When a child isn’t gaining the weight she needs due to inadequate nutrition, doctors use the diagnosis “failure to thrive.” At that point, extra measures are taken in an effort to help the child grow healthier. As moms, when we don’t nourish our spirits and our bodies, we also fail to thrive. When we’ve arrived at […]
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Mmmm….Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs…Everyone I know has their favorite Girl Scout cookie. And now if the council in your community is participating, you can order these delicious treats from your favorite scout through a digital cookie platform. For the first time ever, Girl Scouts is introducing their scouts to a high-tech approach to cookie sales.
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Happy 2015! Did you make any new years resolutions this year? Studies find that we are more likely to achieve our resolutions if we share them with others and tap into a network of support. Depending on your personality, you may only need one or two people to lean on or a team. Either way, having
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7 Tips to Tame the Holiday Circus from Christa Hines Between a certain elf that must be encouraged to find a new location each night (bonus points if he does something interesting), gift purchasing and the millions of other little things we do in an effort to create a happy holiday for our families, it
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Over half of adolescents have been bullied online and 43 percent of kids in grades four through eight have been victims of cyberbullying. Check out these two free apps that aim to prevent and address bullying: KnowBullying – Created by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, this free app provides conversation tips for
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Two teenage girls, who attended our neighborhood high school, committed suicide this past weekend. One ended her life Friday afternoon and the other teen, who had just expressed her grief about the loss of her classmate on her Twitter account, stood in front of an oncoming train on Sunday evening. My deepest condolences go out to the families
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Social media can be something of a double-edged sword. Adults and adolescents alike crave the instant positive reinforcement that online friends deliver after posting a status update or a photo. But how does it feel when your posts generally seem to go completely ignored by your social network? This form of rejection, according to a
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Five Creative Interactive Storytelling Apps/Sites for Kids I love interactive sites that promote storytelling and give kids an opportunity to flex their creative muscles, especially if the platform gets them revved about literacy and learning. Whether your child loves to draw, tell stories, journal, take photos, or play with audio and video, your creative genius might love
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Eating out offers a communication skill-building opportunity for kids. Kids acting up in restaurants results in bad press from time to time, but don’t let that deter you. While it won’t necessarily be relaxing for you (that’s what date night is for, right?!), taking your children out to eat periodically is an enriching experience that helps them learn important communication
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Many parents worry that once they introduce their kids to technology, they’ll lose them to virtual friends and a social life conducted exclusively through texts and emoticons. I think most kids crave real-life, interpersonal interactions as much as the rest of us. In an environment where most of their friends interact online, the challenge is
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