Parenting

I came across a 2021 list of the best and worst schools in the nation. How do you feel about the education you got growing up here in Jersey? Were you more or less prepared for the world than people you know from other states? It's funny, I think we assume that we have a stellar school system…

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You know that expanded child tax credit?  New Jersey parents received the first deposit back in July and will be receiving payments on …

I woke up to my 16 year old daughter, Bella, say "Mom, something is wrong with me, I have hives all over my body." I thought surely she is exaggerating, she's a teenager, drama is what they do. So, I wiped the sleep out of my eyes to see that she is actually underestimating the situa…

Looking for a unique and easy hike? Maybe you are trying to find a coastal trail where you can learn about our habitat here at the Jersey Shore? Well I think I have found “both”

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You think you can do it don't you? Admit it...you thought just for a second, "my balance is pretty good" or "I bet I could go a bit faster than that guy and make it" NO, you can't and the reason is science. Don't be mad, I have to tell you like it is because frie…

Lots of us got our older kids vaccinated for COVID before going back to school and there is some comfort in that. Now my concern is focused on my 11 year old little one. She is not eligible for the vaccine and it's time to go back to school for the first time in a year and a half. All we hav…

We are just weeks away from the new school year here at the Jersey Shore. Hopes are it will be a school year that is more “usual” than last year as we continue to deal with the Coronavirus Pandemic. I hope it will be less challenging for students, parents and teachers.

You can feel it in the air...every year as we get closer to fall and our kids get ready to go back to school, there is an energy of preparation, nerves, excitement and of course glowing-white back to school sneakers. This year there's more, there is a heaviness hanging over us as we wait for a…