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  • Best ways to spend a long weekend in Mystic

    If you love history, quaint shops, museums or beaches, Mystic, Conn., is a great choice for families looking to spend a long weekend out of town. Located about a two-to-three hour drive from most points originating in either the New York Metro area or the Boston Metro area, Mystic has…

  • Mystic Aquarium is a wonder of aquatic life

    My six-year-old loves learning about sharks, and I’m almost certain we have read every library book available on these fascinating sea creatures. When our family had the opportunity to visit Mystic Aquarium this summer, I was eager for him, and his brother, to see some sharks and other marine life…

  • Growing a love for gardening one community at a time

    I was volunteering in my son’s classroom, when his teacher asked me help a few students do some weeding in the school garden. She handed me an example of what to look for, and I thanked her, as I am as far from a “green thumb” as one can get.…

  • Announcing the Blogging For Better Facebook page

    Last fall, I started a campaign known as Blogging for Better (#bloggingforbetter) as a way of raising awareness and money for various nonprofits. My dream was to bring together a network of bloggers, writers and influencers and use our collective platform to champion those smaller, grassroots organizations which don’t always…

  • “The Sandlot” mom is spot on about free play

    “The Sandlot” will always be a film dear to my heart. When the movie was released in 1993, I was 10 years old, around the same age as the rag-tag group of baseball-loving kids enjoying the freedom and joy of summer in the early 1960s. Though I was never a…

  • Foundation seeks to make play possible for all kids

    We all know how important play is for childhood development, and, few things are as magical as watching a child’s face light up when exploring a favorite toy. For special needs children, however, toys designed for neuro-typical and physically-typical kids, often fail to meet their fundamental need for play. The…

  • Richard Scarry’s “Mother Cat’s Busy Day” is my life

    Have you ever read a book, and thought this is my life? I do, all the time. And those moments of finding yourself in a story are often found in the most surprising places, like a Richard Scarry book. Mother Cat’s Busy Day sat on a bookshelf in my childhood bedroom. …

  • An invader in the womb, and other extraordinary journeys into motherhood

    For many, the path to motherhood is unusual, often marked by difficulty and fueled by hope. As someone who experienced a traumatic birth with my second child, I understand how these experiences shape how we parent and who we are as moms. In celebration of Mother’s Day, I asked my…

  • If your child struggles in school, cut yourself some slack and stop the self-blaming

    Here we are, many of us in the middle of Spring Break, heading into one, or just getting ready to enjoy a long weekend with our families. Many of us are eagerly awaiting to get our kids back in school and back to the routine. I for one, have a…

  • Five tips for surviving Passover with picky kids

    Passover is almost here, and, for many Jewish families, that means stress. Before the holiday begins, lots of cleaning and cooking must be done to prepare for the eight-day-long festival. Here’s where I’ll admit, I don’t tidy up to the extent of other Jewish families, and I’m fortunate my mother…