Category: Smile
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Exploring The Rubin Museum of Art with mindful intention
Editor’s note: This post is about my experience attending Mindfulness for Families at The Rubin Museum of Art. My family’s visit was compensated by the museum. All views expressed are my own. My two boys and I are exploring The Rubin Museum of Art, absorbing the various paintings, sculptures and…
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Reading to NICU babies inspires foundation full of heart
My baby doesn’t belong in the NICU. At least, that’s what I thought while I held my seven-pound, full-term newborn in a room surrounded by tiny preemies tucked away in incubators, fighting to survive. My baby doesn’t belong. Or, maybe, I don’t belong. My NICU experience was fraction of the…
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Top 8 things to know about Channukah
Jewish families like mine are scrambling to get ready for Channukah, the festival of lights. There are presents to buy, latkes to fry and menorahs to polish. Although Channukah is a favorite holiday of my people, and gets a good deal of mainstream attention, there is still some confusion about…
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Fall for these chocolate chip, butternut squash muffins
I am basic enough to admit that, while you will never catch me with a pumpkin-spiced latte, I do love the fall, and cooking with my favorite seasonal produce — squash. Because butternut squash is aplenty, I have been experimenting with various muffin recipes. A quick Internet search yields dozens…
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Our Columbus, OH trip (with some PA in between)
My husband is an alumnus and avid fan of The Ohio State University (I hope this won’t deter any Michigan or Penn State supporters from reading on), which means every couple of years or so, he longs to return to the banks of the Olentangy River to cheer on his…
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Nature vs. Nurture: Nature (slightly) wins
I took an advanced placement course in developmental psychology, during my senior year of high school. Although, at the time, I was a long way from having children of my own, I was fascinated with how the human psyche is shaped over time. We studied various views on personality and…
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“Harry Potter” and the lessons for this mom
My two boys and I were shopping for school supplies at our local Target, a few months ago, when I came across a display of “Harry Potter” books. My eldest, who will turn six in November, was entering first grade, had a growing attention span, and was more capable of…
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I don’t regret putting my five-year-old in first grade
I was an anxious newly minted mom of a school-age child, one year ago, and like most parents preparing their kid for kindergarten, I worried about my son making new friends, handling the school work and whether he would eat the lunches I made. Having never sent my child to…
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I (kind of) want to skip the Tooth Fairy
Every toothless picture posted. Every report of another child coming to school with a missing tooth. Every debate about how much is too much for loose teeth. Every news of a wiggly canine or incisor hanging by a thin piece of gum. All of it reminds me my days of…
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