We’re fully into the lazy days of summer – have your kids driven you up the wall yet? Maybe they’re playing video games or begging for expensive activities. What can you do about that? Entrepreneur Sarah Cook has the answer – put them to work! Besides giving them a little cash in their pockets, you…
Memorial Day for most of us is the start of the summer – the long weekend is about grilling, going to the pool and gearing up for summer. But the real significance of Memorial Day is to honor those who served and died for our great country. It started as Decoration Day (what my grandmother…
What parent in the past 2 or 3 generations hasn’t picked up Maurice Sendak’s “Where the Wild Things Are” as a bedtime story for their child? Sendak passed earlier today in Danbury, Connecticut, as a result of complications from a recent stroke, according to his long-time editor Michael di Capua, as reported in today’s The…
Author and thought leader Mark Merrill, founder of another Family First (www.familyfirst.net), a non-profit organization dedicated to helping families be stronger, has written a brand new book about being a good dad and the 7 fundamentals to doing this. The book is called “All Pro Dad Seven Essentials to be A Hero to Your Kids”…
When you messed up as a child, what did your parents do? Did they make you feel guilty? Did they send you to your room to think about what you did? As parents, striking the fine balance between making our kids feel adequately guilty about their transgressions and preventing them from internalizing the guilt into…
One week away from Halloween – are you and your family getting ready? Picking out costumes, choosing which candy to give out (what you like or what you don’t so you won’t eat it all?), decorating the house, making spooky crafts and snacks are all part of the fun. One of my favorite parts of…
Whether you’re negotiating a big contract for your company or asking your spouse for something important, strong body language can make a big difference. Dr. Carol Kinsey Goman, writer, speaker and body language expert give these 5 tips to convey the strongest body language for negotiators. Attitude is everything No matter how bad your day…
When my daughter was in 1st Grade, she brought home a little book they had put together at school about Cesar Chavez. When I asked her why they were learning about Chavez, all she could tell me was that he moved 18 times before he was 18. The labor union leader and proponent of passive…
An accomplished actress and comedianne, Molly Shannon reinvents herself once again as a children’s book author. Shannon is best known for her hilarious roles on Saturday Night Live as well as numerous films and television shows such as “Never Been Kissed” and “Glee.” She spent years of late nights on the SNL set and now…
What better way to get back into the swing of school than to offer a story writing contest for kids? Especially if they can win free supplies for their classrooms! In the 3rd annual “Be a Famous Writer Contest,” kids ages 4-13 can submit their 250-1,000 word fiction or non-fiction stories from September 1st to…