I could hear my kids playing in the living room, the noise of their toy firetrucks whirling telling me that they were safely occupied. I thought to myself, Whew, I can get dressed in peace this morning. Then, I came...
As I lie here with a bag of frozen peas on my lower back because I now have a muscle strain/spasms due to lifting my 30-pound two-year-old, I am feeling a little down about having my last two babies...
Confession: I’m obsessed with children’s clothing. If I thought I had a shopping problem buying clothes for myself, I was totally wrong. As soon as I found out I was pregnant with the twins, it took every ounce of...
These days, it’s hard to separate a pop-culture phenomenon from its surrounding commentary on social media. If an episode of The Bachelor isn’t dissected on Twitter, did the episode even happen?
Ironically, it took arguably the biggest television event of...
Dr. Ann Jayaram, an oculoplastic surgeon and head of the local practice ellevateMD, spoke with us about Botox during a recent Facebook Live. Then, I got to try it for myself! It was a hot topic, with lots of questions,...
I can describe my underwear drawer in one word: practical. It's full of nude and black briefs and nude and black bras. All items were purchased with the intention of making them invisible under my clothing, certainly not with...
During a lunch walk on Powell Street in Union Square, I saw a sign for H&M advertising their new loyalty program. It seems like more and more retailers are creating their own loyalty programs. The Ann Taylor family of brands...
In the last few weeks, I've had four people ask me for recommendations on visiting Portugal with kids. My husband and I took our three- and four-year-olds on a two-week family vacation to Portugal last July and had a...
This is a picture of me. I’m sitting on my Casper mattress covered in a Buffy comforter. I’m packing for a quick trip in my Away suitcase and I can’t forget my Quip toothbrush. I’m doing a load of...
June is the beginning of summer, BBQs, and sandals. And it's time for the annual celebration of dads—I'm not talking about a bad joke competition or socks and sandals fashion show but Father’s Day. Now, Father's Day may still include...
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Student Success in Fourth Grade Starts with Strengths
Sterne School is unique among independent schools in that the youngest students we serve are fourth graders. As the fourth-grade California History teacher (I’m...
