Is this Social Responsibility or Oklahoma-Washing?
Friends, I would love to hear your thoughts on this because frankly I am feeling torn. This site is about the various ways there are to pay it forward, and many of those involve big well-known companies and their social responsibility efforts. Typically I give the benefit of the doubt to companies and their efforts to be socially responsible and have received criticism for mentioning brands which previously had a less than stellar history of social responsibility. I am all about social … [Read More...]
Thoughtful Thursday: Timely Trace Adkins Win
On Sunday night, May 19th, country music star Trace Adkins became the most recent winner of the show, earning the title of All-Star Celebrity Apprentice. In our household we are huge Trace Adkins fans because he has been a vocal advocate on behalf of children with food allergies, himself being a father to a severely food allergic child. Trace is also a strong supporter of the American Red Cross, dedicating this Celebrity Apprentice seasons to the cause. The American Red Cross was there … [Read More...]
Boys, Respect Girls. Girls, Respect Your Selves.
Amongst the stereotyping of boys and girls and living in such a provocative society, it is hard to be a parent. It is hard to be a parent who wants to teach her daughter to have self-respect or a parent who wants to teach his son to respect girls and women. It should not be this hard. According to news reports, Sunday night’s Billboard Music Awards had a viewing audience of 9.47 million, a 28% increase over last year's audience. During the show there were provocative performances such … [Read More...]
Eating Gluten-Free for Life
So many people today are living and eating gluten-free. What started as a way of life only for those with celiac disease or a severe allergy to wheat has recently become the norm. With stronger awareness and testing, more people are being diagnosed with celiac disease who must avoid the inflammation in the small intestines caused by gluten. Yet others are also embracing a gluten-free diet for additional reasons. Many parents of kids with spectrum disorders have discovered better results … [Read More...]
Giving Back to New Jersey
It seems that severe weather and natural disasters have been taking over the news in the last few years, from sinkholes to tornadoes to “superstorm” hurricanes. In the … [Read More...]
Thoughtful Thursday: Handbags & Hearts
Today Bayer HealthCare, WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease, and actress Vanessa Williams announced a national campaign that leverages the link … [Read More...]
How to Teach your Kids about Stranger Danger
“Help! This is not my parent!” Those were the words my four year old child screamed as someone tried to take him away. Fortunately though, this was just a drill. … [Read More...]
Open Letter to Food Allergy Parents
This post has been written for food allergy parents in honor of Food Allergy Awareness Week, which runs from May 12-18, 2013. To all parents of a child who is newly … [Read More...]
Strong is What’s Beautiful
In this world where people are suffering, strong is a woman who endures. When others are quick to judge and criticize, strong is a woman who empowers. While the … [Read More...]
Thoughtful Thursday: Paying it Forward
Have you heard about Aaron's Wish yet? The mission of this site is to show the various ways that people can pay it forward, and there is no better way to do it than this. … [Read More...]
Celebrating Life’s Victories
“The surprise is half the battle. Many things are half the battle, losing is half the battle. Let's think about what's the whole battle.” -David Mamet Lately I have been doing a lot of introspective type thinking, both about past achievements and about where I want to go from here. Then last week a friend asked what I have learned so far about being 40. In years past I would have been consumed with wanting more – more money, more things, more time, more accolades. At 40 I … [Read More...]
Motherhood Memories: Kim’s Sweet Noodle Kugel
In honor of Mother's Day I've asked a few of my favorite people if they would tell us about their memories of cooking with their moms. Today's Cooking with Mom post and recipe for sweet noodle kugel is from the fabulous Kim Tracy Prince, who blogs at both House of Prince and Agoura Hills Mom: When I was growing up holidays meant gathering the extended family together at my grandparents’ house for a big meal that had been painstakingly prepared for days and days. Months even. My … [Read More...]
Motherhood Memories: Nicole’s Amazing Apple Pie
Many many thanks to Nicole of SistersFromAnotherMister.com for sharing her memories of cooking with mom today as part of our Motherhood Memories series. Once upon a time, oh, a long, long time ago .... There is a memory from my childhood. It is probably the earliest memory that I have that is very clear. I believe that I was about four years old, my Mom remembers that was how old I was when they lived in this house in a small village in England. I recall this garden, and even this tree, and … [Read More...]
Dr. G: Helping Girls Build Self-Esteem
Deborah Gilboa is a family physician, author, mom of four and the host of iQ: smartparent. Her most recent episode is about helping girls build self-esteem, so I asked Dr. G to tell us a little about it. Here are her words: Progress! Girls have more opportunities than any generation before! Opportunities to play lacrosse and dolls, paint and perform, debate, be a math Olympiad or a game code writer. Women can do or be almost anything, and career paths are more open than at any time in … [Read More...]
