Blog - Part 9
Nanny Available Late June
1 We have had a wonderful nanny for the past 3 1/2 years and would love to help her find a new family to work with. She has been working with us for about 25 hours per week and would be open to working this amount or full time. If you are interested, please contact…
Is your house cramped or cozy?
0 A friend and her husband visit the patio of Brophy Brothers at sunset near the end of every month to pay their bills over drinks. After each check is signed they look across the harbor toward Stearn Wharf, drink in the view, and smile. As tough as it can be to make ends meet…
Teaching Kids Ability & Disability Awareness
3 Parents and teachers can model acceptance and understanding through education and sensitivity. One in five Americans has a disability of one form or another. SPECIAL NEEDS is a broad umbrella underneath which a large array of diagnoses can be wedged. There are many children in our schools with special needs we are not even…
Staycationing: Get out of the House, But Think Local
0 How many times have I collapsed, exhausted, into an airplane seat so tired by the effort of planning and then getting everything and everyone out the door for a vacation that I have thought to myself, Next year we are taking a staycation? Not to mention the cost. The answer: too many. This experience…
Book List… Great Reads to keep kids motivated!
2 My children love going to our local library. Besides the fun they have, I appreciate the opportunity to mix new books into our rotation with the tried-and-true at home. However, sitting in front of those rows and rows of shelves at the library can be intimidating! The librarians are always helpful, but sometimes its…
The challenges of pregnancy to sleepless nights
4 Many of us learned as teenagers either from parents, peers or our schools about birth control and how NOT to get pregnant. I assumed because of this message that when the time was right, that getting pregnant would be easy. It never crossed my mind at 28 that this could be a challenge. I…
The perfect Valentine’s card for the classroom
0 Cards for the class Do we do the cards with candy? with tattoos? with stickers? Do we do animal cards? princess cards? sports cards? OR do we make them from scratch? Anyone that has grade-school kids knows that Valentines Day also means making or buying cards for every child in the class. You may…
Why Does My Child Need Braces Twice?
1 I just finished taking my 8 year old to the orthodontist and I was told that they should start a two-phase treatment before all of the baby teeth are lost. It just seems so aggressive to start so young. Over the last several years, the approach to orthodontic treatment has changed remarkably. In past…