Raising a family seemed more simple in the past. It was just the way things were back then. No matter what their professions, it seemed like people back then were to be able to raise and support a family as part of regular life. The modern world is much different. With easy access to the…
Author: Pragmatic Mom
Visiting the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago
Our family loves a good aquarium. My husband grew up in Monterey so our kids visited the spectacular Monterey Bay Aquarium that is so much better than the Boston Aquarium. When we are on vacation in a large city, the aquarium will rank higher than the art museum though we try to do both. When…
Changing the Game: Natasha “Tasha” Kai
My Kickstarter project is now live! I’ll be sharing videos of some of the incredible athletes included in my middle-grade picture book anthology during the duration of my funding period. Could you please help me out by sharing my Kickstarter project with a few people? Thanks so much! image from San Diego Tribune Today, I…
9 Picture Books Featuring Chinese Words
Please welcome my friend Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett! Her fabulous site, Miss Panda Chinese, has playful and engaging Chinese language programs for early childhood education organizations and elementary schools. She is also the host of Playful Chinese podcast. Her “Let’s Learn Mandarin Chinese with Miss Panda!” album has been introducing Mandarin Chinese to families that are new…
Changing the Game: My Kickstarter Starts on Monday!!
My Kickstarter project launches on Monday, February 15! I’ll be sharing videos of some of the incredible athletes included in my middle-grade picture book anthology during the duration of my funding period. Today, I wanted to share more about Eun Jung “EJ” Lee Ok who is considered to be one of the greatest point guards…
Visiting Carnegie Mellon University and seeing my father’s doppelgänger
This statue caught my eye when I was visiting Carnegie Mellon University with my daughter. The man looked like my father! I had to learn more. Mao Yisheng was a famous engineer and first Ph.D. recipient at Carnegie Mellon University. Mao came to Pittsburgh, a city of bridges, to learn about bridge construction for his…
8 Tips for Teaching Your Kids Financial Responsibility
It’s strange but personal finance is not often taught in school which means we, as parents, need to teach our kids how to handle money when they get out of school and into the real world. Let’s be honest, many of us are still trying to figure this out ourselves, so teaching our kids these…