We’re loving this tongue-in-cheek list of what to get (and what to avoid) for all your favorite techsters out there. From one of our guest writers, Ali.
Hanukkah is almost upon us – can you believe it? That means Christmas is just weeks or possibly days away – it’s different every year! What fun! However [Read More]
You’ve probably heard of Dunbar’s number and his theory that the human brain can only handle 150 stable social relationships. These are relationships where you know the person well and understand how they relate to the group.
For most of us, our connections far surpass 150. Once you take into account family members, high [Read More]
Multi-tasking. On the surface, it seems like the greatest gift to parenthood, especially to mothers. We moms have this amazing ability to do a million things at once. We can make breakfast and lunches, sign homework papers, empty the dishwasher, start a load of laundry, and remind everyone of the after-school activities for the [Read More]
Quality over quantity is a good social media mantra these days, I’m finding. In the prehistoric era (i.e. yesterday?), the number of friends and followers you had might have mattered. No more. [Read More]
Three years ago, I made the decision to put the phone on silent when I drove my children. To help control any sudden urges to check the screen, I put the phone in my purse and placed it on the floorboard of [Read More]
I found my first internship from an actual, physical, mailed newsletter. During my freshman year of college, my high school sent out a mailing that included a list of companies and programs run by fellow alumni that had summer internships available. The list really ran the gamut – from gathering coffee on LA film sets [Read More]
Dot Complicated and Dot are finally hitting bookshelves today, November 5th. We can hardly contain our excitement! We can’t wait to share the book with you and see what you think.
Be sure to pick the book up from your favorite bookstore or [Read More]
Be careful what you get good at.
That’s what someone told me at my graduation, before I set off into the workplace.
What silly advice, I thought. I just graduated from Harvard and I’m a Type-A, firstborn child. Of course I want to be good at everything.
Determining exactly where to take your little ghost or goblin trick-or-treating on Halloween is that last item on the “To Do” list after finally finishing that homemade costume or making sure the candy bowl is impressively stocked.
This year, Next Door (the social network for neighborhoods– We’ve written about it before here) [Read More]
Have you talked to your kids about who they can and can’t talk to online? If not, now is the time to start. When kids are under the age of 17, you should keep an ongoing conversation about “online strangers.”
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