Hurricane Food Prep: What to Buy Before the Storm Comes
Welcome to Hurricane Season, Folks! Harvey has given our friends and neighbors along the Gulf Coast a horrific time this
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Bringing Mindfulness to Students–How One School Incorporated Yoga for Kids
Last year, Petsworth Elementary School launched a community engagement program centered around family wellness. These Family Fitness Nights gave students
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Four Ways the Ocean Teaches Us to Heal Hatred
I spend time at the beach whenever I need perspective. When hatred launched the horrendous events in Charlottesville last weekend,
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Engage Your School Community with Family Fitness Nights
As hard as it is to believe, a new school year is just around the corner! It’s time to plan
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A Critical Lesson Creative People Can Learn from Sharknado
Last Sunday night Sharknado 5 spun wildly onto our TV screens screaming its tornadic intention to “Make America Bait Again.” We
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Five Ways to Keep Kids Active During Summer Vacation
In our part of the world, we’re over half-way through summer. We parents are running out of options to keep our
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Ten Ways to Prepare for a Long-Term Power Outage
On Thursday, July 27, 2017, the villages south of the Bonner Bridge on the Outer Banks of North Carolina lost
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Six Ways to Survive Your Kids’ All-Day Tournament
There are loads of parents, I realize, who live to follow their kids to the ball field for an all-day tournament.
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Five Middle Grade Novels for Summer Reading that Your Kids Won’t Be Able to Put Down
We can all agree on the importance of summer reading for children; in fact, I wrote about it here. Keeping
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Five Ways to Stay Sane When Someone You Love Has a Dangerous Job
Some people are wired to work in a dangerous job. I wrote about our experiences with this here. Others parent these
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