We are all looking for ways to adjust to distance learning. Whether it is balancing schedules, technology or mental well-being we need more help now than ever before.
Sarah Brown Wessling is a National Board Certified Teacher, 2010 National Teacher...
My twins just turned two. A few months ago, I ran into another mom who had three-year-old twin girls. As we chatted, she said, “Isn’t having twins just the best?!” While I didn’t really get it at that moment,...
Invest in the child’s future. One really cool app I have for my son is called Stockpile. They let kids buy and sell stock and the minimum purchase a child needs to buy stock is $1! Best of all...
Exercise in all stages of life improves heart health, fitness, and longevity. It can also be beneficial in reducing pain, managing depression and anxiety, and improving your focus. During pregnancy it has the added benefits of speeding up postpartum...
With the new Ghostbusters movie opening, what better time to talk about sleep terrors (ST)! While some people are terrified by green slime, ST are the stuff of nightmares for many parents. But the good news is, I’m here...
Every parent has been given some unsolicited advice on sleep. Some of it was even true. Sleep myths abound and being a sleep consultant, let me tell you, I’ve heard almost all of them. The myths survive because in...
Recently, I had one of those rare moments where I actually got to see the fruits of my parenting labors. It was pretty amazing.
We were standing in a hotel bathroom in Greece when my three-year-old daughter began to get...
Now that the rainy season is giving way to the sunny Californian weather, we know this means Summer is fast approaching! With Summer comes school holiday and free time on your little ones' schedules to be attached 24/7 to...
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I recently had the privilege of sitting down with two of the founders of...
As parents, we worry a lot about keeping our kids safe. As they head back into school and participate in safety drills and procedures, there are things we can do and conversations we can have with our children to...


























