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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…

  • 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…

  • 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.…

  • 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…

  • 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. …

  • 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…