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.
It’s challenging to balance when to help and when to let go with it comes to parenting teenagers. In the casement of employment, when should you help your teen and what kind of help do they need (and actually want)? Research Their Career Choice It seems too young to expect teenagers a choose a career…
Most teenagers don’t know what they want to be when they grow up and that’s ok. Many adults are trying to figure that out as well. Sometimes, the process of elimination helps — what don’t I want to be when I grow up?! The American dream for many is to run their own business and…
I almost drowned when I was in preschool. I actually have a pretty strong memory of that moment. My parents brought me to an outdoor swimming pool and I looked into the deep end which seemed so sparkly and inviting. Without a thought, I jumped right in. I didn’t experience any trauma, because a watchful…
When you have acne, you’ll know how bad it can make you feel. Even if it doesn’t hurt (and sometimes it can), your self-esteem can be affected. And it’s not just teens but adults as well. If you are a parent of a teenager suffering from bad acne, you’ll want to do all you can…
Personalizing your home is a, well, personal endeavor. There are plenty of interesting ways that you can consider as possibilities to make your home your own without spending a lot of money. I’ve been inspired by watching Queer Eye with such amazing transformations of the homes. Hang Some Pictures A wonderful way to make your…
I had so fun giving a virtual author visit to a 4th grade elementary school in Texas. This is my free SUMO JOE author visit in which I tell the origin story of my debut picture book and detail the process of how a picture book gets made from idea to revision to illustration to…
Getting engaged to the love of your life starts the clock at one of the most memorable and exciting times in your life. The time that you spend engaged is a time when you get to know a great deal more about one another. It also gives you the chance to collaborate on the plans…