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How to Pass on Healthy Habits to Your Kids
One thing I vividly remember as a teen was the bus dropping me off near my house running to my front door, then busting through the door and immediately going to the pantry. I had a habit of being famished after school and wanted to eat any and everything. This of course, lead to me [...]
Educational Chutes and Ladders: How to Avoid Summer Learning Loss
You might remember chutes and ladders. Or snakes and ladders, but no matter what you call it, a slide is expected. The game is a good reminder of summer vacation, which is rapidly approaching, and with it the student’s nightmare of summertime learning loss. The dog days are lovely and calming but don’t have to [...]
Steps for Summer Success – Write Your College Application While the Sun is Shining
The tulips are in bloom, the grass is green and the temperature hovers near 70 degrees. For many this means spring is here with summer quick on its heels. For high school juniors, this means the college process is in full swing. The standardized tests are wrapping up, the school visits are scheduled, and the [...]
7 Ways to Help Teens Cope with Stress
Teens are flooded with pressures and demands that seem never ending. Teens are losing sleep worrying about tests, projects that are due, teams going to competitions, friendship dramas and break ups. The most common source of day-to-day stress for teens are: problems with peers (being bullied or relationship problems), family issues, school related pressures and [...]
5 ZZZZZeasons Why Your Teen Should Put Tech Devices Away At Night and Go to Sleep
We’ve all been sleep deprived at one time or another. And it feels lousy doesn’t it? It can ruin your entire next day. You may feel cranky, or have that horrible groggy feeling, or be less able to concentrate. I started out my career at the Beth Israel Hospital in Boston as a nurse on [...]
The Secrets to Maintaining the Mother-Daughter Bond
When I reflect back on my teen years, one thing that definitely stands out is how my mother and I used to get into little spats. I am sure it had to do with my constant mood swings or thinking I knew everything at the immature age of 17. At 17 I thought I was [...]