Tag: advice

How To Combat Cravings: Two Simple Strategies to Snack Less

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I’ve really hit my stride with the out-of-control snacking that’s been going on around here with all this winter snow. There is no shame...

Mom Friends 101

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Feeling a sense of real emotional connections with other women has been crucial to my adult survival as a mom, wife, and woman trying...

The Reality of Turning Sixty

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This is what I know now: sixty is not for the faint of heart. I didn’t ease into it. I arrived here after years of...

Online Safety: Protecting Our Children

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Children today grow up in a world where the internet is woven into nearly every part of their lives—schoolwork, friendships, entertainment, and even identity...

Reimagining Date Night

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Relationships are always tested during hard seasons. Whether the pressure comes from finances, parenting, work, aging parents, or simply the nonstop pace of life,...

Getting a Head Start on the College Essay

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While February still feels like the start of the year for most, for educators and students throughout Westchester County, it marks the beginning of...

The Truth About Sibling Rivalry

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I don’t know about you, but when my kids start fighting, it hits my nervous system like nails on a chalkboard. The raised voices,...

In Defense of Walls

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Let me first be clear: I’m talking about actual physical walls — the stucco and sheetrock kind — not the pseudo-therapeutic debate about cutting...

Fun and Stress-Free Grocery Shopping with Kids

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If you like to cook and eat fresh foods, then you probably find yourself at the grocery store often. I average two to three...

Before You Reach for That Morning Cup of Joe…

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Engaging in the morning ritual of sipping that cherished cup of coffee, you might not realize the delicate dance between caffeine and your body’s...