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.
“STEM Education Is the Key to the U.S.’s Economic Future” is what you read about all the time. U.S. News and World Report says: We need to encourage more students to pursue science, technology, engineering, and math. And what about girls and STEM? President Barack Obama has something to say about that (as a father…
Did you know that we, as parents and caregivers, are superheroes? It’s true! We are superheroes through the everyday moments we spend with our children. Research shows that there is no time in life when the brain develops more rapidly than during the first five years. Vroom was developed based on the premise that every child is born…
Most kids like to be active, whether they’re a toddler or a baby just kicking, kicking and kicking again. One of the challenges you face as a parent is getting them to stay in those baby car seats when you’re out on a drive. They just won’t have it. Here are some tips to persuade…
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Miracle-Gro Gro-ables for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. This year on the first day of spring in Boston, it snowed. The day after that, it hailed. Spring comes slowly to Boston. Last year, I started my first vegetable garden with my kids. I…
There’s no such thing as a bad dog, just a bad owner. John Grogan, Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World’s Worst Dog National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day is tomorrow, April 30. This day was created as a way to raise awareness for thousands of pets that are waiting for (and needing) adoption from the shelters. It…
I think my most of my readers are familiar with Jeanette Nyberg … We’ve done a holiday shopping guide together for the past few years … She’s my daughter’s Art and Design School independent college counselor … She blogs at Craftwhack (with previous blogs Artchoo! and Tiny Rotten Peanuts) … She’s got impeccable taste for the…
Thank you College Ave Student Loans for sponsoring this post. Be sure to check out the College Ave Student Loans financial tools and parent loan options at collegeavestudentloans.com! My oldest is just two years away from going to college. Yikes! How did that happen so fast? She wants to go to art school so I’ve…