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…
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.
How to Deal With 4-Month Sleep Regression
Remember to always stay flexible and keep calm. Sleep regressions are a natural phenomenon for every baby! If all else fails, give a little more love and go with the flow. How to Deal With 4-Month Sleep Regression The 4-month sleep regression, something we never think about happening until it does. But what exactly is…
Setting Up a Space Conducive to Learning at Home
Students around the world had to adjust to learning at home instead of going to traditional classrooms in 2020. Suddenly, parents discovered that they didn’t have spaces conducive to learning at home. Whether your student gets to go back to school or keeps struggling with distance learning, you know that you need a place set…
Creative Ideas for Recording Your Child’s Memories
You may have heard this from every parent to enjoy the little moments with your little ones because time flies. The adage is “The days are long but the years are short.” One day they are crawling and toddling around, and then it seems like they are off to school, college, and then life. I…
7 Teen Parenting Books
Please welcome my guest author, Jonathan Cristall, a prosecutor for the City of Los Angeles. My sister and brother-in-law know him. His book taps into his knowledge of the law with teenagers. My sister says it is a Must-Read for parents of teenagers, especially if your child is DRIVING. His tips will help keep them…
My son’s art on the cover of Newton Community Ed catalog!
My son’s artwork is on the cover of the Newton Community Education Kids Catalog. The backstory is that my son started 9th-grade last year. His high school closed during the COVID-19 pandemic about mid-March. More than a month later, his school went online but just for a few hours a day (and not every day)….
Visiting Northwestern University (and happy news!)
My middle daughter fell in love with Northwestern University on September 2, 2017, when we did an impromptu visit as we were already in the area to visit SAIC (School of Art Institute of Chicago) for my oldest. I recorded it here: There was just something visercal about her reaction to the school. It was…







