Easy Ways To Get Your Kid Into Coding
In 4th grade, I was presented with a choice: Would I like to study Spanish or French? In high school, my language options increased. I could take Spanish, French, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, German or American Sign Language. I stuck with Spanish. But what if one of the options offered had been HTML, or any other [Read More]
Why I Stopped Yelling At My Kids
“The important thing about my mom is … she’s always there for me, even when I get in trouble.” That was the first line of my 9-year-old daughter’s Mother’s Day poem—and I couldn’t stop the tears. You see, it hasn’t always been this way. In the midst of my highly distracted life, I started a [Read More]
Does Your Family Have A Safety Plan?
Summer weather means outdoor fun, lazy barbecues and beach time. But, unfortunately, summer temperatures also can usher in some pretty threatening weather. It's important to be sure that your family has a safety plan in case of emergency. Here, we profile some apps that can help with coordination and safety in the face of disaster. 1. [Read More]
Summer Tech Resolutions
I have a confession to make. I sat down to write this an hour ago. But you know what? I just now — this very minute — opened a new document to start writing. That means I spent 60 unplanned minutes lost in cyber space. It’s not that they weren’t productive minutes. It’s just that [Read More]
Your Favorite Memories Of Dad
Happy Father’s Day! This week, we asked our readers to share their favorite memory with their dad. Here are some of the touching responses we received: Childhood Memories Dancing on his feet – him teaching me to waltz when I was 5 – Shelley Crockett @shelleycrockett16h I vividly recall (45 years ago) when he took my [Read More]
Why You Should Dine Tech Free At Home
Last weekend I was visiting Coronado Island in California with two of my brothers. During a live, interesting lecture on the history of the gorgeous Hotel del Coronado, I found myself letting my mind wander a moment. I startled myself back into the present and wondered what I’d missed the speaker say. For a moment [Read More]
How Families Can Find Tech-Life Balance This Summer
Written by Randi Zuckerberg My 2-year-old son Asher already knows how to navigate multiple apps and games on an iPad. As a parent, one of the questions I struggle with most in this increasingly digital world is how I can raise him with the right balance of tech in his life, while still showing him [Read More]
Run Your Home Like You Run Your Business
Posted on 6/12/2013 Written by Abbie Schiller and Samantha Kurtzman-Counter Once a month I do my best to get together with the “girls” to go out, have some dinner and catch up on our busy lives. What promises to be a night of culinary delights (hooray for not having to cook!), wine and deep conversation inevitably at some [Read More]