I do not intend to belittle the very real harassment and microaggressions people experience at work. HR exists to address those issues,...

I saw this Facebook post yesterday on Thanksgiving.    Being a mother is literally the most unfulfilling, unrewarding job in the world. ...

Blue pumpkins : A new heartwarming Halloween symbol. You might see kids with blue   pumpkin  candy buckets trick or treating this year....

Picture this.   Your child is 9 years old.  He walks in the door after school, and you say, “Don’t just drop your backpack on the floor....

They have toys, games, art supplies, kids in the neighborhood, and still  you hear that 🎶 whine, “I’m bored.” You all just came back...

Does your child have trouble bouncing back from meltdowns, tantrums, and disappointments? One powerful skill you can teach your kids is...

I Got Criticized on Instagram... And I didn't handle it well. I was really stressed and distracted by it for an entire day. I was frozen....

I cringed 😬quite a few times when I saw what some students bought as souvenirs on field trips. -There was the huge 🐀 gummy rat as big...

Try explaining to your child that a $28 XL hoodie from Target is a better value and just as good as a “Be Kind Giant Hoodie” for $60 and...

Whether you are dreading or looking forward to Parent/Teacher Conferences, go with the goal of making the teacher your partner. Putting...

Yes, you read that right. There is a new trend to change the typical school calendar to a 4-Day Week. It is controversial, but the trend...

At 3 pm on the first of work day after a recent vacation, I felt a sudden, sinking, roller coaster stomach. Did I miss an important noon...

I still have my Barbie doll. It represents hours of happy, imaginative play. I did not develop body image distortion or eating disorder...

Is the school’s summer reading requirement making you shiver with the knowledge that you have a revolt ahead of you? 🍃If your child is a...

April 30 is National Honesty Day which is fitting since the month started with hoaxes and practical jokes that come with April Fools’...

Brace yourself. It’s that dreaded time of day when you tell your child it’s time to do homework and you know there’ll be some kind of...

I belong to a business group and often marvel at the similarities between the skills needed to run a business and those to run a...

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I had the pleasure of being the featured speaker at a UCLA Bruin Professionals network meeting last week providing parents with unique...

Photo by Marco Verch How do you know if you are being held hostage? Answer yes or no to these questions to find out. ⛓ Does crying and...