From the monthly archives:

October 2009

Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire

This morning my daughter announced during breakfast: “if you lie you break the trust of others”. I found this rather profound for a 7 year old and the timing quite opportune. The day before the Wall Street Journal featured an article “Does Fibbing Help Preserve Marital Harmony” and I was thinking of discussing the subject. [...]

Join the Manners Revolution

This morning, I received my email from Divalysscious Moms (where high heels meet high chairs) and wanted to pass along some great information for Manhattan moms. The holidays are fast approaching and we’ll be bringing the kids to grandma’s for a meal or two, or three or four. This means that table manners (or lack [...]

Gossiping at any age is still mean girl behavior

A wise person once said: “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything.” We all try not to talk about people. Gossiping after all has such a negative connotation. We understand that there is a gray area between discussing something that happened, talking about a certain person, and voicing opinions on celebrities. [...]

You can’t avoid death or telling children about it

Parents know that at some point they’ll have to discuss the subject of death with their children but most try not to think about the circumstances that will initiate the conversation. Unfortunately, last week our town suffered a terrible tragedy and many parents faced having that conversation with their children. There isn’t an easy way [...]

Coordinating Christmas Dresses for Your Holiday Cards

The kids haven’t even been Trick or Treating yet it’s time to start thinking about Christmas. Indeed, October is a busy time of the year as parents book photography sessions with their favorite photographer. Recently, a mother of 3 girls called me to help her find Christmas outfits for her children. She wanted to take [...]

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