I recently posted about my daughter's need for reassurance and my mom mission to instill her with a strong sense of self so that she doesn't feel this need to be so reliant on others to validate her being. So of course when the opportunity to as co-host a Tween Academy class on TheMotherhood, sponsored by Unilever and their Don't Fret the Sweat campaign talking about Tweens and Building … [Read more...]
The problem with boys
By Carolyn Edgar My ten year old boy is adorable. He's smart, he's handsome, and he's funny. When he is determined to do something, there is no stopping him. He's also forgetful, lazy and defiant. When he is determined not to do something, there is no convincing him otherwise. Take homework, for example. He only does his homework when an adult - specifically, me - sits with him and insists he … [Read more...]
Need a doctor’s appointment in a pinch, The Staten Island Family’s got you covered!
By Zanade Mann Here at The Staten Island Family we're all moms who are on a bit of a mission to make our lives easier and therefore we're forever on the hunt for products, apps and services that will help us to streamline our laundry list of things to do. Unfortunately sometimes our break -neck paced multi-tasking creates a situation where some of our most important to-do tasks get placed … [Read more...]
How far would you go to preserve your memories..my minimum is $250
My husband says I'm a pack rat and he has threatened to call the producers of the show HOARDERS and have them come over to our humble abode and physically force me to get rid of my "STUFF." I'll admit it I do tend to keep things- and it's not just a recent pastime but a habit I've skillfully honed since the ripe old age of seven. Looking through a box of childhood stuff I found napkins from … [Read more...]
Don’t you love Little Tikes? Me too & I’m giving away a Little Tikes Cozy Truck too!
cONGRATS TO WeeMason's Mom who won our Little Tikes Giveaway! Here on Staten Island we got a little taste of springtime weather this past weekend; the skies were a pristine baby blue and the birds, who annually take up residence under our air conditon, were tweeting up a storm (likely it was the mama bird giving the papa bird the business as they were attemtping to get re-aclimated into their … [Read more...]