Finding balance as a working mom
contributed by guest writer, Lauren Larson. When wearing so many hats, it’s easy for a working mom to lose sight of her most precious asset, time, and how to devote some of this gift to herself and her own self-improvement. Summer is an excellent opportunity to focus on you and take steps toward personal growth and […]
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Tuck Sleep is a community devoted to improving sleep hygiene, health and wellness through the creation and dissemination of comprehensive, unbiased, free web-based resources. Tuck has been referenced by Well + Good, Shape, Smithsonian Magazine, Harvard University and by many sleep organizations across the web. Parent’s Guide to Healthy Sleep Sleep Regression Treating Children with […]
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There is a lot of pressure on parents to give children wonderful memories of their childhood. Most of us take this to mean we should always be out and about visiting local attractions and having days out with the kids. However, this can be challenging for parents as many attractions are just so expensive. The […]
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How often do we face a week where we feel helpless and a lack of control? Hopefully not too often, yet it happens. Last week, was one of those weeks. A week where you pause and really look at your life and the choices you’ve made. These life-affirming weeks are necessary for us to be […]
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contributed by guest writer, Tracy Fink. It’s been a long time since my two now college aged sons physically needed “their mommy” but the memory of the challenges of when they did is still fresh in my mind. It’s kind of like that reoccurring dream where you miss your final exam. I remember vividly the […]
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What is self-esteem? Is it important to our success and happiness? Is everyone born with it but loose it as we are programmed by life, media and role models in our orbit? Is it true that our responses and thought processes are actually learned behaviors from generations gone by? If this is true is there […]
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As a New Year is in front of us, let’s all slow down a bit to be mindful of this simple process… “Stop, Look, and Go”. Interjecting a daily mindset of gratitude into our busy lives helps to replace fear, anxiety, and other negative mindsets with patience, peace, and joy. Enjoy this Ted Talk to […]
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If you’re in my position this year, you’re sending off your child to college. Did I say college?!? For me, it’s everything I imagined…meaning yes, name the emotion associated with one of your own leaving the nest, and I’m feeling it. Here’s a great article I stumbled across showcasing some tips for the adjustment period […]
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I had the privilege of hearing Jean and John Gianacaci speak at the NJ Bankers Associations annual Women In Banking Conference, on April 22, 2015. They shared their tragic and very sad story about their 22-year-old daughter, Christine Gianacaci, who was a student at Lynn University. She and several classmates and professors traveled to Haiti […]
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Here’s something I am super passionate about. Community service – volunteering…and the lessons it can teach your kids. Create a culture of volunteering in your household and instill values of compassion and benevolence in your children… It’s easy to feel disconnected, as many parents juggle work, school, kids, and activity after activity. But some simple […]
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