I told my son that at this point in his young life, he has three very important jobs. Listen to your parents/teachers/grandparents. They’re telling you things for a reason, and no, you don’t know better than they do. Tell the truth. Always be curious and try new things. If he does these things, the rest…
Tag Archive: kids
Wonder
How did you cultivate a sense of wonder in your life this year? I have a 4-year-old son. If you ever doubt the wonder of anything on this earth, spend time with a 4-year-old and watch through their eyes. Just today, we went to The Tech Museum in San Jose. Originally, we had planned to…
Training and the Traveling Single Mom
Traveling with a 3-year-old son creates unique complications. I had tons of downtime in the hotel at afternoon naptime and after he was in bed at 8:00 p.m., but I was confined to the hotel room because there’s nobody else to watch him. Add to this the fact that Philadelphia rolled out the red carpet with…
The 3rd 40: Days 29-32
It has been an unusual week. I don’t know when the professional karma pendulum swung my way, but I received more requests for proposals in the past week than I did in the six months prior. And these aren’t just returning clients; a full two-thirds of them are new clients referred by existing clients. I’m…
Kid Nutrition
I met a fellow mom for coffee and told the story of taking my 3-year-old to Whole Foods — a place he now reveres as a produce mecca — and how I spent $3.84 on what I went to get and nearly $20 on fruit for him. “You’re so lucky,” she said. “Mine won’t eat…
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day
Today is Congenital Heart Defect (CHD) Awareness Day, a cause that is near and dear to me. Nearly three years ago, a friend gave birth to a little girl with Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). TOF is comprised by four findings, including: a large hole between the two pumping chambers of the heart (ventricular septal defect,…
The End of Summer
I grew up in a baseball family, albeit a nontraditional one. It was my mother and grandmother who had season tickets to the Phillies games, fantastic seats that were quite literally seven rows behind home plate, next to the scouts. I grew up in the concrete donut that was Veterans Stadium, never appreciating it. I…
Good Eats
If you’ve ever gone out to eat and looked at the kid’s menu, you would quickly understand why we have an obesity epidemic. The staples are chicken fingers, breaded and deep fried; cheeseburgers; pizza; mac and cheese; grilled cheese; and hot dogs. All are served with french fries and your choice of high fructose corn…