DIY Crease-less Hair Ties for Simple Kids FashionHair. Specifically, brushing my daughter's hair. Is not for the faint at heart. It usually involves screaming, whining, begging. And that's just on my end. Truthfully, the daily hair-doing experience is rough around here. So I went on a mission to make the hair-doing experience involve more fun and less…
Parenting: Not All Learning Comes From BooksThis fall, I’ll have two 10th grade girls and a boy in 3rd grade. The boy loves school and will pick up a reading comprehension workbook when he’s bored. His sisters could do anything academically, but are hoping to have a career that includes cute clothes and no…
LEGO: Not Just for BoysLEGO has finally come out with a line for girls called “LEGO Friends.” LEGO has conducted some research over the past few months on why boys can sustain a higher level of interest in LEGO play than girls. Although they firmly believe that the LEGO building experience is gender neutral…
Girls on The Run: Building Self-Esteem One Runner at a Timegiving back • my world • giving organizations • bettering communities
Last Fall, a friend called me in a bind. She had volunteered to be a running partner for a young girl in a 5K event, but had to back out at the last minute, due to a family crisis. Knowing that I am a regular runner, she asked if I…
The Girl Effect: Helping to Change the Lives of Adolescent Girlsgiving back • my world • global causes • bettering communities
“If there is a time to act in the fight against poverty, it’s when a girl stands at the crossroads of adolescence – yet today less than half a cent of every dollar spent on international assistance programs is invested directly in girls,” said Maria Eitel, president of the…
