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I just wanted to pass on this list of resources provided by Brene Brown (who is one of my favorite people) on talking to kids about tragedy and death. We shouldn’t shield our kids from the challenges in our world (because that’s an impossible scheme) but equip them to thrive within it. It’s difficult for us, MORE »
Our country suffered another gut wrenching tragedy today. The details are still unfolding, but what is unmistakeable is the pain and devastation that everyone is experiencing. My youngest was home with me when the bombings occurred. My initial instinct was to turn on the TV and soak up any information available, but I stopped myself, MORE »
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Disconnected for 3 1/2 hours. We walked out of MD Anderson and I checked my phone – scrolled through FB and Twitter and gasped, the breath ripped from my body at the horror, the disbelief. My mind flew back to 2001, a newlywed huddled on the couch watching in horror, as a nightmare leapt to MORE »
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The Croods will make your kids do that crazy "Is he peeing his pants?" laughter. But you'll love it for Grug, the dad. Here's why.
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It's not a fun topic by any means, but an important conversation to have with your kids.
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I can’t count the number of stories I’ve heard over the years that start off with a tale of a professor who wrote a letter, or a dance teacher that pulled a mother aside or a “famous” mentor that took a shine to someone and then: puff, flicker, crackle, magic… Ignition! That? Never happened to me. MORE »
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What qualities do you wish you'd seen in your school-age crushes? My number 1: Don't embarrass her.
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The image should have shocked me to my core: Small children being led hand in hand by police from the scene of a mass shooting. My breath caught in my throat, but not because I’d never seen anything like it. It was the strange familiarity of the now famous image of survivors being led out MORE »
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