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Category: Think

  • All a baby needs is your love (and maybe diapers)

    My eyes widened as they caught sight of a beautiful crib, displayed with great care in the middle of the showroom floor. I, pregnant mom-to-be, and my husband were deep in our shopping for the baby whose arrival was quickly approaching. I spotted the crib and was enamored with its…

  • What YouTube means for representation

    When he was about three years old, my now six-year-old son, discovered YouTube. Like many toddlers and preschoolers, my child would stare in awe as other children un-boxed and played with toys — many of which we had in our very own home, sitting un-played with on a shelf near…

  • It’s time to stop ‘boot-strapping’ parenthood

    Scrolling through my Instagram feed the other day, I came across a video featuring a well-known motivational speaker, who this person is doesn’t matter, as the message shared is pretty much the same for the lot of them: “I worked hard, came from nothing, did this all on my own,…

  • 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…

  • No veteran should feel alone

    On May 12, millions of Americans spent the day celebrating the mothers in their lives. Mother’s Day serves to remind us of all these women have done. Later this month, Americans will celebrate another special group of people. A group, much like mothers, who put others before themselves. A group…

  • Sacred spaces should be safe spaces

    As a Jew, I know antisemitism is always lurking. This feeling makes me wait a bit before revealing my religion to others. This feeling makes me glad to have an Anglo name on my birth certificate, as opposed to the Yiddish one I use during religious occasions. This feeling makes…

  • 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…

  • Trust me, other parents get it, too

    I often wear sneakers when going anywhere with my children. You never know when you might need to swiftly move in to grab a child out of a dangerous or problematic situation, or, in the case of my youngest, the desire to be at the center of everything. Neither of…