A few months ago I received a pre-release copy of Jill Smokler’s book, Confessions of a Scary Mommy. I had it out on my kitchen counter, on the couch, on a living room chair – basically I would pick it up read a few pages, laugh, sigh and put it down. It was the perfect [...]
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What Does the MOM Media Blitz Teach Our Daughters?
Posted in parenting, rant, society, tagged Mommy, mother's day, parenting on May 11, 2012 | 3 Comments »
The 5 Scariest Things About Being a Mom
Posted in Halloween, holidays, parenting, tagged halloween, kids, mom, mothering, parenting on October 31, 2011 | 6 Comments »
In honor of Halloween and all the horrors that await I thought I’d throw in some scary truths about being a mom – on Halloween and beyond.. Your child is the same person they were at two weeks old. And there’s nothing you can do about it. Your child will roll their eyes at you [...]
Promoting a Healthy Relationship to Food for Your Tween
Posted in food, giveaway, health, parenting, tagged eating disorders, food, GrubHub, kidzvuz, Panera Bread, parenting, tweens, twitter party on October 18, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Have you ever used the word “diet” with your kid? Do you reward or punish with food in your home? Do you cook – and if you do, do you involve your kids? We are going to tackle the big topic of kids and food this week at our KidzVuz twitter party. We’ve all heard [...]
My Back to School Promise to My Daughters
Posted in education, tagged Behavior, Child, discipline, Education, Hebrew School, mom congress, Parent, parenting on September 15, 2011 | 8 Comments »
This week my daughters had to sign a Code of Behavior Agreement for their Hebrew School. It stated that they wouldn’t use electronic devices at school, would arrive on time, respect others and the property and basically act like a decent human being. Not much to ask for. At their real school the discipline code [...]
Writes Like an Angel – Lisa Belkin Dishes with the Blogging Angels
Posted in blogging, blogging angels, BlogHer11, events, podcasts, tagged blogging angels, blogher, feminism, lisa belkin, momblogging, new york times, parenting, podcast on September 13, 2011 | 1 Comment »
There are certain women journalists who have inspired me as an essayist and writer waaaay before the word blogging was invented. Anna Quindlen was one and Lisa Belkin the other. Aside from writing for The New York Times both women had a voice that spoke to me as a young woman starting out in the [...]
Mom Congress Day 1: How Many DC Cupcakes Can I Eat?
Posted in education, tagged Education, Gifted Education, mom congress, parenting, Standardized test on April 11, 2011 | 4 Comments »
I guess this doesn’t really qualify as a first day since the Mom Congress started at 4:00pm with the opening remarks and an icebreaker session. We were talking advocacy – the most effective ways to rally your cause, present your case and influence policy. It was a reminder on how powerful data can be and [...]
Why Aren’t Parents Rioting in the Streets?
Posted in education, politics, rant, society, tagged charter schools, Education, egypt, for-profit school, joel klein, new york city, nyc public schools, parenting, Private school, PTA, riots on February 2, 2011 | 46 Comments »
This is the question an educator asked me yesterday. A private school educator in New York City. We were among over 200 people invited to Barry Diller’s IAC headquarters in Chelsea to have lunch and listen to the presentation for a brand new private school in Manhattan called Avenues The World Schools. I wasn’t invited [...]
Top Ten Parenting Truths of 2010 (learned the hard way)
Posted in family, parenting, Y! Motherboard, tagged best of 2010, family, parenting, top 10 list, yahoo motherboard on December 21, 2010 | 7 Comments »
If your child is a raging maniac for no reason chances are they will wake up in the middle of the night vomiting with 103 degree fever. Always put a bowl next to your child’s bed if they say their stomach hurts before bedtime. The first 6 weeks of school are always terrible. It will [...]
It’s Not Just Another Walk – A Very Personal Perspective on Why Breast Cancer Walks Matter
Posted in family, health, society, Y! Motherboard, tagged Breast cancer, Health, moms, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, parenting, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, womens health on October 12, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Today I’m doing something I’ve never done before – I’m posting a guest post. As part of the Yahoo! Motherboard‘s recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month I wanted to write something that would resonate, be authentic and affect people. The only way I could even fathom doing this was to have my friend Shari write [...]
Back To School Resolutions (And a Snapfish Giveaway to Help)
Posted in education, kids, life in nyc, parenting, Y! Motherboard, tagged back to school, Education, giveaway, Jewish holiday, new year, organization, parenting, PTA, Rosh Hashanah, snapfish on September 1, 2010 | 17 Comments »
Yes a good portion of the country is already back at school but here in NYC we still have a week to go – and then we have only one day before we’re off for two days because of the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah – The Jewish New Year. (Yes that’s right, here in NYC [...]
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