Archive for the ‘Blog’ Category
I Have (Had) Enough by Jeff Jacobson (Book Excerpt)
October 23rd, 2019
You wouldn’t snuggle into my chest. You’d push outward and challenge me with a feat of strength, crawl up onto my shoulder and look all around. I think you were trying to be at least as tall as me. I remember being proud of you back then because when other babies’ ...
Meet Cat Miller, Later Mom, Playwright and Director, THE HOPE HYPOTHESIS
October 17th, 2019
Can you share with us your road to parenthood? It was an unexpected one. I always wanted to have kids. When I was 30, my first marriage ended, and I remember being terrified I had missed my chance. Then, just about three years later, my step-kids came into my life, ...
Praise in Public, Criticize in Private by Margery Kraus, author, ROOTS AND WINGS (Book Excerpt)
October 15th, 2019
CHAPTER TWO ————— Lesson Two: Praise in Public, Criticize in Private As parents and as leaders at work, one of our most important jobs is building character and self-esteem. Public criticism and attacks are the fastest ways to tear people down and destroy self-confidence. One of the guiding principles in raising my children ...
BEETLEJUICE on Broadway: Ticket Giveaway and Discount (from MotherhoodLater.com)
October 14th, 2019
"THE WHOLE WORLD LOVES BEETLEJUICE!" New York Post "A BIG, FANTASTICAL FUNHOUSE OF BURTONESQUE MAGIC!" People Magazine Bring your family to the show The New York Times calls "A JAW-DROPPING FUNHOUSE!" Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film, this hilarious new musical tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she ...
RAP GUIDE TO EVOLUTION: Show Review by Hannah Singer
October 11th, 2019
I had the opportunity to see one of Baba Brinkman’s “Guide To” rap shows. ‘Rap Guide to Evolution’ was my obvious choice as my tween and I have had many discussions about evolution vs. Adam & Eve. Right off the bat, you know this will be a show that thinks out ...
Parenting Right From the Start by Dr. Vanessa Lapointe (Book Excerpt)
October 2nd, 2019
This has been adapted from Parenting Right From the Start: Laying a Healthy Foundation in the Baby and Toddler Years, 2019 by Dr. Vanessa Lapointe. Published by LifeTree Media. Your Family History Though the first source of parental programming is inadvertently passed on by our parents, a second major source comes from ...
How Can You Help Your Teen Sleep Better?
September 30th, 2019
You may have noticed that your teen is frequently tired of late, particularly now that school has begun. Most likely they are not getting enough sleep. Without ample restorative sleep, their productivity and focus will not be up to par. Teenagers need to sleep at least 8 to 10 hours every ...
Why Will No One Play With Me? by Caroline Maguire (Book Excerpt)
September 25th, 2019
From WHY WILL NO ONE PLAY WITH ME?: The Play Better Plan to Help Children of All Ages Make Friends and Thrive by Caroline Maguire, PCC, M.ED. Copyright © 2019 by the author and reprinted with permission from Grand Central Publishing. All rights reserved. Imagine the brain as a busy harbor, ships coming ...
You’ll Grow Out Of It by Jessi Klein (Book Excerpt)
September 23rd, 2019
From YOU’LL GROW OUT OF IT by Jessi Klein. Copyright © 2016 by the author and reprinted with permission from Grand Central Publishing. All rights reserved. TRYING I have always hated the phrase We’re trying, which couples generally use to describe their attempts at conceiving a child. I used to think it was ...
MAKE BELIEVE: Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman
September 20th, 2019
[caption id="attachment_28954" align="alignleft" width="300"] (photo credit: Joan Marcus)[/caption] I have long been a fan of playwright Bess Wohl, soon to be making her anticipated Broadway debut with Grand Horizons. Ever since I saw Small Mouth Sounds, she has been on my theatrical radar, and Make Believe is yet another reason I ...
