Wisdom Archives - Page 6 of 70

10/14/19

Two summers ago, Mazzy started bringing home miniature clay foods that she made in her stop motion class.

10/03/19

26 Moms Share Stories of Kindness from Strangers on Airplanes

These moms’ stories of good samaritans on a plane will warm your heart. Let us all celebrate them and be them when given the opportunity.

09/26/19

Why We Need Mattel’s New Gender-Neutral Doll

Yesterday, Mattel introduced Creatable World, which is a doll that starts as gender neutral and comes with a set of accessorizes to allow kids to play with it however they like.

09/18/19

How Much Do Your Kids Drink?

When I was a toddler, I did not like milk. I still don’t. But back then, because there weren’t definitive guidelines around what babies should and shouldn’t drink, my parents gave me apple juice. I drank apple juice like it was water.

09/13/19

How to Find the Right Tutor for Your Child

We found that getting Mazzy a math tutor increased her confidence, eased homework tensions at home, helped her retain old math skills and prepared her for what was to come. So how do you find the right tutor?

09/12/19

Last Night Mazzy Had Homework About 9/11

Last night, Mazzy took out her social studies homework. It was an article about a firefighter who had died in the Twin Towers. She looked at me noticing her work. “Mom. We learned about 9/11 in class today.”

09/09/19

Mazzy and Harlow Enter 5th and 2nd Grade!

I can’t believe it. On Wednesday, Mazzy entered the 5th grade and Harlow entered 2nd grade. Where has the time gone????

08/30/19

Box Tops for Education Goes Digital

Since Box Tops launched, over 70,000 schools have collectively earned more than $913 million through a joint effort by parents, students, and teachers.

08/13/19

3 Moms Discuss How Their Families were Affected by Childhood Cancer

Jackson was diagnosed June 13, 2016 with Stage 4 rhabdomyosarcoma when he was 4 years-old. It began with a tummy ache that wouldn’t go away…

08/08/19

How to Prepare Your Kid (and Yourself) for Kindergarten

Kindergarten is an exciting year of exploration and growth, which is why I find such joy in teaching it. This is the year where children essentially learn how to learn.

08/05/19

When Will It Ever Be Enough?

Trump and his racist rhetoric is a huge problem. That is clear to me. The other problem is the lack of gun control laws in this country.

08/01/19

The Summer of Harlow

I missed Mazzy a ton, but that doesn’t take away from the fact that having a whole bunch of dedicated Harlow time was an ABSOLUTE JOY.

07/29/19

5 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Gave My Kid Her First Phone

When my oldest daughter got her first phone, I thought I had an advantage as both a blogger and a professor of Public Health. But there were still things I didn’t anticipate.

07/18/19

24 Children’s Books about New York City

There are a ton of children’s books about New York City, both fiction and non-fiction. I think the idea of a big city like New York, is fascinating and exciting for little kids, but for us, it’s just talking about home.

06/27/19

33 Children’s Books that Celebrate Pride

Both my girls have been loving the extra dose of rainbows popping up around NYC for Pride this month.