January 10th, 2021
[caption id="attachment_30604" align="alignright" width="219"] Gimlet Media, Story Pirates Podcast.[/caption] Recently, I had the opportunity to write a review for Motherhood Later about “Story Pirates” and their new creative endeavor: “Sleep Squad” --an immersive virtual theater experience aimed at helping children fall asleep. In case you missed that review, or are unfamiliar with “Story Pirates,” they are a nationally-renowned group of top comedians, musicians, authors, and teachers who ...
Conquering the College Application & Scholarship Process: Recommendation from Robin
January 9th, 2021
Are you in the throes of college conversations with your teen, and does it feel daunting? Could your high school junior or senior use some guidance re: choosing schools? Do you want ideas/support re: exploring suitable merit scholarships and applying? Would you welcome assistance with application completion? Is it hard to stay on track ...
SOUL: a review by Ali Skylar
January 6th, 2021
I may be in the minority but I’m not sure I really liked SOUL - as much as I wanted to! I LOVED the realistic depiction of Manhattan and the characters. I LOVED that the subject matter was about pre-life, life and death. I LOVED Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey. But they kinda of ...
The Love Course: Show Review by Reva Solomon
January 3rd, 2021
[caption id="attachment_30563" align="alignleft" width="300"] (Playwright A.R. Gurney)[/caption] When asked to review this play (my first for MotherhoodLater.com), I had no idea it would connect me, and now you the reader, with a vibrant NY theatre company of a much forgotten genre - the one-act play. I attended virtually on Zoom, with a ...
Poopy Accidents And Other Trials In Parenting by Maureen Eich VanWalleghan
December 30th, 2020
Every phase of raising a child feels incredibly challenging. A few months back in a group chat for Motherhood Later the question was posed asking how have we overcome challenges, which help us know that we will have success in future challenges in our parenting (or something to that effect). The ...
RV Fears of a Late-in-Life, Bronx-bred Mom by Pamela Francis
December 22nd, 2020
I grew up in NY in the 1970s (as I'm fond of relating) and I can tell you that the only "bonfires" we experienced were the fiery flames of the 5-story tenement buildings that flanked the brick, monolithic, 21-story structures of the housing projects in which my family lived. Those ...
The Prom: A Review In A Play! By Ali Skylar
December 17th, 2020
CHARACTERS: Amelia and Jake, a middle-aged couple from NY and NJ. SETTING: In their bedroom, getting ready for bed after watching THE PROM on netflix. JAKE: Hon, so what did you think? AMELIA: Much better than I expected! And compiling notes in my head now to share with you…:) JAKE: You know, I liked ...
Dad’s Great Advice for Teens by Marc Fienberg (Book Excerpt)
December 15th, 2020
Great Advice #3 “Spend Your 44 Hours Wisely” Spend your free time on the things that will bring you lasting happiness, not just things that are fun in the moment. “I don’t have time for that.” I hear it all the time, from teens and adults alike. But really? You don’t have time for ...
The Back Forty: 7 Essential Embraces to Launch Life’s Radical Second Half by Darrell W. Gurney (Book Excerpt)
December 9th, 2020
The Lay of the Land The Back Forty is a metaphor with a double meaning. It is a creative allusion to the second half of life, whether that second half will actually span thirty , forty, fifty, or even sixty years to come. It is also a reference to the farming term ...
Another Perspective On Helping Our Kids Make Friends – by Ali Skylar
December 9th, 2020
The other day I was talking to a mom who is just incredibly overwhelmed helping her two young teenage boys figure out not just how to do school online, but how to create friendships online. As many parents know, making and keeping friends is probably one of the biggest challenges our ...
