Helicopter Mom and Just Plane Dad

Who doesn’t love a good travel getaway or vacation? Whether it’s within your home state, home country or international, the ability to travel while working and running your own business can often seem unreachable. I’m here to report that it’s doable for working mothers! Here are 10 tips for working moms that travel. I am […]

With the back to school season comes stress.  Parents and kids everywhere are finishing up their last minute to do lists and praying that nothing’s forgotten.  For kids heading off to college, the anxiety factor can be even worse as they brave out on their own. Follett Technology asked me to share my tips for […]

Raising kids is hard, especially in today’s culture and society, where they are pressured into all kinds of unhealthy activities, from drugs to alcohol to eating disorders.  As a parent, you want to shield and protect your teen from all of these things; you want to remove them from harm’s way. If you could, you’d […]

Anxiety can happen to anyone, but as a parent, you’re a magnet for your brain going haywire. Sometimes, the anxiety is over a legitimate concern, such as the well-being of your child. Other times, it’s the less likely what ifs and the paranoia over your child that can trigger anxiety attacks. How does one handle […]

Saying thank you has always been an important part of our family’s culture. It’s a pet peeve when I don’t hear those two little words in the appropriate setting. It’s so easy to teach good manners when your kids are young that will carry over into their teens. Teenagers that know your expectation of manners […]