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A new study published by JAMA Pediatrics suggests that kids who grow up with college savings accounts reap developmental advantages. In a study of 2,704 infant participants, half were provided with state-issued Child Development Accounts (CDAs), additional financial incentives, and information while the other half did not. Four years later, the mothers of the study […]
I feel the need to preface this blog post with a personal truth: I’m not a ballsy gal. I don’t call out people for being buttholes (out loud, anyway), I rarely send back wrong orders at restaurants, and I hardly ever raise a stink when it comes to customer service. It’s not that I don’t […]
Someone once asked me to describe motherhood. I remember using words like, “messy”, “hard”, and “wonderful”. Sure, all the words were true, but words alone failed to describe the journey; motherhood had to be experienced. Experiencing motherhood is more than just feedings and wiping hineys, it’s a celebration of life and a responsibility to others. […]
For all the things the tweenage years bring, increased independence is probably my favorite. Sure, it’s the source of many arguments and personal anxiety-induced breakdowns, but it’s also a time of tremendous discovery for my adolescent. Increased independence provides our tweens with vitally important baby steps into the real world, where decision making and common […]
A new study conducted by the Bradley Hasbro Children’s Research Center has linked later school start times to improved daytime functioning in adolescents. Researchers found that delaying school start times by only 25 minutes led to an average of 29 additional minutes of sleep for students and a 26 percent increase in students receiving eight or […]
I grew up fearing my kind and loving parents for one very simple reason: they meant business. While my parents gave me all the affection and support I could wish for, I guess you could classify my upbringing as old school. I wasn’t given many choices when it came to things like meals, bedtimes or […]
I may blog for a living, but I was never much of a reader. In fact, my Facebook feed was about all the reading you’d find me making time for. Given the choice between a book and Us Weekly, I’d choose the Us Weekly every time because Ooo! Look at all the pretty pictures! I […]
A couple of days ago I was on the phone with my best friend. Let’s just call her Gwen because that’s her name. Gwen has 6-year-old triplets while I just have the one 6-year-old (who feels like triplets) so naturally, the conversation turned to our kids. We talked about the funny/cute things our kids were […]
It’s Boy Wonder again. I’m back writing because some people thought the last thing I wrote about 10 things I wished I could change my parents was harsh. It wasn’t really a big deal. All my friends want to change things about their parents and besides, I talk to my parents about this stuff all […]
It’s easy at the end of a tough day to rush to my keyboard – fingers abuzz, eyeballs soaked with tears – and blog out every last parenting doubt, fear, and seemingly insurmountable challenge that I neither have the courage, nor the tenacity to tackle in that moment. I’ve blogged for advice, blogged for reassurance, […]
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