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How to Get Kids to Create Media -- Not Just Consume It
With a little nudging — and the right tools — they can be using that time to build creative skills while sharing their stories, opinions, and ideas.
How to Talk to Your Kids About Sexual Harassment -- Before They Even Know About Sex
“Mommy, what’s sexual harassment?”
Apps You Need If You're Traveling Over the Holidays
Traveling with kids is always an adventure. And anything longer than a trip across town requires some strategic planning to keep kids entertained, civil, and — ideally — learning along the way.
How to Spot Fake News and Raise Media-Savvy Kids
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9 Ways to Turn Your Teen Into a Reader
As kids get older and go to school, reading can be seen as work rather than fun — and kids, especially teens, may stop reading for pleasure.
The Frazzled Moms Guide to Staying Sane This School Year
Somewhere between Generation X and millennial movement, school has become so much more involved for parents, and so much more complex than it used to be.
4 Ways to Tell You're an Un-Mom
For those of us who find motherhood less ‘natural’ than we expected, life can feel more like a circus than a life choice.
The One Question Your Child Secretly Wants You To Answer
Unless you tell your children what you believe about them, you might be surprised what they think.
The 7 Types of Moms I'm Grateful For
We need all kinds to make the world go round. And I need all kinds of different moms in my world to help me be better at this big crazy job of motherhood.
The 8 Best Spiritual Sound Bites of Graduation Advice
I've plucked the very best sound bites from famous speakers like Oprah Winfrey, Desmond Tutu, Jon Stewart, and the other names people like to drop at cocktail parties to help us forge ahead on our spiritual journeys, remember our dreams, and to find hope, purpose, and peace in our lives.