A huge thank you to Rebekah Gienapp, long-time co-host of Multicultural Children’s Book Day and blogger at The Barefoot Mommy for including us in this PBS So Cal article! 14 Ways to Build a Home Library on a Budget Research shows that children who have book collections at home are more likely to…
Category: Parenting
My blog covers education and children’s books. When I cover parenting issues, it usually contains book recommendations. Parenting topics include academic subjects, summer learning, bullying, special needs, fitness and more.
Meet My Kids: Guess Who?
Do you want to meet my kids? My oldest will be a sophomore at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) where she is majoring in Industrial Design. She recently won the BlueGreen innovation challenge with her team which she plans to use as a launchpad for her next start-up. My middle child will be…
How to Encourage Children to Be More Sustainable?
Please welcome my guest blogger today, Jessica Fender, who is sharing her ideas on how to encourage sustainability with your kids. —– Sustainability is a choice. As a parent, you should encourage your kids to make the right choices and live a more sustainable life. Photo by Charlein Gracia on Unsplash Your kids belong to…
How to Include Your Kids in Your Wedding
If you already have children when you get married, you get them involved in your special day to create a united family unit. This is especially important if your children are from previous relationships and you are blending families. Many couples struggle to think of ideas to involve their children in their celebration. If you’re…
Evidence-Based Practice (EBP): Introduction to the Approach in Healthcare Education and Practice
Evidence-based practice (EBP) is a really important idea in nursing that is a key component of exceptional patient care. EBP in nursing is an integration of research evidence, clinical expertise, and a patient’s preferences. This problem-solving approach to clinical practice encourages nurses to provide individualized patient care. Evidence-based practice describes a wider, more encompassing discipline, as…
Celebrate the Tokyo Olympics with a Round Up of Activities
Are you watching the Tokyo Olympics? It’s a different viewing experience for me from past Olympics. Except when the Olympics are being played at a restaurant, I’m not glued to the television anymore; I’m now trained to view everything off my phone which means that I’m watching the Tokyo Olympics through short video clips on…
My Husband places 2nd at Mass Senior Four-Ball 2021
My husband placed second at the Massachusetts Senior Four-Ball, a two-day event held at Walpole Country Club and Foxborough Country Club this year. He met his partner, Jim Bandera, at a Senior Amateur event last year. They really hit it off and partnered for the first time at this event. My husband is 55-years-old, making…