Archive for the ‘Blog’ Category
The Non-Crisis of Mid-Life Crises
January 2nd, 2024
A mid-life crisis is generally defined as a moment during middle age (often between ages thirty and forty) when someone begins to suddenly question their identity and their own confidence in their life choices. It’s a transition from building, gathering and growing to unwinding and planning out wills, life insurance, ...
Tips for Mastering Diapering and Potty Training
December 19th, 2023
Parenting is a journey full of memorable moments and important milestones, and few are as significant as diapering and potty training. These stages are integral to a child's development and tackling them with patience and the right tools can make the process much smoother. The experience is unique to every ...
Mom Bonding Across Ages: 40s Meet 20s by Jen Ambrose
December 19th, 2023
Have you ever found yourself in a group of younger moms at a playgroup or school event and felt a bit out of your element? I’ve been there too. I became a mom for the first time at 24, and now, at 46 with my eight-year-old Lacey, I've navigated motherhood from ...
Stubbornness, donkeys, and free will by pamela francis
December 19th, 2023
I was passing through a small farming town in eastern California on my way back from Palm Springs. After a delightful, yet still oddly tense, five-day visit, I had to take my son's grandmother home to the Antelope Valley and was anxious to have it be over finally so that ...
Buying Your Son a Present Before a Holiday: Top Tips
November 11th, 2023
Purchasing the right present for your son before a holiday can be a wonderful prelude to the joys and excitement that the time away promises. It's not just about finding something that he'll enjoy, but also about enhancing the overall holiday experience. Here are some top tips to ensure that ...
Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground: Show Review by Amy Wall Lerman
October 17th, 2023
At the start of Richard Hellesen’s off-Broadway one-man show playing now at the “Theatre at St. Clement’s” in New York City, Former President, and Retired General Dwight D. Eisenhower is angry. In “Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground,” the former Chief Executive, played by Tony Award Winning Actor, John Rubenstein, storms ...
“The Wisdom of Morrie: Living and Aging Creatively and Joyfully” by Morrie Schwartz and Son/Editor Rob Schwartz (Book Excerpt)
October 9th, 2023
To provide insights on how to defeat ageism and age-casting and instead live vibrantly at any age, below are book excerpts from “The Wisdom of Morrie: Living and Aging Creatively and Joyfully” (2023) by the late Morrie Schwartz (beloved subject of “Tuesdays with Morrie” that sold 18 million copies) and ...
5 Ways to Help Your Kids Thrive this Year by Dr. Rebecca Jackson, author, Back on Track: A Practical Guide to Help Kids of All Ages
September 25th, 2023
We all experience good days and bad days. Understanding a few key factors contributing to each scenario can help you be more intentional about supporting your kids to ensure this year will have more good days than bad! Think about yourself and how your mood, energy, and even ability to focus ...
I Create My Own Future: How to beat economic recessions and depressions at their own game by pamela francis
September 20th, 2023
I am in the final stages of a book I've been writing for quite some time now called "Pot to Piss In: How my upbringing ensured I'd be poor" by Pamela Francis, and in it, I make mention of how superstition is a large part of how people of color, in ...
Circus Vazquez: Review by Amy Wall Lerman
September 18th, 2023
There may not be anything more quaint or old-fashioned than taking your family to the circus on a sunny, autumn, Sunday afternoon. Just seeing the big, blue, spikey-roofed tent in the middle of the local mall parking lot brought back memories of childhood. Granted, even as a kid I wasn’t ...
