Things you don’t think about when you’re pregnant (at least I didn’t). And to think I now look back and am convinced I had some sort of chemical mood disorder that first time I was pregnant (yup, I wrote about it in a book). According to the Center for Disease control (CDC), postpartum depression affects…
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CBS Los Angeles: Chores. Put our kids to work!
How do get kids to do chores? Put ’em to WORK. Like, seriously — getting our kids to help the whole family with certain duties is not an option in this too-much-going-on social environment anymore. I do insist my kids help out. (No really, I do. My girls’ plate-taking-up-to-the-sink skills are now on autopilot because I’ve insisted…
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…
CBS Los Angeles: Just relax already.
“I’ve been hostile for a month,” I literally just told my sister on the phone. “Why?” she said. “I don’t know,” I answered. The words ‘how can parents relieve stress’ have been at top of mind lately. So much for being a FAB Mom. (This FAB Mom doesn’t seem to have stress management mastered… I…
CBS Los Angeles: Sneaky tricks for how to clean up a teen’s online image!
Got teens? (Not yet for me, but it’s comin’ quick… I know.) How to clean up a teen’s online image can be daunting. At the moment my daughters are barely in elementary school, but I know that college and jobs are right around the corner. What to do if, one day, we need to clean…
CBS Los Angeles: Tips for getting kids to sleep!
How to get kids to sleep better? Get your answers here. Ok fine… this post might be a bit of an oversell. But we can try, right? Raise your hand if you have trouble getting young kids to sleep. (Hand raised.) Raise your hand if it’s driving you mad. (Hand raised.) Raise your hand if…
