Motivating parenting lifestyle mom blog by TV host, author & digital influencer Jill Simonian.
The following post is sponsored by TechDen and Relay. All opinions and experiences are mine. Most of you already know how I feel about screens and kids. If not, you can check here and here and here for your entertainment. (Brace yourself. No holding back on those links. In a fun way though, so I’ve…
Raising kids without devices isn't that hard. You heard me right. We've all been there: “Mommy, can we play with Daddy’s iPad?” (You've heard this too?) “Nope,” I say without hesitating. (Holler if we share a brain.) "Not now," I soften the ...
Holler if you've got a crazy rabbit this time of year. At our house, Mr. Easter Bunny likes to make a mess of our yard with half-bitten carrots before he somehow breaks into our home in the wee hours of the morning and leaves a trail of candy from my ...
"What's Good Friday, Mommy?" my 8 year old asked. Oh crap. As a mom with longtime faith -- faith that grew stronger after I became a parent -- I suddenly find myself dealing with what I'm calling "a great Good Friday dilemma." Spoiler alert: I ...
A previous version of this piece was originally published in The Fresno Bee on April 6, 2019. Thanks to the recent and crazy college cheating scandal (and friends and family being on pins and needles about college acceptance/rejections happening ...
Ok parents. I’m diving into this creepy 'MOMO on YouTube' thing that's got all our panties in a tangle. Was it a hoax? Was it real? At this point it doesn't matter... what is was though, was a wake up call. My fiery take featured on HLN's On the ...
A previous version of this piece was originally published in The Fresno Bee on February 2, 2019. Hi loving parents. Another study about screen-time is shouting at us, so why the hell aren't we listening? For the love of family & health & ...
