A MOTHER'S GUIDE TO SANITY™

My 7 year old son is very, very active.   In fact, he has trouble sitting still at school, at restaurants, at the doctor's office, at th...

My dad was 72 years old when he passed away from cancer. He did not know that he had cancer. He had stomach problems and went to the docto...

My dad passed away on December 15, 2011. On Wednesday December 7 at 6:00am, I got a call that he was hospitalized the night before. When ...

It is becoming increasing harder to find good TV shows for a 10 year old to watch. I find all the Disney sitcoms - "Good Luck, Charlie...

Hello everyone! It has been a while. It has been difficult to write again since the magazine business closed. It was very painful to clos...

Dear Friends, We are very sad to say that we have decided to cease publication of the Parents for Parents™ magazine. The magazine had reache...

No matter what presidential candidate you support and no matter what political party you belong to, Barack Obama made an important speech to...

Here is a sneak peek at our Spring 08 issue cover: Available after February 25, 2008 at all Hastings stores and other retail stores nationwi...

Today, I took my seven-year-old son to a family concert to celebrate the life and words of Martin Luther King, Jr. It was an amazing concer...

Hello! I recently did an interview with Work at Home Moms Talk Radio. Kelly McCausey, the host of the show, and I talked about how Parents...

Happy New Year! Wow 2008 is here! I am planning 3 goals in 2008. Just few basic changes to make to make things better for me and my family....

My son is in second grade and he is 7 years old. Right now, he has no interest in walking to school or from school by himself but I am sure...

The Winter 07-08 issue of Parents for Parents ™ is here! The Focus Topic is "Cure for Common Children's Ailment". Check out ...

Last night, my 7 year old woke up three times in the middle of the night sobbing because he had a pain in the back of his right knee. He ha...

I saw Jerry Seinfeld’s wife Jessica on Oprah show talking about her book Deceptively Delicious . The premise of the book is that you can hi...

Now, I am not happy with my tummy flab after having two babies, but somehow surgeons packaging a set of plastic surgeries targeting mommies ...

TOO FUNNY! Take a look and listen.

There is a great article in the Boston Globe newspaper with profiles of the wives, possible First Ladies, of the 2008 presidential candidat...

For the Parent Point of View section of the Parents for Parents ™ magazine, we continuously conduct surveys to gain some insight into today...

Some of you may not know that our magazine - Parents for Parents ™ - offers a free e-newsletter! It is a great way to get previews of the...

Which diaper is best for your baby? Accordingly to one of my favorite mags, ShopSmart from Consumer Reports magazine editors, after testi...

My two-year son came down with the Hand Foot Mouth Disease and it was no fun. It started with a fever of 101 degrees. I knew he was not fe...

Here is a sneak peek at our Fall 2007 issue COVER of Parents for Parents ™ magazine:

My 2 yr old son is talking up a storm. Of course, it is very difficult to understand him. As I have found out with my older son, the best ...

Here is an article that I wrote for the August/September edition of Boston Women's Journal about finding balance in our lives based on ...

According to this article, "Family-Leave Values" in the NY Times today, people are losing their jobs due to family leave issues. ...

The other day, I was not feeling well. My nose was running, my head was hurting and my body was aching. As we were having dinner, I was fee...

I saw this article in New York Times and thought it would sound very familiar to working mothers! The writer describes how she went part-ti...

I finally find vitamins that my kids will take happily - Rhino Gummy Bear Vitamins from Nutrition Now. I paid $16.99 for a bottle of 190 at...

Parents for Parents ™ magazine is conducting a parent survey for the Fall 2007 issue. All participants who complete the survey will recei...

Last week, we went to the library to return some videos that we had borrowed. As we were getting out of the minivan to put the videos in th...

I saw this article in the Boston Globe - stay at home Dad's salary is measured to be worth less than stay at home Mom's salary acco...

New York Times featured "Kids & Money," a film by Lauren Greenfield. It certainly opened my eyes and think about how and wha...

Yesterday, I ran into THE woman. I always make a fool of myself in front of this woman. For some reason, every time I speak to her, I say s...

Okay, the other day, I took my seven year old and 2 year old to the grocery store. As you know, these trips could turn out to be very stres...

According to one of my favorite magazines - ShopSmart;) from the editors of Consumer Reports , in the Spring 2007 issue, after testing 19 h...

Here are the latest specials from the sponsors: Deals on Amazon.com Get a free dinner every week!  Eat a healthy, fresh, prepared meal or sn...

Here is an article from Boston Globe about how children under the age of 2 are watching lots of "educational" TV. The article can...

It is that time of the year and the ants are marching into our house...I see them everywhere. However, my seven year old son does not want ...

Okay, it serves me right that a couple days after I publish an article about disciplining children that I handle a disciplining sitation ver...

Here is an article I wrote for the Boston Women's Journal for their June/July 2007 issue: A Mother of Two’s Guide Series – Disciplining...

For those women and couples who are very concerned about their biological clock, there is the option of egg freezing. I always thought it wa...

My 6 year old son LOVES Wizard of Oz ! He has seen the Judy Garland version at least 6 times. He has also seen the Muppets version many ti...

Saw this on this blog - http://patblogger.blogspot.com and had to share it.

I think it is time all the stay-at-home moms got a raise! Here is an interesting article from Boston Globe newspaper at this link: http://w...

I found this great website that converts files for FREE! I just converted my wma music files to m4a files for my Blackberry MP3 player. Wo...

My six-year son, turning seven next month, is growing up. Here is the evidence: 1. He refuses to go to the Ladies Room with me at public pla...

I am always on the lookout for ways to teach my children about money. I want them to know something beyond "money isn't everything...

As promised in an earlier post (dated February 18, 2007) where I reported to you what ShopSmart;) , a Consumer Reports magazine, said where ...

In the upcoming premier issue of Parents for Parents ™ magazine www.ParentsforParentsMag.com , the Parents Point of View section, based on ...

It still happens. I was reading a great blog http://catawampus.typepad.com and it reminded me of a topic that has peeved me for years: Peop...

My two year old son has been talking up a storm - we can't always understand him - but he is picking up new words every day. The other d...

I found this article by Ruth Rosen that will appear in The Nation later this month. I think many working mothers can relate to this articl...