If I were to ask you if you judge others, bet you'd say you never do. But think about it: How hard is it to sit in a space with other people and not think about what they are doing, what you might do differently, what they are doing that you might consider 'right' or 'wrong.' How hard is it to just note what they are doing and let it pass you by? Because, after all, what they are doing has nothing to do with you, right? It doesn't impact you one way or another and your opin

#1 (That’s you!) 1. You listen. When your child comes to you with a problem or an idea, you stop what you are doing, look at your child and focus so you can really hear what it is they are trying to tell you. Even if your child is not quite conversant, you are the one they come to because they know you will hear what it is they have to share. And that to you, it and they are important. 2. You look out for them. You have found the best preschool, after vetting all other

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyVzjoj96vs How can you go wrong with Sesame Street together with Will.i.am? I love this song. My kids and I were having a conversation the other day about school and friends. I was really happy to hear my eldest tell me that he liked a particular thing, and his friends didn’t but he felt that it was important to know what he liked and it didn’t matter if it wasn’t the same. I felt like doing a victory dance. A bit premature, granted, but wi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PCkvCPvDXk Oh, friends, I just gave you an ear worm, because you will not be able to get this song out of your head. More than the very catchy beat, the message Meghan Trainor is giving us is a good one. It’s not about what we see in magazine; that isn’t realistic. In fact, the models don’t even look like that, thanks to the crafty art of photoshop. It’s not about what we see in films; that isn’t realistic either. You can do a lot with l

http://www.upworthy.com/ashton-kutcher-just-told-a-bunch-of-teenagers-how-to-be-sexy-in-the-smartest-way-ever-3?c=reccon1 Doesn’t really matter what you think of the person saying it, if what they are saying is spot on, right? This guy has some publicity issues, and behavioral quirks, but what he is saying here is worth listening to. What is sexy? Is that something you even want your kids to be thinking about? I think it is, if you think about what being sexy is, especiall