It is 8 o’ clock in the evening on a Tuesday. A time when many people are putting their children to bed, preparing for the next work day. Homework is packed in bookbags, the children are reading a novel in their beds, awaiting lights out, having already showered and bathed. Lunch for the next day […]
Category: Dads
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What’s More Frightening Than Life Insurance? Not Having Any! Teleclass Re-cap
Are you scared, confused, or overwhelmed by the financial planning decisions ahead of you? Whether you are a parent of five kids or newly expecting, it’s hard to find time to enjoy a hot cup of coffee – let alone sit down and review your financial plan. It’s typically a boring, uncomfortable, and confusing task. […]
Is Failure An Option?
The stress and anxiety that students and parents exhibit each day can significantly impact accomplishing large and small goals. Each day we rise with our motors running, knowing that each precious minute counts, and we believe we are ready to face the day. Each day we face deadlines, decisions and debacles that we need to […]
How to Take a Good Family Photo Without Losing Your Mind
Sometimes when I look at a family photo we took for a holiday card, I can’t believe how much older I look. But it’s not the additional years that are adding those wrinkles (well, at least, not just those additional years). It’s the family photo process itself. It ages me. It seems to be a […]
How To Cherish The Traditions of Your Entire Blended Household
One of the most common challenges that often comes with blended families is learning how to adjust to each other’s lifestyle. Each person brings their own habits and traditions into the family once everyone is under the same roof. To ensure that you can continue cherishing your traditions and encourage each person to participate, there […]
September is the Worst
I thought I’d share my favorite, funny and oh-so-true, back-to-school blog this week. Enjoy! September is the Worst (by M. Blazoned) Not to be totally paranoid, but I’m pretty sure September is trying to kill me. Forget December and the holiday madness — there is something worse. It’s called Back to School, and it happens […]
Summer Salad – Hold the Lettuce
On more than one occasion I’ve heard my pre-schooler exclaim: “I love Kale!” or “Spinach is my favorite food!” This is typically followed by a statement that she will eat salad when she is seven, or some other very arbitrary age, date or time in the future. So, while my daughter loves to help me […]
Conversation Starters: Race and Parenting
As many of you know, I have had the honor of interviewing dozens of incredible parenting luminaries over the years for my articles in New York Family Magazine. This month’s article was the first time, I (and my good friend Verta) were the ones being interviewed rather than the interviewees. So it is with immense […]