There’s always lots of speculation and news stories about an increase in crime when temperatures rise but regardless of the season, it’s always important to safeguard personal belongings whether at home or away. Sometimes during the summer months we let our guard down. Maybe we’ve embraced relaxation on vacation, left the garage door open as…
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Digital Family Summit for Tweens, Teens, and Parents (w. family conference pass giveaway)
Do you and your kids have conversations about social media while pondering the next big startup and creating blogs, digital video, Etsy storefronts, pinboards on Polyvore and Pinterest, and tweeting and Facebooking up a storm? If so, I have THE conference for you— Digital Family Summit. Digital Family Summit is an interactive, hands-on conference for teen…
Shot at Life: Reducing Childhood Deaths Around the World
The topic of vaccines is a controversial one in the United States for many reasons but what if you lived in a country that had a high mortality rate for children where access to vaccines would prevent deadly and disabling diseases like polio, pneumonia, measles, and diarrhea? I spent my Friday night with friends and…
Space Shuttle Discovery Flies Over DC into Retirement #SpottheShuttle
Living in the Nation’s Capital, we’re privy to a lot of wonderful opportunities that are history in the making. Today scores of people gathered in spots in and around The National Mall for a glimpse of Space Shuttle Discovery as she traveled from Florida to her final resting place at The National Air and Space…
Striiv: A Personal Trainer in Your Pocket (giveaway)
I never knew how much I walked every day until Striiv came into my life. Thanks to this incredible little device, every step counts. Literally. Striiv works as a pedometer to track your number of steps and convert the distance you travel each day into miles while putting all the data into nice easy…
Hop: Movie Themed Easter Basket
Since we’re just finishing up Valentine’s chocolates in our house, I’m hoping the Easter Bunny will go light on the candy and heavy on alternate spring themed treasures and things that can be enjoyed as a family. Every weekend we have a movie night and this weekend’s pick was Hop, a darling family movie that blends…
#Unplug During National Day of Unplugging- Starts Today at Sundown
Quick! Get all of your screen time in before sundown when the third annual National Day of Unplugging begins. The idea for the day began after a panel at South by Southwest called Tech Detox: Can You Survive a Day Without Technology? During the panel, attendees heard industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and superstars of the tech world share…
PBS Cat in the Hat-a-Thon Celebrates Dr. Seuss’ Birthday on March 2 (w. giveaway)
“Be More PBS” encourages a closer look at the content that PBS offers through one of the latest ad campaigns but is that possible in our house? Looking back, PBS has always been a part of my life beginning in childhood, following me throughout my career as a teacher, and now as a parent. As…
A Little Book About Feelings App Teaches Emotional Literacy on the Go
With tomorrow being Valentine’s Day, there’s a special emphasis on showing that you care but emotional literacy is something that needs to be fostered throughout the year in as many ways as possible. This weekend I had the pleasure of joining The Mother Company founders, Abbie Schiller and Samantha Kurtzman-Counter, in New York where we…
All About Pod Racing- Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace
Fans know that one of the most exciting parts of Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace is the pod races and the new generation of Star Wars fanatics in our group wanted to know all about them! As part of our visit to LucasArts in San Francisco’s Presidio, we were treated to a question…
