I've been a proud member of Yahoo's Motherboard since its beginnings and love being able to dive into topics and blog about issues that resonate with me. In honor of Women's History Month, the Motherboard has asked me to write about 5 women I want my daughter to know...and let me just say this; she already knows three of them; her two aunts and her grandmother. I grew up with two sisters and … [Read more...]
Confidence building activities for Staten Island kids
This year, in light of all the tragic cases of kids being bullied to death in 2010, one of my resolutions is instilling my kids with an extra dose of confidence and self-esteem as they tackle their day. Sure sitting them down and talking it out is one option but, since my kids usually tune me out the minute I try to have a talk with them, what I think works best is engaging them in activities that … [Read more...]
Got teenagers? Staten Island’s St. George Library has some (TOTALLY NOT BORING) programs for them
My 15-year-old nephew who just months ago was this squeaky voiced tow-headed boy who barley reached my shoulders and never bristled when I charged at him and planted a big, wet kiss on his cheek, has suddenly transformed into this sullen man-child not interested in doing much of anything other than texting his friends and gelling his hair! When I look at the typical teen he's slowly morphing into- … [Read more...]
I am a PBS Kids Club 13 Ambassador!
We are a PBS Kids 13 family; in fact for anyone who asks (and even those who don't) I'm quick toclue them in on the fact that without PBS, I'm not quite sure I could've gotten through both the infancies and toddlerhoods of both of my kids. PBS Kids was my salvation in so many ways. Aside from the fact, that Sesame Street is responsible for teaching both both my kids the alphabet and their counting … [Read more...]
Staten Island based organization is all about fun family activities for differently abled kids!
When you make the decision to become a parent, it requires you to take many great leaps of faith; and at the end of your nine-month journey, you hope to be blessed with a baby that is practically perfect in every way. So when a parent is told her child has some form of mental disability, it sends her life in a tailspin. And yet, that "special needs" label doesn't diminish the immense love she … [Read more...]