Archive for the ‘Blog’ Category
How to make my Rose Bowl inspired Floral Themed Mother’s Day card by Pamela Francis
May 10th, 2020
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And Then They Stopped Talking To Me: Making Sense of Middle School by Judith Warner (Book Excerpt)
May 5th, 2020
We’ve all been there. It might have happened last week. Picking up your son outside his middle school, you watched as he stood on the sidewalk while his classmates swirled around him, leaving for sleepovers, birthday celebrations, or impromptu parties that came together right under his nose. His frozen smile as he ...
Empower Your Parenting with Less Anxiety by Noel Foy
May 1st, 2020
I was four sons into motherhood and still hadn’t reckoned with my anxiety. I hadn’t gotten help, mainly because I had no awareness I could have any power over my anxiety and didn’t have a clue anxiety was treatable. My anxiety was on spin cycle...What if my sons didn’t like school ...
Pandemic Reflections by Sharon O’Donnell
April 30th, 2020
I really don't know where to begin. Who ever could have imagined we'd find ourselves in a situation like this back in January? Or even early February? My childhood best friend (and also still a best friend of mine now) flew from Tampa to see me and my family on ...
Secret Motivations of Teacher Moms: The real reason moms become educators by Pamela Francis
April 27th, 2020
Gotta say, I’ve been getting quite the chuckle out of all the articles and blog posts from beleaguered, pinch-hitter homeschoolers in the wake of the Corona-mandated shut down of our nation’s schools. I don’t know… Maybe it’s still too tender to take a jab in the ribs of ANYthing Corona-related, ...
8 Ways to Help Your Child Cope With Stress by Alexandra Eidens
April 27th, 2020
Photo by Chinh Le Duc on Unsplash Just like us adults, kids experience stress. School-aged children face academic pressure, peer conflict, family changes and many other kinds of stressors each day....especially at this time with all that is going on in the world. Psychotherapist Lynn Lyons emphasizes that kids should be taught ...
Prescriptions for Life on an Even Keel by Pamela Francis
March 29th, 2020
I never wanted to be a doctor. Or a nurse, for that matter. Or even a psychotherapist. When I dispense my "healing advice" there's no appointment necessary, no copay, no danger of an ensuing malpractice suit. You can take it or leave it and I won't badger you about when's ...
Don’t Be Your Own Worst Enemy by Kara Kinney Cartwright, book excerpt, Just Don’t Be An Asshole
March 26th, 2020
The goal of school is to get the heck out of school, preferably by graduating, so you can get a job that pays money, move out, wash your own underwear, and get a sex life.* The best way to graduate is to not fail. The best way to not ...
40 & Fabulous in Frames
March 17th, 2020
One day, you’re 39 years and 364 days old, blissfully basing your fashion choices on tried and tested brands and stores that you’ve relied upon for years. The next day, you’re 40, and something strange and sinister and wholly unexpected happens: you start to question whether certain high street brands ...
Women on Fire: Stories from the Frontlines: Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman
March 16th, 2020
Fired up with emotion, 12 women took to a cool, industrial-looking space, each to deliver a short monologue with fervor....some with humor, others with passion. From Louis CK to Bill Cosby to Roman Polanski to President Clinton to President Trump, an array of subjects were taken on. Written and Directed by ...
