This post is brought to you by Remake Learning Days and The Motherhood Whenever I give presentations to PTAs and other parent groups about today’s digital parenting challenges, I remind them their child’s experiences with technology are preparing them to thrive in a world of constant change. I’m living proof that the job I have…
Hate Mosquitos? Here’s Why We Use All-Natural Mosquito Control from DC Mosquito Squad
This post was written in partnership with When we bought out house nearly 19 years ago, it came with gorgeous old trees that give us plenty of shade in the spring and summer months but the shade we love also resulted in an explosive mosquito population. I’d spend time after summer thunderstorms emptying vessels to…
Why We Love the Tútit App for On-Demand Homework Help
This post is sponsored by tútit I admit that the AP Physics and magnet pre-calculus classes Emily is currently taking as a high school freshman are well outside my comfort zone. Even though her teachers are always available to answer questions at lunch and she has a group chat with friends in her engineering magnet program,…
Introducing tútit On-Demand Pay as You Go Virtual Tutoring App
This post is sponsored by tútit How many of these scenarios sound familiar? It’s 9pm and your middle schooler just announced that he has an algebra quiz tomorrow and he just doesn’t get it. He’s frustrated, you’re frustrated, it’s getting late, you’ve still got laundry and some work to finish, and you don’t know how to…
7 Lessons Learned During 7 Days in Palm Springs for ALT Summit
A couple weeks ago I settled in my seat for an early morning cross country flight to LAX, fully preparing to fall asleep to arrive in Los Angeles rested and ready for a week at ALT Summit with fellow creative and design-appreciative entrepreneurs. Even though I love learning to grow my business, appreciate good design,…
STOMP Arrives at DC’s National Theatre April 23 (w ticket giveaway!)
Imagine making music with ordinary objects. The stars of STOMP are not only the performers but also matchboxes, wooden poles, brooms, garbage cans, Zippo lighters, and hubcaps who become percussion perfection when tapped, clicked open, beat on, and banged together. If the above clip intrigues you, you’ll want to get tickets to STOMP when it…
5 Resources for Teaching Financial Literacy to Tweens and Teens
This post is sponsored by T. Rowe Price. “I just don’t understand why my friends want to spend real money on things for Fortnite®”, my 12-year-old son pondered one night after the latest Battle Pass came out. Thomas likes playing Fortnite with his friends, watching YouTube® videos featuring game play, and stays up to date…
Why I’m More Excited for the Start of Baseball Season Than Ever
I sat back in my desk chair, shifting my focus from the work on my computer to the dreary landscape outside. It was another gray day where the sun wasn’t even attempting to come out. Cold rain pelted the windows, chilling me to the core and making me question if spring would really arrive. With…
Regeneron Science Talent Search Rewards Promising Young Scientists
This post is sponsored by Regeneron Clipboard pressed to my body, I made myself as small as possible as I squeezed my way past fellow parents and students in the already narrow space between poster boards during our middle school’s annual STEM Night. As a parent judge, my goal was to locate and talk to…
HI USA Announces Shower Head Technology that Challenges Guests to Save a Million Gallons of Water
Did you know that if you take 30 seconds off your shower, you can save a whole gallon of water? World Water Day is this Friday, March 22 and I challenge you to shorten your shower by setting a timer or getting a Hydrao SmartShower like the ones Hostelling International USA (HI USA) is installing in hostels…
