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Go Back to School with Target! (Giveaway) 21 Aug 2013 | 08:32 pm
Love with your whole heart. Girls can change the world. If I’m being completely honest, I’ve really been avoiding the whole back-to-school thing this year. After an amazing summer spent running, sw...
Happy Kids on HuffPost Live! 14 Aug 2013 | 07:53 pm
Let me start by saying that I am humbled by the response to my latest article on the Huffington Post, “7 Secrets of Highly Happy Children“. The fact that happiness made front page news warms my heart...
Happy Moms, Happy Kids 12 Aug 2013 | 04:11 pm
Want happy kids? Of course you do! Stop by The Huffington Post to read 7 Secrets of Highly Happy Children! We’ve known for quite some time that maternal and/or parental stress trickles down and cau...
Coping with Childhood Stress 26 Jul 2013 | 11:41 pm
Childhood stress is on the rise. It might seem like childhood is a breeze (they don’t have to worry about the big things in life, right?), but often it is full of stressors big and small. Many ch...
FEED the World with Target 24 Jul 2013 | 12:14 am
By now you know that my love of Target is far greater than my weekly trips to stock up on things that I do and don’t need on any given Monday. I love that Target has simplified the shopping experienc...
The Importance of Sleep 20 Jul 2013 | 05:14 am
Kids need sleep. A lot of it. Toddlers and preschoolers need 12-14 hours of total sleep (nighttime sleep plus naps) and 5-12 year olds need 10-11. Adequate sleep keeps kids healthy, improves social...
Kindergarten Redshirting? 18 Jul 2013 | 07:01 am
Once upon a time, redshirting was reserved for college athletes and occasionally you started Kindergarten a little late because you just weren’t ready. I would know. As an October baby, I was held o...
Play More, Stress Less 17 Jul 2013 | 03:41 pm
When I was in college, I spent a glorious summer on the North Shore of Boston as a live-in nanny. The job was easy and fun. I loved playing with the three kids, aged 9, 7, and 5, both at home and at...
Nice People Rock 11 Jul 2013 | 05:50 am
My six-year-old daughter is nice. Really nice. I know that this often said about kids but, honestly, she’s beyond nice. She just has a very kind soul. She thinks about other people’s feelings, kid...
A Little Jar of Gratitude…At the Beach 9 Jul 2013 | 06:20 pm
Running along the coast on a clear, breezy morning, the wind pushing my hair from my face and the sound of little voices all around me, I couldn’t help but be overcome with gratitude. This life, this...
