Sara
Six Kid-Friendly Rhode Island Restaurants
In my last post, I shared some lessons (some learned the hard way) for how to make dining out with your kids a reasonably pleasant experience. I promised a list of kid-friendly Rhode Island...
Online Dating: Diving Into the Dating Pool Again
In the last few years, I have managed to survive cancer, the deaths of three close family members, and the end of my marriage. Yet now, I am firmly convinced that online dating is...
Things I’ve Never Done for My Kids
One need look no further than Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook to feel like you are not pulling your weight in the mom department. I'll often be scrolling through the feed and I notice an...
Let Them Find Their Own Way
Over the last few weeks, I have been following the college admissions scandal. The press has latched on to the celebrity of it - wealthy parents with entitled children who used their influence to...
Successful Scavenger Hunts: No-Cost Family Fun for Any Season
As January rolls around, what are the defaults most of us have on the weekends? Find new movies on Netflix? A baking project? More arts and crafts than we could ever display in our...
Helpful Tips For Flying with Kids For the First Time
When you board a Southwest flight, the flight attendants will try to lighten the mood. One of my favorites has always been when they say, "And for those of you traveling with children, why...
Dealing with the Deadly and Devastating Effects of Antisemitism
Last week, I brought my son to Hebrew School at our synagogue. It was a Sunday morning like any other Sunday, except this week there were two police officers guarding the door. Police officers...
Advice From the “Pink Sisterhood” – Part One
As you may know from the copious amounts of pink everywhere, October is breast cancer awareness month. Every year in the United States, close to 270,000 people are diagnosed with breast cancer. About a...
Growing Up Too Soon: the Need to Talk to Our Kids About Sexual Assault
"Mommy, what is sexual assault?"
This is the question I got last Friday from my 9-year-old son. He had been in the other room when my mom was watching CNN and needless to say this...
Parenting Wins – The Small Successes
Very often I'll be out with friends and of course, we start talking about our kids. While we certainly discuss the challenges we are facing, so much of the focus is on their successes....