Q: With school vacations and cold, wintery days upon us, we take lots of car trips. What is the most engaging way to turn a boring weekend, long car ride or snowy day into a literacy filled educational adventure? Amanda’s answer: There are endless ways to turn any of these situations into an adventure. All […]
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Less Thorny Relationships
Guess who I got to interview for this month’s New York Family Magazine? (Pretend to be thinking long and hard. And now pretend there is a dramatic pause…). OK, I’ll tell you – my mom. As you may recall, she recently wrote a book entitled, Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: Helping Young Parents And Grandparents Deal […]
Grandfather Wants to Keep Advanced Disease from His Family
My husband Carl was just diagnosed with a serious disease and has been told he probably will not live beyond 18 months or so. He has opted for no treatment, no experimental drugs. He said he wants to enjoy whatever time he has left and will just focus on pain management. His doctors are supportive. […]
Happy New Year 2014
Happy New Year! As a new year begins, we thought we’d share, as we have the past few years, Buzzfeed’s “Most Powerful Photos of the Year.” There is something about the stillness, power and emotion of a photo that is able to capture a story and a moment in time unlike any other medium. Here’s […]
Add Some Color to Your Plate!
Kids are bombarded with food choices everyday at school. From the vending machines and the cafeteria line to all the goodies at the lunch table, they are surrounded by junk food during the day. When they are home, kick their health into high gear by giving them the rainbow! Throughout the week, most kids are […]
The Parent-Teacher Conference
It’s funny being on the other side of things. Having spent my pre-mothering days as a classroom teacher, being on the receiving end of the parent-teacher conference is something I am still getting used to. In talking to some friends who are in other fields, however, many admit to not really knowing what to ask […]
Four Resolutions to Make Parenting Next Year Even Better
It’s the time of year for reevaluating, looking at our lives and seeing what is and is not working. We tend to say that we will make changes, things will be better, WE will be better – but those thoughts can lead us down a negative road. We are GREAT, but there may be things […]
How to Keep Tweens Safe Online
There is no denying the fact that Internet can be a dangerous place for tweens, who are too young and naive to protect themselves against the many threats that are on the prowl in cyber space. There are over 100,000 websites involved in child pornography, whereas 75 percent of Internet crimes involving sexual solicitations of […]