Kelly Burch | We Are Teachers The disruption of regular classroom life this year brought about by the pandemic makes it really hard to tell just how our students are doing. As Emily Countryman, an eighth-grade teacher at Rawlinson Middle School in San Antonio, Texas, told CNN, “When we’re staring at a black screen that…
Marina Khidekel | Thrive Global There’s power in building a toolbox of strategies to implement on the days where confidence-boosting doesn’t feel so intuitive. Feeling confident doesn’t always come naturally to many of us, but it’s something we can actively work on and improve. For example, research shows that regularly practicing certain rituals and habits…
Brianne Hogan | MSN Health Your kids are home. Y’all have all been home a lot in the last year. Even though there’s hope for things to change in the near future, that doesn’t change that they’re inside now, and as such, you’ve probably missed your regular exercise routine. Since you don’t want to grant…
Suzanne Zuckerman | MSN Lifestyle In the children’s classic Olivia, the protagonist, a stylish Manhattan piglet, “is very good at wearing people out. She even wears herself out.” On a single page, author and illustrator Ian Falconer depicts Olivia jumping rope, wailing, leaping, baking, standing on her head, hammering a nail and playing with a…
Laura Hampson | Yahoo Entertainment Limiting your screen time can do wonders for your mental health. Ever since we went into our first lockdown a year ago, the news cycle has felt almost unrelenting. Daily death figures from the coronavirus pandemic have been plastered on our screens alongside harrowing stories of police violence from the…
April Barton | Burlington Free Press Many families’ rules around screen time went out the window after the COVID-19 pandemic forced kids on screens for remote learning and to connect with family and friends. What has been the net result of all that time staring at lighted pixels? There have been some negative outcomes such…
Alexandra Engler | mindbodygreen Instilling important values and lessons in kids about their bodily and mental health, caring for the world around them, and being mindful might feel daunting at times. You want to make sure the information is easy to glean, kind, and careful. Of course, you want to lead by example; you’re your…
Kendra Fagerberg | msn Being diagnosed with bipolar disorder was one of the hardest conversations I’ve ever had. Not only am I trying to learn how this mental illness affects me, I am also burdened with how it affects others. And boy, do I have some pet peeves surrounding that. My biggest pet peeve is…
Jamie Kenney | romper If your kids are anything like mine, they get stuck in viewing ruts. It’s not that they don’t know what to watch, it’s that they watch the same thing over and over and over again. Don’t worry: we’ve pulled together the best kids’ shows on Hulu to help you *ahem* “gently…
KHTS Articles | Hometown Station When was the last time you had to stay up throughout the night because your child wouldn’t go to sleep? If you’re like most parents, chances are this happens more often than you can remember. Inculcating healthy sleep habits in kids is one of the biggest challenges today’s parents face….
Kelly Burch | We Are Teachers The disruption of regular classroom life this year brought about by the pandemic makes it really hard to tell just how our students are doing. As Emily Countryman, an eighth-grade teacher at Rawlinson Middle School in San Antonio, Texas, told CNN, “When we’re staring at a black screen that…
Marina Khidekel | Thrive Global There’s power in building a toolbox of strategies to implement on the days where confidence-boosting doesn’t feel so intuitive. Feeling confident doesn’t always come naturally to many of us, but it’s something we can actively work on and improve. For example, research shows that regularly practicing certain rituals and habits…
Brianne Hogan | MSN Health Your kids are home. Y’all have all been home a lot in the last year. Even though there’s hope for things to change in the near future, that doesn’t change that they’re inside now, and as such, you’ve probably missed your regular exercise routine. Since you don’t want to grant…
Suzanne Zuckerman | MSN Lifestyle In the children’s classic Olivia, the protagonist, a stylish Manhattan piglet, “is very good at wearing people out. She even wears herself out.” On a single page, author and illustrator Ian Falconer depicts Olivia jumping rope, wailing, leaping, baking, standing on her head, hammering a nail and playing with a…
Laura Hampson | Yahoo Entertainment Limiting your screen time can do wonders for your mental health. Ever since we went into our first lockdown a year ago, the news cycle has felt almost unrelenting. Daily death figures from the coronavirus pandemic have been plastered on our screens alongside harrowing stories of police violence from the…
April Barton | Burlington Free Press Many families’ rules around screen time went out the window after the COVID-19 pandemic forced kids on screens for remote learning and to connect with family and friends. What has been the net result of all that time staring at lighted pixels? There have been some negative outcomes such…
Alexandra Engler | mindbodygreen Instilling important values and lessons in kids about their bodily and mental health, caring for the world around them, and being mindful might feel daunting at times. You want to make sure the information is easy to glean, kind, and careful. Of course, you want to lead by example; you’re your…
Kendra Fagerberg | msn Being diagnosed with bipolar disorder was one of the hardest conversations I’ve ever had. Not only am I trying to learn how this mental illness affects me, I am also burdened with how it affects others. And boy, do I have some pet peeves surrounding that. My biggest pet peeve is…
Jamie Kenney | romper If your kids are anything like mine, they get stuck in viewing ruts. It’s not that they don’t know what to watch, it’s that they watch the same thing over and over and over again. Don’t worry: we’ve pulled together the best kids’ shows on Hulu to help you *ahem* “gently…
KHTS Articles | Hometown Station When was the last time you had to stay up throughout the night because your child wouldn’t go to sleep? If you’re like most parents, chances are this happens more often than you can remember. Inculcating healthy sleep habits in kids is one of the biggest challenges today’s parents face….