With the holidays right around the corner, we start reflecting on everything we are grateful for. This year, however, I want you to try something different. Take the time to think about the struggles, difficulties, and hard times you have faced and find gratitude in these experiences, too. I’ll start… Disappoints I Am Thankful For: [...]

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Now that school is back in session, I always like to address the issue of bullying with both children and their parents. As parents, we know that our kids are going to have difficulties with peers at times, but sometimes, situations escalate and your child ends up being continually threatened. It is also a sad [...]

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The older I get, it truly bothers me that I never asked any of my grandparents to write their life memories down for me or that I didn’t ask them questions “interview style” and jot them down while they talked. I was younger, though, when my maternal grandparents passed and quite frankly, I wasn’t thinking [...]

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Visit me on You Plus Two Parenting today and discover how this surprising activity has become an extremely fun tradition for my family…. Read More HERE!

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“Please be quiet for just five seconds…please!” How many times have you uttered something similar to your children over the course of their lifetime…so far? My bet would be quite a few and if you haven’t, then you must have some damn good coping skills! Lately, I have been trying my hardest to find ‘the [...]

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My newest article on Today Parents! I would love to hear your resolutions for the upcoming year by either commenting on the Today Show website or down below! Thanks for always supporting me! The 6 Resolutions I Already Know I Won’t Keep

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