It’s here! We’re back. Back to early mornings, back to schedules, back to school backpacks. And we feel fine. (Even though I’m not quite done with sleeping in and making the daily big choice between going to the pool or just hanging around for the day… but it’s not all about me, now is it?)…
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CBS Los Angeles: The teen-driver habit no one should ever smile about.
This recent FAB Mom segment on CBS Los Angeles news was tough. Tragic. Shocking. Sickening. Unbelievable. But it happened in spite of our disbelief, so we talked about it. (Pay no attention to the happy picture I posted on the title page of this post — believe me, Pat Harvey and I were *not smiling*…
CBS Los Angeles: The FBI just confirmed I was right.
I was right! I was right I was right I was right. (See, husband?) Cyber security for families is nothing to laugh at… because that little Furby can breach our privacy. This week, the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crime Complaint Center put out a public service announcement urging parents to “consider cyber security” before…
CBS Los Angeles: Toddlers, iPads & parenting fails.
How do you feel about toddlers watching iPads? Hm. If you’ve followed me, you know I’ve been famous to claim my longstanding no-iPads-in-restaurants-rule as one of THE key reasons why my kids can (mostly) control themselves restaurants and public places. (I continue to be equally proud and pleasantly shocked about that, by the way… turns…
CBS Los Angeles: Put toddlers on a leash! And other safety hacks.
June is National Safety Month (it is! look it up!) so the always-FAB Sandra Mitchell and Jeff Michael at CBS Los Angeles got an earful from me about putting toddlers on leashes and giving kids tattoos. In the name of keeping us all safe and calm in public places. Before doing this segment, I did…
The lost skill my daughters must learn.
When was the last time you ate a real meal alone — in a legit restaurant — with no companion, no phone, no magazine, no one else that you knew to talk to? For me, it was on my trip to New York (for book work). I did it three times. No, wait. Four. Four? Yes,…
CBS Los Angeles: Stop tagging my teen!
How to manage teen use of social media so they don’t get into trouble? Shut it all down. Just kidding. I mean, we definitely can to prove a point but chances are we can’t shut down teens’ social media usage forever. I mean, they’re TEENS. They find ways (so I’m told from friends who are…
CBS Los Angeles: Just say NO. (Yes parents, that means us.)
How to have less stress as a parent? We need to say the word “No” more. What?! Yes parents, I’m talking to us. Because we’re overwhelmed, overspent, overworked and just plain over IT. So why not do ourselves a favor and say NO when we need to? We discussed on CBS Los Angeles recently. (I…
Quickie Parenting Lessons from This Is Us! TODAY Show Parenting Team.
Every week for the past few months, I’ve spent Tuesday nights weeping and feeling and relating and nodding my head ‘yes’ as tears stream down my face and I use another tissue to wipe my eyes clean so I can properly see the next scene. Because, This Is Us people… So yeah, you bet I…
CBS Los Angeles: Money talks. (Do you?)
Money. It’s (allegedly) the number one cause of divorce and a major reason why many parents find themselves laying awake at night and/or arguing about life. (How the hell are we going to afford college with the rising cost of EVERYTHING?!?! Why can you buy your x-y-z but I can’t buy my a-b-c?!?!?!) Money makes me nervous….
CBS Los Angeles: Parents should check ourselves? Yup.
Family media diets are the new life skills. Why? Well, I’m sick and tired of parents being mean about the state of our world. There. #SorryNotSorry for the mini-rant, but it’s slowly killing me. It might be killing you too? The hate, the outrage, the how-can-anyone-think-about-something-in-a-different-way-than-me, the if-you-think-about-something-this-way-then-unfriend-me-right-now. I’m sorry. It’s not okay. The being aware…
