Having had a few years under my belt as the parent of a teenager I can say with all certainty that parenting a teenager is basically as involved--perhaps even more so- as the parenting of a toddler or tween... Hence I felt like I needed to share my thoughts with my 5 Ways for Parents to Bridge the Gap with their Teenagers. Now these almost adults are out in the world - and there is just an … [Read more...]
The best ways and organizations to help you kickstart volunteering with your kids
The best ways and organizations to help you kickstart volunteering with your kids Between all the natural and man made disasters plaguing our world I think many parents, including yours truly, are feeling less than enthusiastic about the future our kids can look forward to. Not that I'm trying to be a downer here; but honestly, I'm just not feeling all that positive right now! So … [Read more...]
Get your Back to School Season On With The Staten Island Family and WIN $100
Get your Back to School Season On With The Staten Island Family and WIN $100 I seriously am still kind of in shock that I have a daughter who is a freshman in college and a son starting HIGH SCHOOL. I remember putting my daughter in her very first pre-school class at two and a half years old- with her my little pony lunch bag and I have these vivid sense memories (I can remember what I … [Read more...]
Watching my Kids Grow up is Harder on me Than I Imagined
Watching my Kids Grow up is Harder on me Than I Imagined Even though I read all the inspirational sayings when my kids were toddlers and teeny people- about how I should relish the moments with them and not sweat the small stuff and not care about the fact that my house looked like it was in various stages of a rummage sale half the time- my type A personality did not let me just be. When I … [Read more...]
Four tips to photograph the perfect summer family portrait
For most of us parents, every month seems jammed-packed with schedules to keep, dinners to make and lots of laundry, but the summer is an entirely different beast. (Hence this post Four tips to photograph the perfect summer family portrait -but I digress) In addition to all that other "fun" stuff, during the summer months with all that sunshine there's a very palpable pressure to create … [Read more...]